Keith Michell

Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 – 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII of England. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare and other classics and musicals in Britain, and was also in several Broadway productions. He was an artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in the 1970s and later had a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote.

Early life

Michell was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and brought up in Warnertown, near Port Pirie. His parents were Joseph, a cabinet-maker, and Alice (née Aslat). He was educated at Port Pirie high school, Adelaide Teachers' College and Adelaide University. He began his career as an art teacher and made his professional acting debut in 1947 in the comedy Lover’s Leap, by Bill Daily, at Adelaide's Playbox Theatre. He then worked in radio for ABC in Adelaide. In 1949, he moved to Britain to study at the Old Vic Theatre School.

Michell, Keith Filmography

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2010, role: actor , character name: Joe
Play in Full Screen Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Tales of Helpmann

1990, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Deceivers

1988, role: actor , character name: Colonel Wilson
Play in Full Screen Captain James Cook

1987, role: actor , character name: Capt. James Cook
Play in Full Screen My Brother Tom

1986, role: actor , character name: Edward Quayle
Play in Full Screen The Miracle

1985, role: actor
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1983, role: actor , character name: Marsh
Play in Full Screen Ruddigore

1982, role: actor , character name: Robin Oakapple
Play in Full Screen The Making of 'The Pirates of Penzance'

1982, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Gondoliers

1982, role: actor , character name: Don Alhambra del Bolero
Play in Full Screen Ruddigore

1982, role: actor , character name: Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
Play in Full Screen The Pirates of Penzance

1982, role: actor , character name: Maj. Gen. Stanley
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1981, role: actor
Play in Full Screen The Day Christ Died

1980, role: actor , character name: Pontius Pilate
Play in Full Screen Night of One Hundred Stars

1980, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Julius Caesar

1979, role: actor , character name: Marc Antony
Play in Full Screen The Tenth Month

1979, role: actor , character name: Matthew Poole
Play in Full Screen The Story of David

1976, role: actor , character name: Older David
Play in Full Screen The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards

1975, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Moments

1974, role: actor , character name: Peter Samuelson
Play in Full Screen The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974, role: actor , character name: Jacob
Play in Full Screen Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972, role: actor , character name: King Henry VIII
Play in Full Screen Presenting Keith Michell

1971, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Executioner

1970, role: actor , character name: Adam Booth
Play in Full Screen 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970, role: actor , character name: Music Hall Performer
Play in Full Screen Prudence and the Pill

1968, role: actor , character name: Dr. Alan Hewitt
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1968, role: actor , character name: Dr Morillon
Play in Full Screen House of Cards

1968, role: actor , character name: Général Sébastien Henri René de Villemont
Play in Full Screen Soldier in Love

1967, role: actor , character name: John Churchill
Play in Full Screen The Australian Londoners

1965, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Bergonzi Hand

1963, role: actor , character name: Gabriel Cordier
Play in Full Screen All Night Long

1962, role: actor , character name: Cass Michaels
Play in Full Screen Il dominatore dei 7 mari

1962, role: actor , character name: Malcolm Marsh
Play in Full Screen Wuthering Heights

1962, role: actor , character name: Heathcliff
Play in Full Screen The Hellfire Club

1961, role: actor , character name: Jason
Play in Full Screen Drama Into Opera: Oedipus Rex

1961, role: actor , character name: Oedipus
Play in Full Screen The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958, role: actor , character name: Sir Paul Deverill
Play in Full Screen Dangerous Exile

1958, role: actor , character name: Colonel St. Gerard
Play in Full Screen True as a Turtle

1957, role: actor , character name: Harry Bell
Play in Full Screen The Merry Wives of Windsor

1955, role: actor , character name: Master Ford

Michel, Keith Filmography

Play in Full Screen Cross Creek

1983, role: actor , character name: Preston Turner

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Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 - 20 November 2015) "Pay Your Tribute" Twitter: htt...

published: 21 Nov 2015

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The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

The amazing Julie Andrews and Keith Michell in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Act ...

