Keith Michell

    Keith Michell

    December 1, 1926 (98 years old) in 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 WroteMurder, She Wrote
    The BBC Television ShakespeareThe BBC Television Shakespeare
    Armchair TheatreArmchair Theatre
    The Julie Andrews HourThe Julie Andrews Hour
    The Six Wives of Henry VIIIThe Six Wives of Henry VIII

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