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Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 01, 1926
Died Nov 20, 2015 (88)
Birthplace Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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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 h ... e scored a number 5 UK chart hit with Captain Beaky, a recital of a Jeremy Lloyd poem.

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Love/Loss

Love/Loss

2010

as Joe

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

1983

as Marsh

The Pirates Of Penzance

The Pirates Of Penzance

1982

as The Major General

The Gondoliers

The Gondoliers

1982

as Don Alhambra

Ruddigore

Ruddigore

1982

as Robin Oakapple

Grendel Grendel Grendel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981

as The Shaper (voice)

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980

as Pontius Pilate

The Tenth Month

The Tenth Month

1979

as Matthew Poole

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

as Marcus Antonius

The Story of David

The Story of David

1976

as Older David

Moments

Moments

1974

as Peter Samuelson

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

as Henry VIII

The Executioner

The Executioner

1970

as Adam Booth

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1969

as Sir Robert Chiltern

House of Cards

House of Cards

1968

as Morillon

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

as Dr. Alan Huart

Soldier in Love

Soldier in Love

1967

as John Churchill

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

as Heathcliff

All Night Long

All Night Long

1962

as Cass Michaels

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961

as Jason

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

as Sir Paul Deverill

Dangerous Exile

Dangerous Exile

1957

as Colonel St. Gerard

True as a Turtle

True as a Turtle

1957

as Harry Bell

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Murder, She Wrote

as Dennis Stanton

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Henry VIII of England

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 01, 1970

The Prince and the Pauper

as King Henry VIII

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 10, 1996

Captain James Cook

as James Cook

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 16, 1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Armchair Theatre

as Paul de Lussac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1956

Sunday Night Theatre

as Crown Prince Rudolf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 5 10 2
2024 7 13 21 5
2024 8 12 37 3
2024 9 8 18 2
2024 10 4 9 2
2024 11 4 13 1
2024 12 5 15 1
2025 1 7 18 3
2025 2 3 5 1
2025 3 2 4 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 8 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 0 0

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