Keith Michell

Born: 1926-12-01

Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

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.

Known For

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
The Executioner
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
House of Cards
The Deceivers
Dangerous Exile
Prudence and the Pill
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Seven Seas to Calais

Top Movie Credits

The Deceivers Colonel Wilson
Dangerous Exile Colonel St. Gerard