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Keith Joseph Michell was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare and other classics and musicals in Britain, and was also in several Broadway productions. He was an artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in the 1970s and later had a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote. He was also known for illustrating a collection of Jeremy Lloyd's poems Captain Beaky, and singing the title song from the associated album.
Birth Name
Keith Joseph Michell
Born
Wednesday, 01 December 1926
Died
Friday, 20 November 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Brontes at the BBC | Heathcliff | 2016 |
| Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Love/Loss | Joe | 2010 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | King Henry VIII | 1996 |
| The Deceivers | Colonel Wilson | 1988 |
| Captain James Cook | Cook / James Cook | 1987 |
| The Story of English | Marc Antony | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dennis Stanton | 1984 |
| Memorial Day | Marsh | 1983 |
| Natural World | George Adamson | 1983 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Brontes at the BBC | Heathcliff | 2016 |
| Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Love/Loss | Joe | 2010 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | King Henry VIII | 1996 |
| The Deceivers | Colonel Wilson | 1988 |
| Captain James Cook | Cook / James Cook | 1987 |
| The Story of English | Marc Antony | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dennis Stanton | 1984 |
| Memorial Day | Marsh | 1983 |
| Natural World | George Adamson | 1983 |
| Nature | George Adamson | 1982 |
| Grendel Grendel Grendel | The Shaper (voice) / The Shaper | 1981 |
| Julius Caesar | Marc Antony | 1979 |
| The Story of David | Older David | 1976 |
| The Story of Jacob and Joseph | Jacob | 1974 |
| The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | 1972 |
| Henry VIII and His Six Wives | King Henry VIII / Henry VIII | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Elizabeth R | Henry VIII | 1971 |
| The Executioner | Adam Booth | 1970 |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Henry VIII / Henry VIII of England | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Mantovani and His Concert Orchestra | Self | 1968 |
| House of Cards | Morillon / Général Sébastien Henri René de Villemont / Dr Morillon | 1968 |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | Self | 1968 |
| Prudence and the Pill | Dr. Alan Huart | 1968 |
| Soldier in Love | John Churchill | 1967 |
| The Australian Londoners | Self | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Caliban / Sir Robert Chiltern | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Geoffrey | 1965 |
| Theatre 625 | Kain | 1964 |
| Top of the Pops | Self | 1964 |
| Love Story | Billy Hughes | 1963 |
| Seven Seas to Calais | Malcolm Marsh | 1962 |
| Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 1962 |
| All Night Long | Cass Michaels | 1962 |
| The Hellfire Club | Jason Caldwell / Jason | 1961 |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Baron Von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey | 1960 |
| The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Sir Paul Deverill | 1958 |
| Dangerous Exile | Colonel St. Gerard | 1957 |
| True as a Turtle | Harry Bell | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Paul de Lussac | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Clarry / Gaston / Mike Granville / Prince Hector | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
