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Michael Gough (I) (1916–2011)

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Tony Award-winning English actor Michael Gough, best known for playing the butler Alfred Pennyworth in Tim Burton's two Batman movies and for playing the arch-criminal Dr. Clement Armstrong in The Avengers episode "The Cybernauts", was an accomplished performer on both stage and screen... See full bio »

Born:

Francis Michael Gough
in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

Died:

(age 94) in London, England, UK
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2010 Alice in Wonderland
Dodo Bird (voice)
 
2005 Corpse Bride
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
 
2003 Dame Edna Live at the Palace (TV movie)
Alfredo (butler)
 
1999-2003 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Conal / Mel, Iguana / Official
– Sir Nigel: Part 1 (2003) … Conal
– Sir Nigel: Part 2 (2003) … Conal/Official (voice)
– Chew If by Sea (1999) … Mel, Iguana
 
1999 Sleepy Hollow
Notary Hardenbrook
 
1999 The Cherry Orchard
Feers
 
1998 St. Ives
Comte de Saint-Yves
 
1998 What Rats Won't Do
Justice Tomlin
 
1998 The Whisper (short)
Nikolay 1947
 
1997 Batman & Robin
Alfred Pennyworth
 
1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (TV movie)
Leo Tolstoy
 
1995 The Haunting of Helen Walker (TV movie)
Barnaby
 
1995 Batman Forever
Alfred Pennyworth
 
1995 Uncovered
Don Manuel
 
1995 A Village Affair (TV movie)
Sir Ralph Unwin
 
1994 Nostradamus
Jean de Remy
 
1993 The Advocate
Magistrate Boniface
 
1993 The Age of Innocence
Henry van der Luyden
 
1993 Wittgenstein
Bertrand Russell
 
1992 Batman Returns
Alfred Pennyworth
 
1992 The Good Guys (TV series)
Hector
– The MacQuarrie Treasure (1992) … Hector
 
1991 Children of the North (TV series)
Arthur Apple
 
1991 Let Him Have It
Lord Goddard
 
1991 Sleepers (TV series)
Andrei Zorin
– Welcome Home (1991) … Andrei Zorin
– On the Run (1991) … Andrei Zorin
– The Net Tightens (1991) … Andrei Zorin
– The Awakening (1991) … Andrei Zorin
 
1991 The Diamond Brothers (TV series)
Mr. Waverly
– The Tsar's Feast (1991) … Mr. Waverly
– The Winter House (1991) … Mr. Waverly
– Eightysix (1991) … Mr. Waverly
– Strangers on a Chain (1991) … Mr. Waverly
– Secret Intelligence (1991) … Mr. Waverly
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1991 The Wanderer
The Old Soldier
 
1990 Boon (TV series)
Donald Bannerman
– Best Left Buried (1990) … Donald Bannerman
 
1990 The Garden
 
1989 Blackeyes (TV mini-series)
Maurice James Kingsley
– Episode #1.4 (1989) … Maurice James Kingsley
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Maurice James Kingsley
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Maurice James Kingsley
– Episode #1.1 (1989) … Maurice James Kingsley
 
1989 The Shell Seekers (TV movie)
Roy Brookner
 
1989 Screen One (TV series)
Mr. Maggs
– The Mountain and the Molehill (1989) … Mr. Maggs
 
1989 After the War (TV mini-series)
Professor Charlie Rampling
– Rise and Fall (1989) … Professor Charlie Rampling
 
1989 Batman
Alfred Pennyworth
 
1989 Strapless
Douglas Brodie
 
1989 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
Mr. Hayhoe
– The Case of the Late Pig: Part 2 (1989) … Mr. Hayhoe
– The Case of the Late Pig: Part 1 (1989) … Mr. Hayhoe
 
1988 Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV mini-series documentary)
Reader
– T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1988) … Reader
 
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Schoonbacher
 
1988 Rarg (short)
Professor (voice)
 
1987 Screenplay (TV series)
Albani
– Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) … Albani
 
1987 The Fourth Protocol
Sir Bernard Hemmings
 
1987 A Killing on the Exchange (TV mini-series)
Charles Makepeace
 
1987 Maschenka
Vater
 
1986-1987 The Little Vampire (TV series)
Uncle Theodor / Uncle Ludwig
– Annas Trick (1987) … Uncle Theodor
– Bei Schlottersteins (1987) … Uncle Theodor
– Fliegen will gelernt sein (1987) … Uncle Theodor
– Nächtlicher Besuch (1986) … Uncle Theodor
– Transportprobleme … Uncle Ludwig
See all 6 episodes »
 
