
Keith Michell
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.045 |
Birthday | 1926-12-01 |
Place of Birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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1968

House of Cards
4.9/11
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.
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House of Cards

1968

Prudence and the Pill
5.5/12
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid,...
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Prudence and the Pill

1988

The Deceivers
5.7/26
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their...
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The Deceivers

1962

All Night Long
6.645/31
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambi...
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All Night Long

1976

The Story of David
4/2
The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and d...
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The Story of David

1982

The Gondoliers
0/0
Marco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to leave for their honeymoon, because there is a problem....
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The Gondoliers

1982

The Pirates Of Penzance
9/1
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st y...
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The Pirates Of Penzance

1982

Ruddigore
0/0
The Baronets of Ruddigore have been cursed by a witch. Each Baronet, in his turn, must commit a crime a day - or die in torture. To escape his dreadfu...
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Ruddigore

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8/17
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back ov...
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1974

Moments
5.4/5
A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child, encounters a highly optimistic and carefree young woman...
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Moments

1961

The Hellfire Club
5.2/5
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Th...
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The Hellfire Club

1974

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
6/1
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his b...
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.5/8
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1962

Seven Seas to Calais
5.2/9
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
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Seven Seas to Calais

1970

The Executioner
5.7/7
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
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The Executioner

1962

Wuthering Heights
10/1
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
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Wuthering Heights

1979

Julius Caesar
8.5/2
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
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Julius Caesar

1970

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
0/0
An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Keith Michell, Pat Kirkwood,...
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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1957

Dangerous Exile
6.2/5
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Rich...
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Dangerous Exile

2010

Love/Loss
0/0
A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have the...
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Love/Loss

1967

Soldier in Love
0/0
The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.
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Soldier in Love

1969

An Ideal Husband
6/1
Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy Sir...
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An Ideal Husband

1986

My Brother Tom
0/0
Set in Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiously divided town of St. Helens and the innocent ro...
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My Brother Tom

1983

Memorial Day
6.2/4
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and...
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Memorial Day

1980

The Day Christ Died
5.8/5
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
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The Day Christ Died

2017

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
0/0
Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

1979

The Tenth Month
8/2
An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
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The Tenth Month

1957

True as a Turtle
7/2
Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one da...
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True as a Turtle

1981

Grendel Grendel Grendel
4.3/6
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults th...
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