Michael Sheard
Acting
Biography
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill which he played from 1985-89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Born: June 18, 1938
Place of Birth: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
The Expert
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
London, 1963: The Doctor returns to the place where it all began — alongside his latest companion, Ace, with unfinished business. Not for the first time, unusual events are unfolding at Coal Hill School. At 76 Totter's Lane, the Doctor discovers that his oldest foes — the Daleks — are on the trail of stolen Time Lord technology that he left on Earth long ago. The Daleks are planning to perfect their own time-travel capability, in order to unleash themselves across the whole of time and space.
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK, Katy was probably as surprised as the rest of us! Determined to thank the legion of Doctor Who fans who had written and supported her during her years abroad, Katy embarked on a whirlwind tour of British conventions and shops before leaving (yet again) for Australia… Along the way bump into Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Leeson, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Sheard and other surprise guest stars!
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
In a Victorian Gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. The master of the house, away in Egypt, has been replaced by a sinister Egyptian. Cloth-wrapped Mummies roam the grounds, killing people. Beneath a pyramid, the last of the Osirans — Sutekh the Destroyer — waits to be freed, to at long last bring his gift of death to all who live.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Empire Strikes Back
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Takin' Over the Asylum
A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.
Mind Your Language
Mind Your Language is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV. Created and written by Vince Powell, and directed by Stuart Allen, three series were produced by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.
The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.
Doombeach
A young boy dies after swimming at a seaside resort, and the local children, led by Gavin, investigate and are led to suspect that contamination from a nearby nuclear plant is to blame. Their teacher is sympathetic, but has broken into her house, perhaps as a warning. Gavin is nearly killed after talking about the problem on TV, but gradually all is uncovered - with terrible consequences for Gavin.
Filmography
as Adolf Hitler
as Mr. Justice Shearman
as Jeweller
as Mr Wyatt
as Building Society Manager
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
as Dr. Clipstone
as Headmaster
as Headmaster
as Judge
as Hitler
as Goering's Double
as Reverend Edward Bunting
as Det Supt Harrison
as Herr Grunwald
as Dr. Koettlitz
as Charlie
as Colonel
as Mergrave
as Herr Uwe Braun
as Mr Bailey
as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
as Jaap
as Heinrich Himmler
as Admiral Ozzel
as Conrad Tucker
as Prison Officer
as Peter's Father
as Elliot
as Boehme
as Sergeant Mann
as Inspector
as Police Superintendent
as Commissary
as Sgt. Bauer
as Police Inspector
as Mr. Maurice Bronson
as Oberstleutnant Koerner
as DC Finch
as Adderley
as Klegg
as Police Sergeant
as Merton
as Sergeant
as Police Inspector
as Peters
as Sergeant
as Adolf Hitler
as Laurence Scarman
as Darwin King
as Mr Turnish
as Kapteyn
as Mr. Penketh
as Archbishop
as Losehek
as Police Inspector
as Preston
as Prison officer
as Military Governor
as Fromm
as Depot Manager
as Banker #3 (uncredited)
as Williamson (uncredited)
as Heinrich Himmler
as Kommandant
as Sergeant Goss
as Inspector Luhrs
as Man #1
as Paul Harkemer
as Ruytens
as Jim (uncredited)
as Customs Officer
as Insp. Fairfax
as Smethurst
as Dr. Jones
as Walden
as Dr. Roland Summers
as Broul
as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger
as Conrad Tucker
as Analyst
as Mr. Justice Caldwell
as Driver
as Rhos
as Man in white coat
as Nesbit
as East German interrogator
as Whitecoat
as Laurence Scarman
as Lowe
as Dr. Summers
as Mergrave
as Headmaster
as Reporter
as 2nd Cabbie
as 1st Patrol Officer
as Night Porter
as Paul's Father