1987 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Philip Ogleby
– The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1987) … Philip Ogleby
 
1986 Ladies in Charge (TV series)
Arthur James
– Dangerous Prelude (1986) … Arthur James
 
1986 Screen Two (TV series)
Peter
– Hard Travelling (1986) … Peter
 
1986 Caravaggio
Cardinal Del Monte
 
1985 Out of Africa
Delamere
 
1985 Lace II (TV movie)
 
1985 Arthur the King (TV movie)
Archbishop
 
1984 A Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Mr. Poole
 
1984 The Biko Inquest (TV movie)
Professor Loubser, state pathologist
 
1984 Mistral's Daughter (TV mini-series)
Cardinal
 
1984 Oxford Blues
Doctor Ambrose
 
1984 Top Secret!
Dr. Paul Flammond
 
1984 Memed My Hawk
Kerimoglu
 
1983 The Dresser
Frank Carrington
 
1983 Andy Robson (TV series)
Arthur
– Circumstancial Evidence (1983) … Arthur
– Capital Crime (1983) … Arthur
 
1983 The Citadel (TV mini-series)
Sir Jenner Halliday
– Part 10 (1983) … Sir Jenner Halliday
 
1983 To the Lighthouse (TV movie)
Mr. Ramsay
 
1973-1983 Crown Court (TV series)
Dr. De Quincey / Justice Galbraith / Mr. Justice Galbraith
– A Proper Man: Part 1 (1983) … Mr. Justice Galbraith
– Baby Love: Part 1 (1979) … Justice Galbraith
– Destruct, Destruct: Part 3 (1973) … Dr. De Quincey
 
1966-1983 Doctor Who (TV series)
Toymaker / Councillor Hedin
– Arc of Infinity: Part 3 (1983) … Councillor Hedin
– Arc of Infinity: Part 2 (1983) … Councillor Hedin
– Arc of Infinity: Part 1 (1983) … Councillor Hedin
– The Final Test (1966) … Toymaker
– The Dancing Floor (1966) … Toymaker
See all 7 episodes »
 
1983 Heartattack Hotel (TV movie)
 
1982 Cymbeline (TV movie)
Belarius
 
1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Professor Burrows
– Another Flip for Dominick (1982) … Professor Burrows
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Judge
 
1982 Strangers (TV series)
Professor Whittingham
– The Lost Chord (1982) … Professor Whittingham
 
1982 The Agatha Christie Hour (TV series)
Sir George Durand
– The Fourth Man (1982) … Sir George Durand
 
1982 Smiley's People (TV mini-series)
Mikhel
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Mikhel
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Mikhel
 
1982 Inside the Third Reich (TV movie)
Dr. Rust
 
1982 Barriers (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (1982)
 
1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series)
Doctor Grant
– Brideshead Revisited (1981) … Doctor Grant
 
1981 Venom
David Ball
 
1980 Blakes 7 (TV series)
Hower
– Volcano (1980) … Hower
 
1979 Suez 1956 (TV movie)
Sir Anthony Eden
 
1978 Question of Love
Sir Baldwin
 
1978 The Boys from Brazil
Mr. Harrington
 
1976 Evil Heritage
Uncle Alexander Yorke
 
1975-1976 Centre Play (TV series)
Father
– Showcase: Sea Change (1976) … Father
– The Trip to Jerusalem (1975)
 
1976 Life and Death of Penelope (TV series)
Winthrop
– The Reaper (1976) … Winthrop
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Ransom
– The Case for the Defence (1976) … Ransom
 
1975 Ten from the Twenties (TV series)
– The Fifty Pound Note (1975)
 
1975 Sutherland's Law (TV series)
James Shaw
– In at the Deep End (1975) … James Shaw
 
1975 Galileo
Sagredo
 
1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV mini-series)
Reverend Yule
– Lady Randolph (1974) … Reverend Yule
 
1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Henri de Latouche
– Success (1974) … Henri de Latouche
 
1974 Microbes and Men (TV series)
Sir Almroth Wright
– The Search for the Magic Bullet (1974) … Sir Almroth Wright
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
Potter
– A Brisk Dip Sagaciously Considered (1974) … Potter
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Helphand
– The Secret War (1974) … Helphand
 
1974 Shoulder to Shoulder (TV mini-series)
Dr. Richard Pankhurst
– Sylvia Pankhurst (1974) … Dr. Richard Pankhurst
– The Pankhursts (1974) … Dr. Richard Pankhurst
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Dr. Fletcher
– Part Three (1974) … Dr. Fletcher
 
