
Michael Sheard
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1938-06-18
- Died
- 2005-08-31
- Place of birth
- Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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
TV Shows (71)

Doctor Who
1963
as Laurence Scarman / Lowe / Dr. Summers / Mergrave / Headmaster

Play for Today
1970
as Conrad Tucker

Crown Court
1972
as Sergeant Goss

Minder
1979
as Elliot

Grange Hill
1978
as Mr. Maurice Bronson

Z-Cars
1962

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Inspector

The Professionals
1977
as Merton

Playhouse
1974
as Police Inspector / Preston

Theatre 625
1964
as Whitecoat

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Prison Officer / German padre

The Sweeney
1975
as Mr. Penketh

Space: 1999
1975
as Darwin King

'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as Goering's Double

The Persuaders!
1971
as Walden

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Adderley

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Doctor Gowan

Blake's 7
1978
as Klegg

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

The Protectors
1972
as Inspector Luhrs

Softly, Softly
1966

The New Avengers
1976
as Peters

Going Live!
1987

Van der Valk
1972
as Paul Harkemer / Ruytens

The Onedin Line
1971
as Smethurst

The Expert
1968
as Mr. Justice Caldwell

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dr. Jones

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Reporter / 2nd Cabbie / 1st Patrol Officer / Night Porter / Bernie Moss

Churchill's People
1974
as Archbishop

Press Gang
1989
as Dr. Clipstone

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Building Society Manager

The Main Chance
1969
as Analyst

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Herr Uwe Braun

Enemy at the Door
1978
as Oberstleutnant Koerner

Jason King
1971

Mind Your Language
1977
as Police Sergeant

On the Buses
1969

Fall of Eagles
1974
as Losehek

Colditz
1972
as Kommandant

Danger UXB
1979
as Police Superintendent

The Famous Five
1978
as Police Inspector

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Herr Grunwald

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Paul's Father

Paul Temple
1969

Father Brown
1974
as Philip Aylmer

The Sandbaggers
1978
as Dr Crabbe

Hannay
1988

Hazell
1978
as DC Finch

Bulman
1985
as Joe Wright

The Likely Lads
1964
as Nesbit

Beasts
1976
as Sergeant
The Mask of Janus
1965
as Driver
Buccaneer
1980
as John Lancaster

Happy Families
1985
as Judge

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Driver

The First Lady
1968

Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Mr Wyatt

Armchair Cinema
1974
as Mr. Turnish

Shackleton
1983
as Dr. Koettlitz
Cold Warrior
1984
as Professor Berner
Movies (51)

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Admiral Ozzel

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)

Green Ice
1981
as Jaap

Frenzy
1972
as Jim (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Peter's Father

High Road to China
1983
as Charlie

Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Sgt. Bauer

Les Misérables
1978
as Commissary

Escape to Athena
1979
as Sergeant Mann

Rogue Male
1976
as Adolf Hitler

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Banker #3 (uncredited)

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Hitler

The Bunker
1981
as Heinrich Himmler

Another Life
2001
as Mr. Justice Shearman

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
as Military Governor (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Laurence Scarman

The Hiding Place
1975
as Kapteyn

Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Depot Manager

The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Boehme

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Dr. Roland Summers

Universal Soldier
1972
as Customs Officer

To Encourage the Others
1972
as Insp. Fairfax

Caught on a Train
1980
as Preston

The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965
as Man in white coat

The Captain's Doll
1983
as Colonel

The Darwin Adventure
1972
as Man #1

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
1977
as Lowe

Mafia Junction
1973
as Williamson (uncredited)

Killer Exposed
1984
as Det Supt Harrison

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
as Headmaster

England Made Me
1973
as Fromm

Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982
as Mergrave

Murder Rap
1980
as Conrad Tucker
The Dancing Years
1976
as Capt. Goetzer
Chronotrip
2002

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998

An Enemy of the People
1980
as The Provost

The McKenzie Break
1970
as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger

Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
as Rhos

In Sickness and in Health
1975
as Mr Turnish

The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973
as Heinrich Himmler

Doombeach
1989
as Headmaster

Stones
1976
as Police Inspector

A Hole in Babylon
1979
as Prison Officer

Hitler of the Andes
2003
as Adolf Hitler
The Best of Enemies
1977
as German Padre

Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Klegg

Lucky
1974
as Prison officer
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Colonel Von Reitz

Beasts: The Dummy
1976
as Sergeant
About Michael Sheard
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). With 122 credits spanning from 1951 to 2003, Michael Sheard has appeared in 51 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Sheard Movies
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Admiral Ozzel
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
- Green Ice (1981) — as Jaap
- Frenzy (1972) — as Jim (uncredited)
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