Keith Michell
Keith Joseph Michell (born 1 December 1926 in Adelaide, South Australia; † 20 November 2015 in London) was an Australian actor.
Live
Keith Michell made his theatrical debut in 1947. In 1951 he moved to London, where he appeared in several plays, including adaptations of Don Quixote. In 1970, he made his first major appearance as Henry VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII. From 1974 to 1977 he was the executive director at the Chichester Festival Theatre. On American television, he made several appearances in the crime series Murder is Her Hobby, alongside Angela Lansbury. He became known to a wider audience in 1987 when he took the lead role of explorer James Cook in the four-part television production Wind and Stars.
Keith Michell was married to actress Jeanette Sterke and had two children with her, including actress Helena Michell. The theater in Port Pirie where he grew up is named after him. He died at his home in Hamstead on 20 November 2015, aged 88.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: True as a Turtle
- 1962: All Night Long
- 1962: Pirate of the Seven Seas (Il dominatore dei 7 mari) (Francis Drake)
- 1968: Every House of Cards Falls Apart (House of Cards)
- 1968-1969: Play of the Month (television series)
- 1970: The Executioner
- 1972: Henry VIII and His Six Wives (Henry VIII and His Six Wives)
- 1974: The Story of Jacob and Joseph
- 1976: The Story of David
- 1979: The Tenth Month
- 1979: Julius Caesar (television film)
- 1987: Wind and Stars (Captain James Cook)
- 1988: The Deceivers
- 1988-1993: Murder, She Wrote (Television series)
- 1996: The Prince and the Pauper (TV movie)