published: 05 Feb 2015

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Prime MInister Keith Mitchell - Midterm Interview

Prime MInister Keith Mitchell - Midterm Interview Interviewer: Rawle Titus GIS tv.

published: 25 Sep 2015

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Keith Michell - Palaces Of Fun

Quite rare recording

published: 29 Jun 2016

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Keith Michell 'A Life in the Arts' Retrospective Exhibition, Menier Gallery June 2016

Keith Michell 'A Life in the Arts' Retrospective Exhibition. Curated by Helena Michell & S...

published: 13 Jul 2016

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My Skin: A Catherine of Aragon Tribute

This is a tribute to Catherine of Aragon, my favorite wife of Henry VIII, using clips from...

published: 21 Mar 2008

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Jeremy☆Brett An Ideal Husband 1969 (Eng.Sub) 2/6

Wonderful and unforgettable interpretation of the great Jeremy Brett television for the wo...

published: 02 Jun 2011

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Keith Mitchell interview after Round 1 of News Sentinel Open

Following his opening-round 61 at the 2016 News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot, Keith Mi...

published: 19 Aug 2016

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Exclusive footage of Andrew Mitchell's exchange with police

New CCTV casts doubt on claims former chief whip Andrew Mitchell called police in Downing ...

published: 18 Dec 2012

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Our Language of Love

Keith Michell. Elizabeth Seal. Irma La Douce.

published: 28 Nov 2013

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Captain Beaky, Keith Michell

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Captain Beaky

The bravest animals in the land
Are Captain Beaky and his band.
That's Timid Toad. Reckless Rat.
Artful Owl and Batty Bat.
March through the woodland Singing songs
That tell how they have righted wrongs
Once Hissing Sid, an evil snake
Kept the woodland folk awake
In fear and trembling every night
In case he gave someone a bite.
Said Artful Owl, 'We'll lie in wait
And one of us will be the bait.'
Said Captain Beaky, 'Have no fear
For I alone will volunteer.'
'No make it me,' said Reckless Rat,
'I'll stand there in my reckless hat
When Hissing Sid picks up my trail
I'll just lasso him with my tail.'
'Good idea,' said Timid Toad,
'We'll hide a long way down the road.
And when you've overcome resistance
We'll rush along to your assistance.'
Said Batty Bat, 'I've got a wheeze,
I'll fly and hide up in the trees.
If Hissing Sid should slither by,
I'll drop a boulder from the sky.'
Said Artful Owl, 'The idea's sound.
How will you lift it off the ground ?'
Poor Batty Bat just scratched his head,
'1 hadn't thought of that, he said.
Said Owl, 'The rest of us hold back,
There's only one that he'll attack.'
Said Timid Toad, 'I like your plan.'
'Good luck,' said Owl, 'For you're the man'
So Timid Toad, his eyes a-popping,
Into the woodland night went hopping.
Captain Beaky waved his hand
Followed with. his trusted band
That's Artful Owl and Reckless Rat.
Above the trees flew Batty Bat.
'Stop, 'said Beaky, 'I hear squeaking.'
'It's Batty Bat,' said Owl, 'He's speaking
'It's all in code,' said Reckless Rat.
Said Owl, 'I'll just decipher that.'
A dash, a dot, two short, two long,
I rather hope I've got it wrong.
It reads, can clearly see the road.
Hissing Sid has captured Toad.'
'Quick men,' said Beaky, 'No delay,
You mustn't let him get away.'
And leaping off, said, 'Follow me,'
And ran head first into a tree
'Dot -dot -dot,' squeaked Batty Bat.
Said Beaky, 'Quick, decipher that.'
Cried Reckless Rat, 'Perhaps we're gaining
'No' said Owl 'He says it's raining.'
Oh how they ran to save poor Toad,
For they must find that Snake's abode.
Guided by old Batty Bat,
Dot - dot, go this way, Dash Â go that.
Then Hissing Sid's lair they espied.
Were they too late ? Was he inside ?
Said Reckless Rat, 'I'll get a pole,
And stop him going down his hole.'
Then into sight the Snake came hopping,
Right past his hole, no sign of stopping
Said Reckless Rat, 'That's rather funny,
There's something jumping in his tummy.'
Said Captain Beaky, 'Well, I'm blowed,
Hissing Sid has swallowed Toad.'
And as the Snake hopped out of sight,
Off they chased into the night.
At last they found him, tired and dizzy
And pulled out Toad, who said, 'Where is he ?
For left alone, I felt quite sick
And hopped into a hollow stick.'
Said Owl, 'A clever step to take,
You jumped into that Slippery Snake.'
'That was brave of Toad,' said Rat.
'That's just my sort of plan,' said Bat.
Said Captain Beaky to his men,
'We'll not see Hissing Sid again.'
And as they marched off down the road,
They sang in praise of Timid Toad.
Above them flew old Batty Bat,
With his wings stretched out quite flat.
Owl's idea, that clever fellah,
To have a flying umberella.
The bravest animals in the land
Are Captain Beaky and his band.
That's Timid Toad. Reckless Rat. Artful Owl and Batty
Bat.
March through the woodland Singing songs

