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Keith Michell

Dec 01, 1926 - Nov 20, 2015 (88 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

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Murder, She Wrote
Dennis Stanton
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
Marcus Antonius
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Sunday Night Theatre
Crown Prince Rudolf
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The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
John
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
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Armchair Theatre
Paul de Lussac
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Love/Loss
Joe
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The Prince and the Pauper
King Henry VIII
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Captain James Cook
James Cook

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