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

as Dennis Stanton

All Night Long

as Cass Michaels

The Deceivers

as Colonel Wilson

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Henry VIII of England

Prudence and the Pill

as Dr. Alan Huart

House of Cards

as Morillon

Seven Seas to Calais

as Malcolm Marsh

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as Sir Paul Deverill

The Executioner

as Adam Booth