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The U.S. Military Has Detected ‘Highly Unusual’ North Korean Submarine Activity

Edit Time Magazine 01 Aug 2017

North Korea has been engaged in “highly unusual and unprecedented levels” of submarine activity in the wake of its second intercontinental ballistic missile launch this month, according to analysis by the U.S. military. Speaking with CNN, an unnamed U.S ... Sinpo functions as a center of North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missile program ... The U.S....

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In this Thursday, May 1, 2014, photo, Eli Shukron, an archeologist formerly with Israel's Antiquities Authority, walks in the City of David archaeological site near Jerusalem's Old City. Shukron, who excavated at the site for nearly two decades, says he has found the legendary citadel captured by King David in his conquest of Jerusalem

New Evidence Backs Up Biblical Account of Burning Of Jerusalem By Babylonians

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Archaeologists excavating the City of David in Jerusalem have discovered evidence that a passage of the Bible is historically accurate, IFL Science reports.Researchers at the site in the Jerusalem Walls National Park found many burnt artifacts dating from 2,600 years ago, confirming a reference in the Bible that describes the burning of Jerusalem by the Babylonians ... Among them were also dozens of jars used to store grain and fluids....

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China confident about defeating all invasions: President Xi Jinping

Edit Moneycontrol 01 Aug 2017

"The Chinese people love peace. We will never seek aggression or expansion, but we have the confidence to defeat all invasions," Xi, 64, said. President Xi Jinping today said China will never compromise on its sovereignty and security and its Army has the confidence to defeat "all invasions" ... Xi's remarks came amid the Sino-India standoff in the Sikkim section. "The Chinese people love peace ... ....

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FILE - In this July 28, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government on Saturday, July 29, 2017, shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States

Analysts doubt North Korea's ICBM re-entry capability

Edit Herald Tribune 01 Aug 2017

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States, but analysts say Pyongyang has yet to show the ICBM can inflict serious damage once it gets there.U.S ... ....

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In this Friday, April 7, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pause for photographs at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. when Trump was meeting again with Xi with U.S. missile strikes on Syria adding weight to his threat to act unilaterally against the nuclear weapons program of China's ally, North Korea.

China Fires Back at Trump Criticism Over North Korea Missile Test

Edit WorldNews.com 31 Jul 2017

China did not take the claim from U.S. President Donald Trump that he was "very disappointed" in Beijing after Pyongyang's latest missile tests lightly, saying that the problem of North Korea did not begin in China and that a solution needs to be reached by all parties involved, according to Reuters ... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with Trump on Monday about the need for more action against North Korea, just hours after U.S ... ... ....

