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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-06-18 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Michael Sheard

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).

Known For

Acting

2003

Hitler of the Andes as Adolf Hitler

2002

2001

Another Life as Mr. Justice Shearman

1998

1996

1994

1991

The Darling Buds of May as Building Society Manager

1989

Doombeach as Headmaster
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
Press Gang as Dr. Clipstone

1988

1987

1985

1984

Killer Exposed as Det Supt Harrison
'Allo 'Allo! as Goering's Double

1983

The Dark Side of the Sun as Colonel Von Reitz
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Herr Grunwald
Shackleton as Dr. Koettlitz

1982

Shine on Harvey Moon as Herr Uwe Braun

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Bunker as Heinrich Himmler
Green Ice as Jaap

1980

The Empire Strikes Back as Admiral Ozzel
Murder Rap as Conrad Tucker

1979

Escape to Athena as Sergeant Mann
A Hole in Babylon as Prison Officer
Minder as Elliot
Danger UXB as Police Superintendent

1978

Les Misérables as Commissary
Enemy at the Door as Oberstleutnant Koerner
The Famous Five as Police Inspector
Grange Hill as Mr. Maurice Bronson
Blake's 7 as Klegg

1977

The Best of Enemies as German Padre

1976

Beasts: The Dummy as Sergeant
The Dancing Years as Capt. Goetzer
Rogue Male as Adolf Hitler
Stones as Police Inspector
Beasts as Sergeant

1975

The Hiding Place as Kapteyn
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars as Laurence Scarman
The Sweeney as Mr. Penketh
Space: 1999 as Darwin King

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles as Military Governor
Lucky as Prison officer
Fall of Eagles as Losehek

1973

Holiday on the Buses as Depot Manager
Mafia Junction as Williamson (uncredited)
The Death of Adolf Hitler as Heinrich Himmler
Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Banker #3 (uncredited)

1972

To Encourage the Others as Insp. Fairfax
Universal Soldier as Customs Officer
Frenzy as Jim (uncredited)
Colditz as Kommandant
Van der Valk as Paul Harkemer
Crown Court as Sergeant Goss
Van der Valk as Ruytens
The Protectors as Inspector Luhrs

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as Dr. Roland Summers
The Persuaders! as Walden
The Onedin Line as Smethurst

1970

The McKenzie Break as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger
Play for Today as Conrad Tucker

1969

The Main Chance as Analyst

1968

The Expert as Mr. Justice Caldwell

1966

1965

1964

The Likely Lads as Nesbit

1963

Doctor Who as Laurence Scarman
Doctor Who as Lowe
Doctor Who as Dr. Summers
Doctor Who as Mergrave
Doctor Who as Headmaster

1962

1955

Dixon of Dock Green as 2nd Cabbie
Dixon of Dock Green as 1st Patrol Officer
Dixon of Dock Green as Night Porter

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul's Father