Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael
Michael in Murder Most Foul (1964)
Born
Ralph Champion Shotter

(1907-09-26)26 September 1907
Edmonton, London, England
Died9 November 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 87)
Brighton, Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1994
Spouses
(m. 1942; div. 1946)
(m. 1947; died 1980)

Ralph Michael (26 September 1907 – 9 November 1994) was an English actor.[1] He was born as Ralph Champion Shotter in London. His film appearances included Dead of Night, A Night to Remember, Children of the Damned, Grand Prix, The Assassination Bureau and Empire of the Sun.[2]

Television credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, A Tale of Two Cities, Dixon of Dock Green, Danger Man, Kessler, The Forsyte Saga, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, Colditz, Doctor at Large, Gazette, Public Eye, Sutherland's Law, Softly, Softly, The Professionals, Rumpole of the Bailey, A Tale of Two Cities, Prince Regent, Doctor Who, Bergerac, Miss Marple, Dempsey and Makepeace, Rockliffe's Babies, Howards' Way, A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster.[1]

In Dempsey and Makepeace, Ralph Michael played the part of Lord Winfield, Harriet Makepeace's father, in three episodes, "Armed and Extremely Dangerous", "Make Peace not War" and "Cry God for Harry".[3][4] He played Quirini in episode 28 of The Adventures of William Tell, The Avenger (1959).

  1. ^ a b "Ralph Michael". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Ralph Michael – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Cry God for Harry (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.

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