Keith Michell

Born: 1926-12-01

Keith Michell (born 1 December 1928, died 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor most famous for playing Henry VIII on several occasions; in the epic 1970 BBC drama The Six Wives of Henry VIII, the 1972 movie Henry VIII and his Six Wives and the 1996 BBC drama The Prince and the Pauper. In 1980 he scored a number 5 UK chart hit with Captain Beaky, a recital of a Jeremy Lloyd poem.


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The Deceivers

as Colonel Wilson
Released: 1988-09-02

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They...

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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Henry VIII
Released: 1972-07-13

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken...

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All Night Long

as Cass Michaels
Released: 1962-02-06

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic...

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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

as Himself
Released: 2017-04-17

Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.

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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

as Jacob
Released: 1974-04-07

This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the...

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Prudence and the Pill

as Dr. Alan Huart
Released: 1968-05-23

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping...

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Julius Caesar

as Marcus Antonius
Released: 1979-02-11

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic...

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The Hellfire Club

as Jason
Released: 1961-02-03

Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his...

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Soldier in Love

as John Churchill
Released: 1967-04-26

The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.

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House of Cards

as Morillon
Released: 1968-09-16

In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to...

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The Day Christ Died

as Pontius Pilate
Released: 1980-03-26

A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the...

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An Ideal Husband

as Sir Robert Chiltern
Released: 1969-05-11

Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality...

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The Story of David

as Older David
Released: 1976-04-08

The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later...

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The Executioner

as Adam Booth
Released: 1970-09-06

A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.

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Moments

as Peter Samuelson
Released: 1974-11-21

A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child,...

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The Tenth Month

as Matthew Poole
Released: 1979-09-16

An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned...

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The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as Sir Paul Deverill
Released: 1958-01-15

A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.

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Love/Loss

as Joe
Released: 2010-01-01

A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years...

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Seven Seas to Calais

as Malcolm Marsh
Released: 1962-12-22

Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.

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Dangerous Exile

as Colonel St. Gerard
Released: 1957-12-12

Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and...

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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

as George Leybourne
Released: 1970-12-26

An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter...

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True as a Turtle

as Harry Bell
Released: 1957-02-01

Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane...

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Grendel Grendel Grendel

as The Shaper (voice)
Released: 1981-08-01

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel...

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The Pirates Of Penzance

as The Major General
Released: 1982-06-01

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been...

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The Gondoliers

as Don Alhambra
Released: 1982-06-01

Marco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to...

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Ruddigore

as Robin Oakapple
Released: 1982-06-01

The Baronets of Ruddigore have been cursed by a witch. Each Baronet, in his turn, must commit a...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Dennis Stanton
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self
First aired: 1972-09-13

The Julie Andrews Hour is a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as John
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Henry VIII of England
First aired: 1970-01-01

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization...

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The Prince and the Pauper

as King Henry VIII
First aired: 1996-11-10

A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force...

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Captain James Cook

as James Cook
First aired: 1988-04-16

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the...

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