Keith Michell

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    December 1, 1926

    Day of Death

    November 20, 2015 (88 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Keith Michell

    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

    • Murder, She Wrote

      Murder, She Wrote

      1984

    • All Night Long

      All Night Long

      1962

    • The Deceivers

      The Deceivers

      1988

    • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

      Henry VIII and His Six Wives

      1972

    • Prudence and the Pill

      Prudence and the Pill

      1968

    • House of Cards

      House of Cards

      1968

    • The Six Wives of Henry VIII

      The Six Wives of Henry VIII

      1970

    • The Executioner

      The Executioner

      1970

    • Seven Seas to Calais

      Seven Seas to Calais

      1962

    • The Gypsy and the Gentleman

      The Gypsy and the Gentleman

      1958

    • Moments

      Moments

      1974

    • Grendel Grendel Grendel

      Grendel Grendel Grendel

      1981

    • Hallmark Hall of Fame

      Hallmark Hall of Fame

      1951

    • BBC Play of the Month

      BBC Play of the Month

      1965

    • The Hellfire Club

      The Hellfire Club

      1961