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Michael Gough

Acting

Born November 23, 1916 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Died March 17, 2011

Also known as Майкл Гоф · 麥可·高福 · Francis Michael Gough

Biography

Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1979
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1988 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999as Doctor

Inspector Morse

1987as Philip Ogleby

Doctor Who

1963as Councillor Hedin

The Avengers

1961as Nutski

Corpse Bride

2005as Elder Gutknecht (voice)

A Christmas Carol

1984as Mr. Poole

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Governor

The Saint

1962as Collin Phillips

Blake's 7

1978as Hower

Sleepy Hollow

1999as Notary Hardenbrook

Batman

1989as Alfred Pennyworth

Out of Africa

1985as Lord Delamere

Horror of Dracula

1958as Arthur Holmwood

Richard III

1955as Dighton

Sherlock Holmes

1954

Top Secret!

1984as Dr. Paul Flammond

The Age of Innocence

1993as Henry van der Luyden

Batman Returns

1992as Alfred Pennyworth

Reach for the Sky

1956as Flying Instructor Pearson

The Man in the White Suit

1951as Michael Corland

The Dresser

1983as Frank Carrington

The Go-Between

1971as Mr Maudsley

The Small Back Room

1949as Capt. Dick Stuart

The Agatha Christie Hour

as Sir George Durand

Let Him Have It

1991as Lord Goddard

The Boys from Brazil

1978as Mr. Harrington

The Man from Nowhere

1975as Voice of the Man (voice)

The Legend of Hell House

1973as Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

The Horse's Mouth

1958as Abel

Alice in Wonderland

2010as Uilleam / Dodo (voice)

The Shell Seekers

1989as Roy Brookner

Witness for the Prosecution

1982as Judge

The Champions

1968as Major Joss

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965as Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Wittgenstein

1993as Betrand Russell

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988as Schoonbacher

The Phantom of the Opera

1962as Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

The Sword and the Rose

1953as Duke of Buckingham

Savage Messiah

1972as M. Gaudier

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957as Andoni Zoidakis

Blanche Fury

1948as Laurence Fury

The Advocate

1993as Magistrate Boniface

Campion

1989as Mr. Hayhoe

Caravaggio

1986as Cardinal Del Monte

The Skull

1965as Auctioneer

The Protectors

as Shkoder

Mistral's Daughter

1984as Cardinal

Galileo

1975as Sagredo

Anna Karenina

1948as Nicholai

Julius Caesar

1970as Metellus Cimber