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'We've had a lot to celebrate': Nicole Kidman reflects on a busy couple of months that saw her mark her 50th birthday, 11th wedding anniversary and daughter Sunday Rose's tenth year

Edit This is Money 01 Aug 2017

And Nicole Kidman gushed about what has proved to be a celebratory couple of months with the actress also marking 11 years with husband Keith Urban and the 11th birthday of daughter Sunday Rose....

Despite urgency request, appeals in Panama Papers inquiry will be heard on 16 August

Edit The Malta Independent 01 Aug 2017

... Keith Schembri, among others, broke money laundering laws when opening secret companies in Panama....

Electric Liverpool Winger Sadio Mane Reveals Who Would Win in a Race Between Him & ...

Edit 90min 01 Aug 2017

Mane, who is no slouch, made the admission about the Reds' recent signing on Twitter, via Fox Sports reporter Keith Costigan who asked him the question. Asked Sadio Mane who was quicker, him or @22mosalah He said Salah #LFC — keith costigan (@KeithCostigan) 30 July 2017 Speaking ahead of the Audi Cup clash with Bayern Munich on August 1, Mane continued to sing the praises of... ....

Stover ends Davis’ reign as Elks club champion

Edit Wilmington News Journal 01 Aug 2017

Dan Froehle won the men’s net championship while Keith Mason won the men’s senior club championship ... Previous winners of the Elks club championship were Davis (2013-2016), Mike Williams (2012), Keith Hill (2007-20011), William Kruszka (2006), Hill (2003-05) ... ....

43 years' worth of corn is ready to pop in North Ridgeville

Edit Cleveland 01 Aug 2017

>. NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio - The 43rd annual corn festival kicks off on August 11 on Bainbridge Road in North Ridgeville ... There is also a beer garden again for adults that also includes wine ... Corn Festival Schedule . ... 6-8 p.m.  Pop Schultz Drive - Keith the Magic Man ... 2-4 p.m. Pop Schultz Drive - Keith the Magic Man ... 4-6 p.m. Poppie's Kids CORNer - Keith the Magic Man ... ....

Parting Shot — 7.31.17

Edit The Spokesman-Review 01 Aug 2017

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‘Bye Felicia!’: Olbermann bids Scaramucci farewell as he returns to the ‘bilge water’ he came from

Edit Raw Story 01 Aug 2017

In the latest installment of “The Resistance,” host Keith Olbermann makes very plain exactly what he thinks about the abrupt firing of the White House’s short-lived communications director. “Anthony Scaramucci. Bye, Felicia,” Olbermann said. “For all the evil and ... ....

Condolences pour in after death of powerboat racer from Grand Rapids

Edit Michigan Live 01 Aug 2017

Keith Holmes killed in crash during St. Clair River Classic ... ....

Body of Hawaii man missing on Lake Tahoe may have been found

Edit Star Advertiser 01 Aug 2017

The body of a 21-year-old Hawaii man missing on Lake Tahoe last June may have been found. Keith Cormican of the nonprofit organization Bruce’s Legacy said he informed the family of the discovery of the body on Sunday. Cormican said he used a remote-operated vehicle on Saturday and Sunday. The discovery and recovery occurred Sunday afternoon, Cormican said ... ....

Toby Keith gives Musikfest a record third main-stage sellout this year

Edit The Morning Call 01 Aug 2017

Musikfest still is more than two days away, and a record three of its 10 main stage headliners now have “sold out” their shows at the Bethlehem festival. “Red Solo Cup” country singer Toby Keith as of last night had just 39 seats remaining available in the 6,584-capacity Steel Stage for his 7 p.m.... ....

Lawyer Rips Police Chief in Opposition Leader's Defamation Case

Edit All Africa 01 Aug 2017

[Zambia Reports] Enterprising Lusaka lawyer Keith Mweemba on Monday gave Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kaganja a tough time when he cross examined him in a case opposition leader Chilufya Tayali is charged with criminal libel ... ....

Keith Hopkins Named Nexstar Senior VP of Distribution

Edit Broadcasting & Cable 01 Aug 2017

Nexstar Media Group has named Keith Hopkins to the new position of senior VP of distribution ... Related. Nexstar Taking Washington-Area WHAG Regional ... 1 ... ....

