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Keith Michell
Highest Rated: 59% Cross Creek (1983)
Lowest Rated: 59% Cross Creek (1983)
Birthday: Dec 1, 1928
Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Actor Keith Michell was originally an art instructor who moved to London to pursue a career in acting in 1951. He alternated between the stage and small screen for most of the '50s, starring in musicals like "Man of La Mancha" and "Robert and Elizabeth," and appearing on television in the adventure drama "The Black Arrow" and the Shakespearean comedy "The Merry Wives of Windsor." He gained recognition with his portrayal of Heathcliff in a 1962 TV production of Emily Bronte's relationship drama "Wuthering Heights" and carved out a niche for himself in his ability to play classical figures from history and literature. Michell has played Marc Antony, Jacob, David, Pontius Pilate, Captain James Cook, and Professor Henry Higgins in his six-decade career. His most famous role came as the title character in the six part miniseries "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" in 1970 for the BBC, turned into a feature film in 1972. He also crossed the pond to play a recurring role as a jewel thief turned investigator on nine episodes of the mystery series "Murder, She Wrote" from 1988 until 1993. A man of many talents, Michell has written musicals, is a painter and illustrator, and is the author of several macrobiotic cookbooks. He is married to actress Jeanette Sterke and is the father of actress Helena Michell.
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Keith Michell
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love/Loss | Joe (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Brother Tom | Edward Quayle (Character) | - | 1986 |
59% |
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Cross Creek | Preston Turner (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day Christ Died | Pontius Pilate (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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Grendel Grendel Grendel | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tenth Month | Matthew Poole (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph | Jacob (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moments | Peter Samuelson (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Henry VIII (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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The Executioner | Adam Booth (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House of Cards |
Général Sébastien Henri René de Villemont/ |
- | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Prudence and the Pill | Dr. Alan Hewitt (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soldier in Love | John Churchill (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The Hellfire Club | Jason Caldwell (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seven Seas to Calais | Malcolm Marsh (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet |
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All Night Long | Cass Michaels (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Sir Paul Deverill (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Exile | Colonel St. Gerard (Character) | - | 1958 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Dennis Stanton (Guest Star) | 1988-1991 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Henry VIII (Character) | 1970 |