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In addition to his stage work, he appeared extensively in film and television in Australia and the UK, most notably as King Henry VIII in the six-part 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), for which he won an Emmy Award. A movie version was made in 1972.
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- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Nov 20, 2015 · 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.
Moments: Directed by Peter Crane. With Keith Michell, Angharad Rees, Bill Fraser, Keith Bell. A depressed middle-aged man contemplates suicide while visiting the hotel resort where he spent happy moments with his parents in his youth. He meets a woman by chance and falls for her. Or does he?
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- Drama, Romance
- Peter Crane
- 1974-11-21
Captain James Cook: With Keith Michell, John Gregg, Erich Hallhuber, Jacques Penot. During Captain James Cook's first voyage, in 1770, he discovered the east coast of Australia. He later recommended Australia as a future British colony.
From 1973 through 1977, Michell was artistic director of the Chichester Theatre Festival. In 1971, Michell won several international awards (including an American Emmy) for his virtuoso star turn in the BBC TV miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII.