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.

Keith Michell

Acting Born December 1, 1926 – Died November 20, 2015 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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

Dennis Stanton

BBC Play of the Month

Caliban

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Robert Chiltern

Film '72

Self

Theatre 625

Kain Sutherland

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Geoffrey

Sunday Night Theatre

Crown Prince Rudolf

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Marc Antony

Festival

Frederic - Hugo

The Julie Andrews Hour

Self

Late Night Theatre

Robert Browning

Hallmark Hall of Fame

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