Keith Michell

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Michell at the Chichester Festival Theater (1962)
Michell at the Chichester Festival Theater (1962)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Captain Beaky & His Band
  UK 28 
silver
silver
02/09/1980 (12 weeks)
Singles
I'll give you the earth
  UK 30th March 27, 1971 (11 weeks)
Captain Beaky / Wilfred The Weasel
  UK 5 
silver
silver
01/26/1980 (10 weeks)
The Trial Of Hissing Sid
  UK 53 March 29, 1980 (4 weeks)

Keith Joseph Michell (born December 1, 1926 in Adelaide , South Australia , † November 20, 2015 in London ) was an Australian actor .

Life

Keith Michell made his theater debut in 1947. In 1951 he went to London , where he took part in various 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 senior director at the Chichester Festival Theater. He made several appearances on American television in the crime series Murder Is Her Hobby , alongside Angela Lansbury . He became known to a wide audience in 1987 when he played the lead role of the explorer James Cook in the four-part television production Wind und Sterne .

Keith Michell was married to the actress Jeanette Sterke and had two children with her, including the actress Helena Michell. The theater in Port Pirie , where he grew up, is named after him. He died on November 20, 2015 at the age of 88 at his Hamstead home .

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 breaks (House of Cards)
  • 1968–1969: Play of the Month (TV series)
  • 1970: The Road Warrior (The Executioner)
  • 1972: 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 (TV movie)
  • 1987: Wind and Stars (Captain James Cook)
  • 1988: The Deceiver (The Deceivers)
  • 1988–1993: Murder is Her Hobby (Murder, She Wrote) (TV series)
  • 1996: The Prince and the Pauper (TV movie)

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
  3. ↑ Keith Michell obituary. In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , November 20, 2015, accessed November 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Former Chichester Festival Theater boss Keith Michell dies. In: chichester.co.uk Chichester Observer, November 20, 2015, accessed November 21, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Michell, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michell, Keith Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
DATE OF DEATH 20th November 2015
Place of death London