Keith Michell

Keith Michell

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.

  • The Prince and the Pauper
  • Captain James Cook
  • Murder, She Wrote
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare
  • The Story of David
  • The Julie Andrews Hour
  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII
  • BBC Play of the Month
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • Theatre 625
  • The Spread of the Eagle
  • Armchair Theatre
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame
  • Sunday Night Theatre

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