1974 The Gift of Friendship (TV movie)
Bill Wakely
 
1973 Moonbase 3 (TV mini-series)
Sir Benjamin Dyce
– View of a Dead Planet (1973) … Sir Benjamin Dyce
 
1973 The Legend of Hell House
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
 
1973 Computer Killers
Dr. Christian Storm
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Governor
– Cell 13 (1973) … Governor
 
1973 The Protectors (TV series)
Shkoder
– One and One Makes One (1973) … Shkoder
 
1972 The Man Who Came to Dinner (TV movie)
Beverly Carlton
 
1972 Colditz (TV series)
Major Schaeffer
– Maximum Security (1972) … Major Schaeffer
 
1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Norfolk
 
1972 Savage Messiah
M. Gaudier
 
1972 Spy Trap (TV series)
Cooper
– Who Among Us?: Part 6 (1972) … Cooper
 
1971 The Corpse
Walter Eastwood
 
1971 The Search for the Nile (TV mini-series)
David Livingstone
– Find Livingstone (1971) … David Livingstone
– The Great Debate (1971) … David Livingstone
– The Dream of the Wanderer (1971) … David Livingstone
 
1971 Kate (TV series)
Alan Tatley
– Good and Proper (1971) … Alan Tatley
 
1970 The Go-Between
Mr. Maudsley
 
1970 Trog
Sam Murdock
 
1970 Julius Caesar
Metellus Cimber
 
1969 A Walk with Love and Death
Mad Monk
 
1969 Women in Love
Mr. Brangwen
 
1968 Curse of the Crimson Altar
Elder
 
1968 The Champions (TV series)
Major Joss
– Happening (1968) … Major Joss
 
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
Royal
– Eve (1968) … Royal
 
1968 For Amusement Only (TV series)
Henry
– Henry the Incredible Bore (1968) … Henry
 
1968 Un soir, un train
Jeremiah
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Holroyd
– Lesson in Anatomy (1968) … Holroyd
 
1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Standing by for Santa Claus (1968)
 
1964-1967 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Clodius Pulcher / Geoffrey Melville / Harry
– Play with a Tiger (1967) … Harry
– The Minister (1965) … Geoffrey Melville
– The Ides of March (1964) … Clodius Pulcher
 
1967 Berserk
Albert Dorando
 
1967 Pride and Prejudice (TV series)
Mr. Bennet
– Destiny (1967) … Mr. Bennet
– Elopement (1967) … Mr. Bennet
– Prejudice (1967) … Mr. Bennet
– Proposal (1967) … Mr. Bennet
– Pride (1967) … Mr. Bennet
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 They Came from Beyond Space
Master of the Moon
 
1965-1967 The Avengers (TV series)
Dr. Clement Armstrong / Nutski
– The Correct Way to Kill (1967) … Nutski
– The Cybernauts (1965) … Dr. Clement Armstrong
 
1966-1967 Orlando (TV series)
Harry Prentice
– Inn at the Death (1967) … Harry Prentice
– Assassin Airborne (1967) … Harry Prentice
– Peeping Tom (1966) … Harry Prentice
– Wake Up Screaming (1966) … Harry Prentice
– Stealers Keepers: Storm Warning (1966) … Harry Prentice
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
March Hare
 
1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Eliut
– Days to Come (1966) … Eliut
 
1965 Sunday Night (TV series documentary)
Pausanias
– The Drinking Party (1965) … Pausanias
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
The Doctor
– The Girl Who Loved Robots (1965) … The Doctor
 
1965 The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Andrei Konev
– The Seat of Power (1965) … Andrei Konev
 
1965 The Skull
Auctioneer
 
1965 Undermind (TV series)
Rev. Austen Anderson
– Flowers of Havoc (1965) … Rev. Austen Anderson
 
1962-1965 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Donald Edwards / Robert Hilary
– Game for Three Losers (1965) … Robert Hilary
– Candidate for Murder (1962) … Donald Edwards
 
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
 
1965 Game for Three Losers
Robert Hilary
 
1964 The Saint (TV series)
Colin Phillips
– The Imprudent Politician (1964) … Colin Phillips
 
1964 Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
DeVillefort
– An End to Revenge … DeVillefort
 
1963 Tamahine
Cartwright
 
1963 Black Zoo
Michael Conrad
 
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
 
1962 Candidate for Murder
Donald Edwards
 
1962 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Charles
– Drama '62: The Lonesome Road (1962) … Charles
 
