
Michael Sheard
Known for Acting · 123 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 (72)

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

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Inspector

Z-Cars
1962

The Professionals
1977
as Merton

Theatre 625
1964
as Whitecoat

Playhouse
1974
as Police Inspector / Preston

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Prison Officer / German padre

The Sweeney
1975
as Mr. Penketh

The Persuaders!
1971
as Walden

'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as Goering's Double

Space: 1999
1975
as Darwin King

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Adderley

Blake's 7
1978
as Klegg

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Doctor Gowan

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

The Protectors
1972
as Inspector Luhrs

Softly, Softly
1966

Van der Valk
1972
as Paul Harkemer / Ruytens

Going Live!
1987

The New Avengers
1976
as Peters

The Expert
1968
as Mr. Justice Caldwell

Churchill's People
1974
as Archbishop

The Onedin Line
1971
as Smethurst

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

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dr. Jones

Press Gang
1989
as Dr. Clipstone

The Main Chance
1969
as Analyst

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Building Society Manager

Jason King
1971

Enemy at the Door
1978
as Oberstleutnant Koerner

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Herr Uwe Braun

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

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Herr Grunwald

Hannay
1988

The Sandbaggers
1978
as Dr Crabbe

Father Brown
1974
as Philip Aylmer

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Paul's Father

Paul Temple
1969

The Famous Five
1978
as Police Inspector

Hazell
1978
as DC Finch

Bulman
1985
as Joe Wright

The Likely Lads
1964
as Nesbit

Beasts
1976
as Sergeant

The First Lady
1968
The Mask of Janus
1965
as Driver

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Driver
Buccaneer
1980
as John Lancaster

Happy Families
1985
as Judge

Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Mr Wyatt

Shackleton
1983
as Dr. Koettlitz

Armchair Cinema
1974
as Mr. Turnish
The Squad
1980
as DS Willett
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

Les Misérables
1978
as Commissary

Escape to Athena
1979
as Sergeant Mann

Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Sgt. Bauer

High Road to China
1983
as Charlie

Rogue Male
1976
as Adolf Hitler

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Hitler

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

The Bunker
1981
as Heinrich Himmler

Another Life
2001
as Mr. Justice Shearman

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

Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Depot Manager

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Laurence Scarman

The Hiding Place
1975
as Kapteyn

The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Boehme
The Dancing Years
1976
as Capt. Goetzer

Caught on a Train
1980
as Preston

Universal Soldier
1972
as Customs Officer

To Encourage the Others
1972
as Insp. Fairfax

The Darwin Adventure
1972
as Man #1

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

Killer Exposed
1984
as Det Supt Harrison

Mafia Junction
1973
as Williamson (uncredited)

England Made Me
1973
as Fromm

The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973
as Heinrich Himmler

Murder Rap
1980
as Conrad Tucker

Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
as Rhos

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

Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982
as Mergrave

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
as Headmaster

The Captain's Doll
1983
as Colonel

Lucky
1974
as Prison officer

The McKenzie Break
1970
as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger

In Sickness and in Health
1975
as Mr Turnish

Stones
1976
as Police Inspector

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
1977
as Lowe

Doombeach
1989
as Headmaster

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998

Hitler of the Andes
2003
as Adolf Hitler
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Colonel Von Reitz
The Best of Enemies
1977
as German Padre
Chronotrip
2002

An Enemy of the People
1980
as The Provost

Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Klegg

A Hole in Babylon
1979
as Prison Officer

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 123 credits spanning from 1951 to 2003, Michael Sheard has appeared in 51 films and 72 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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