Biography
Keith Michell
Acting
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.
Career works
44
Movies
29
Series
15
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
12/01/1926
Place of birth
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date of death
11/20/2015
Filmography highlights
Movies
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
Love/Loss
2010
The Deceivers
1988 · 5.2
My Brother Tom
1986
The Pirates of Penzance
1982 · 9.5
The Gondoliers
1982 · 10.0
Ruddigore
1982 · 10.0
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981 · 4.6
The Day Christ Died
1980 · 6.3
The Tenth Month
1979 · 8.7
Julius Caesar
1979 · 8.7
The Story of David
1976 · 4.5
Moments
1974 · 5.3
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974 · 7.0
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · 5.8
Series
The Prince and the Pauper
1996 · 9.0
Captain James Cook
1988 · 8.7
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · 6.0
The Story of David
1976
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · 8.0
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 · 8.1
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 5.3
Theatre 625
1964 · 7.2
The Spread of the Eagle
1963
Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · 3.5