1961 Rendezvous (TV series)
Scionneau
– The Executioner (1961) … Scionneau
 
1961 No Place Like Homicide!
Fisk - the Butler
 
1961 I Like Money
Tamise
 
1961 Konga
Dr. Charles Decker
 
1955-1961 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Georges Renaud / Gregers Werle / Rakitin / …
– The Poisoned Earth (1961) … Rev. Claude Bell
– The Traveller Without Luggage (1959) … Georges Renaud
– The Wild Duck (1957) … Gregers Werle
– A Month in the Country (1955) … Rakitin
 
1960 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Boland
– The Edge and the Point (1960) … Boland
 
1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Dr. Livesey
– Treasure Island (1960) … Dr. Livesey
 
1959 Dancers in Mourning (TV series)
Squire Mercer
– Part 6 (1959) … Squire Mercer
– Part 5 (1959) … Squire Mercer
– Part 4 (1959) … Squire Mercer
– Part 3 (1959) … Squire Mercer
– Part 2 (1959) … Squire Mercer
See all 6 episodes »
 
1956-1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
George in 'Double Exit' / The Doctor
– Black Laughter/Double Exit (1959) … George in 'Double Exit'
– Ring Out the Old (1956) … The Doctor
 
1959 Julius Caesar (TV movie)
Cassius
 
1959 Horrors of the Black Museum
Edmond Bancroft
 
1959 Model for Murder
Kingsley Beauchamp
 
1958 The Horse's Mouth
Abel
 
1955-1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dawson / Hugo
– Third Party Risk (1958)
– The Last Reunion (1955) … Hugo
– Mid Level (1955) … Dawson
 
1958 Horror of Dracula
Arthur
 
1957 The House in the Woods
Geoffrey Carter
 
1957 Night Ambush
Andoni Zoidakis
 
1956 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Andre La Palme
– The Outcast (1956) … Andre La Palme
 
1951-1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Michael
– A Death in the Family (1956) … Michael
– Return to Tyassi (1956)
– Albert (1951)
 
1956 Reach for the Sky
Flying Instructor Pearson
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
The Stranger
– Just Off Piccadilly (1956) … The Stranger
 
1955 Richard III
Dighton, 1st murderer
 
1955 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mr. Russel Partridge
– The Case of the Perfect Husband (1955) … Mr. Russel Partridge
 
1954 Stage by Stage: The Relapse or, Virtue in Danger (TV movie)
Loveless
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Charlie
– Man Who Heard Everything (1954) … Charlie
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Duke of Montrose
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
Duke of Buckingham
 
1953 Twice Upon a Time
Mr. Lloyd
 
1953 Wednesday Theatre (TV series)
Brama-Glinsky
– Curtain Down (1953) … Brama-Glinsky
 
1951 Night Was Our Friend
Martin Raynor
 
1951 Androcles and the Lion (TV movie)
Captain
 
1951 The Man in the White Suit
Michael Corland
 
1951 No Resting Place
Alec Kyle
 
1951 Blackmailed
Maurice Edwards
 
1950 Ha'penny Breeze (uncredited)
 
1949 Hour of Glory
Capt. Dick Stuart
 
1948 Saraband
Prince Charles
 
1948 Blanche Fury
Laurence Fury
 
1948 Anna Karenina
Nicholai
 
1946 Androcles and the Lion (TV movie)
Spintho
 
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2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Reinventing a Hero (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Nile (TV documentary)
Livingstone
 
2000 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (video documentary short)
Himself/Notary James Hardenbrook
 
1976 It's Childsplay (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1976) … Himself
 
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2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 Trials and Tribulations (video documentary)
Hedin
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Lord Goddard (uncredited)
 
2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (TV documentary)
Dr. Charles Decker (uncredited)
 
2008 The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey (video documentary short)
Hedin
 
2008 The Ties That Bind Us (video documentary short)
Hedin
 
2007 Rogue Time Lords (video documentary short)
Hedien (uncredited)
 
2007 Omega Factor (video short)
Hedin
 
2007 Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (video short)
Hedin
 
2005 Batman Returns Heroes: Alfred (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 The World of Hammer (TV series documentary)
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Hartnell Years (video documentary)
The Toymaker (Celestial Toymaker segment)
 
1967 The Avengers (TV series)
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Former brother-in-law of John Standing, the half brother of Anne Leon. See more »

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Regal smooth voice See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius