ACTOR

Keith Michell

1926 - 2015

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keith Michell has received more than 746,549 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Michell is the 4,517th most popular actor (down from 4,510th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Australia (down from 185th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Keith Michell ranks 4,517 out of 13,578. Before him are Cris Morena, Mark Rydell, Alvaro Vitali, Julie Dreyfus, Néstor Carbonell, and Andrea Elson. After him are Ruby Rose, Fanny Brice, Liz Smith, Prakash Raj, Gary Graham, and Chloë Grace Moretz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Keith Michell ranks 338. Before him are Myung Rye-hyun, Bob Falkenburg, George Robledo, Betsy Jolas, Ali Javan, and Jan Zwartkruis. After him are Leonie Rysanek, Zig Ziglar, Luigi De Magistris, Dilhan Eryurt, Pino Dordoni, and Yehuda Bauer. Among people deceased in 2015, Keith Michell ranks 306. Before him are Karel Mejta Sr, Candida Royalle, Mary Ellen Trainor, Lia van Leer, Ellen Albertini Dow, and Mario Cuomo. After him are Elio Toaff, Gunther Schuller, Bengt Berndtsson, Dora Doll, Yvonne Craig, and Galina Prozumenshchikova.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Keith Michell ranks 190 out of 1,143. Before him are Percy Grainger (1882), Barry Humphries (1934), Mervyn Rose (1930), Malcolm Fraser (1930), Wayne Gardner (1959), and Joel Edgerton (1974). After him are Ruby Rose (1986), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), Rick Springfield (1949), Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), William McMahon (1908), and Fanny Durack (1889).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Keith Michell ranks 46. Before him are Portia de Rossi (1973), Abbie Cornish (1982), Rose Byrne (1979), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Barry Humphries (1934), and Joel Edgerton (1974). After him are Ruby Rose (1986), Phoebe Tonkin (1989), Emilie de Ravin (1981), Mia Wasikowska (1989), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), and Luke Hemsworth (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Jul 13o 19725.8 / 10
All Night Long
Cass Michaels
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
Feb 6o 19626.8 / 10
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.
8.115 / 10