Keith Michell
Keith Michell ( born December 1, 1928 in Adelaide, South Australia as Keith Joseph Michell ) is an Australian actor.
Life
Keith Michell made his debut on stage in 1947. 1951 he went to London, where he worked on several plays, including Don Quixote. In 1970 he had his first major television appearance as Henry VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII from 1974 to 1977 he was the senior director at the Chichester Festival Theatre. In American television, he had some appearances in the crime series Murder, She Wrote, next to Angela Lansbury. A wide audience, he became known in 1987, when he took over the lead role of the explorer James Cook in the four-part television production wind and stars.
He is married to actress Jeanette Sterke and has two children with her. The theater in Port Pirie is named after him.