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Keith Michell

Australian actor (1926–2015)

PersonDied aged 88humanQ948246

Also known as Keith Joseph Michell · Keith Mitchell

Born: December 1, 1926
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1.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/20/keith-michellRetrieved 2015-11-20
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, December 1, 1928
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-04
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Died: November 20, 2015
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Birthplace: Adelaide
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-17
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Place of death: Hampstead
, Chichester
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1.Stated in MusicBrainzRetrieved 2021-08-18
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Citizenship: Australia
Occupation: film actor
, stage actor
, singer
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Spouse: Jeanette Sterke
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Keith Joseph Michell 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. 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 as the charming thief Dennis Stanton. He was also known for illustrating a collection of Jeremy Lloyd's poems Captain Beaky, and singing the title song from the associated album.

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Given name: Keith
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
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Joseph
Child: Helena Michell
Start of work period: 1951
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie(1972) statement is subject of: 24th Primetime Emmy Awards · for work: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
British Academy Television Awards(1971)
Family name: Michell
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Manner of death: natural causes
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-06
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Instrument: voice
Has works in the collection: Tate
End of work period: 2010
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
Place of burial: St John-at-Hampstead
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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