Keith Michell
Acting
Born December 1, 1926 · 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 · 40 titles
Murder, She Wrote
BBC Play of the Month
Theatre 625
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Film '72
Sunday Night Theatre
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Festival
The Julie Andrews Hour
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Late Night Theatre
Armchair Theatre
The Spread of the Eagle
The Prince and the Pauper
The Gondoliers
The Executioner
The Story of David
Captain James Cook
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
House of Cards
Prudence and the Pill
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Ruddigore
All Night Long
The Hellfire Club
The Deceivers
An Ideal Husband
Wuthering Heights
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Day Christ Died
The Story of David
Memorial Day
Soldier in Love
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Seven Seas to Calais
Love/Loss
Dangerous Exile