Denver man convicted of killing boy in marijuana-filled yard

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 01 Aug 2017

DENVER — A jury has convicted a Denver man of fatally shooting a teenager and wounding another as they apparently were trying to steal marijuana plants from his backyard. The Denver Post reported Monday that 49-year-old Keith Hammock was convicted of several counts, including second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, in the Oct. 9 death of 15-year-old Keylin Mosley and the shooting of a 14-year-old boy ... ....

Hawaii certifies first marijuana testing lab

Edit Star Advertiser 01 Aug 2017

This is a major step forward as it allows the dispensaries to now begin testing their products to sell to qualified patients,” Keith Ridley, chief of DOH’s Office of Health Care ......

Fast-track surgery boosts success rate for pancreatic cancer patients

Edit AOL 01 Aug 2017

Alex Ford, the charity's chief executive, said. "These results are incredibly exciting ... Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon Keith Roberts and his team worked with hospitals to speed up referrals for patients and reorganised the way surgery was carried out. ....

Keith Michell

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Keith Michell - Captain Beaky (1980)

Keith Michell - I'll give you the earth

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Tudor times

Keith michell captain beaky TOTP 15 02 1980

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

If Ever I Would Leave You - Keith Michell

I Know Now

Back Stage Artist (1965)

The Deceivers Trailer 1988

Michell, Keith Filmography

Michel, Keith Filmography

Keith Michell

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Captain Beaky & His Band, Volume 2

Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: Visitors From Abroad

Captain Beaky & His Band (Not Forgetting Hissing Sid!!!), Volume I

Captain Beaky & His Band, Volume 1

Love Songs from the Shows, Volume 3

Keith Michell - Captain Beaky (1980)

Keith Michell - I'll give you the earth

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Tudor times

Keith michell captain beaky TOTP 15 02 1980

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

If Ever I Would Leave You - Keith Michell

I Know Now

Back Stage Artist (1965)

The Deceivers Trailer 1988

Keith Michell - Captain Beaky (1980)

Keith Michell - I'll give you the earth

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Tudor times

Keith michell captain beaky TOTP 15 02 1980

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

If Ever I Would Leave You - Keith Michell

I Know Now

Back Stage Artist (1965)

The Deceivers Trailer 1988

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

Prime MInister Keith Mitchell - Midterm Interview

Keith Michell - Palaces Of Fun

Keith Michell 'A Life in the Arts' Retrospective Exhibition, Menier Gallery June 2016

My Skin: A Catherine of Aragon Tribute

Jeremy☆Brett An Ideal Husband 1969 (Eng.Sub) 2/6

Keith Mitchell interview after Round 1 of News Sentinel Open

Exclusive footage of Andrew Mitchell's exchange with police

Our Language of Love

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

Prime MInister Keith Mitchell - Midterm Interview

Keith Michell - Palaces Of Fun

Keith Michell 'A Life in the Arts' Retrospective Exhibition, Menier Gallery June 2016

My Skin: A Catherine of Aragon Tribute

Jeremy☆Brett An Ideal Husband 1969 (Eng.Sub) 2/6

Keith Mitchell interview after Round 1 of News Sentinel Open

Exclusive footage of Andrew Mitchell's exchange with police

Our Language of Love

Keith Michell - Captain Beaky (1980)

Keith Michell - I'll give you the earth

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Tudor times

Keith michell captain beaky TOTP 15 02 1980

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

If Ever I Would Leave You - Keith Michell

I Know Now

Back Stage Artist (1965)

The Deceivers Trailer 1988

Keith Michell - Captain Beaky (1980)

Keith Michell - I'll give you the earth

Keith Michell ● A Simple Tribute

Tudor times

Keith michell captain beaky TOTP 15 02 1980

The Taming of the Shrew - Julie Andrews and Keith Michell

If Ever I Would Leave You - Keith Michell

I Know Now

Back Stage Artist (1965)