Michael Gough

Acting

Michael Gough

Born 23 November 1916 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Died 17 March 2011 at 94

Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.

Known for

Highlights

Corpse Bride2005 · Film · Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Batman1989 · Film · Alfred
Sleepy Hollow1999 · Film · Notary Hardenbrook
Alice in Wonderland2010 · Film · Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
Batman Returns1992 · Film · Alfred
Out of Africa1985 · Film · Lord Delamere

Filmography

Movies

106 films

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker2024 · Film · The Toymaker (voice)
Alice in Wonderland2010 · Film · Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
Corpse Bride2005 · Film · Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Sleepy Hollow1999 · Film · Notary Hardenbrook
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka1999 · Film · Doctor
The Cherry Orchard1999 · Film · Feers
What Rats Won't Do1998 · Film · Justice Tomlin
St. Ives1998 · Film · Comte de Saint-Yves
Batman & Robin1997 · Film · Alfred Pennyworth
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father1996 · Film · Leo Tolstoy
The Haunting of Helen Walker1995 · Film · Barnaby
Batman Forever1995 · Film · Alfred Pennyworth
A Village Affair1995 · Film · Sir Ralph Unwin
Uncovered1995 · Film · Don Manuel
Nostradamus1994 · Film · Jean de Remy
The Hour of the Pig1993 · Film · Magistrate Boniface
The Age of Innocence1993 · Film · Henry van der Luyden
Wittgenstein1993 · Film · Betrand Russell
Batman Returns1992 · Film · Alfred
Children of the North1991 · Film · Arthur Apple
Let Him Have It1991 · Film · Lord Goddard
Sleepers1991 · Film · Andrei Zorin
The Wanderer1991 · Film · Veteran Warrior
The Garden1990 · Film · Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
The Shell Seekers1989 · Film · Roy Brookner
The Mountain and the Molehill1989 · Film · Mr Maggs
Batman1989 · Film · Alfred
Strapless1989 · Film · Douglas Brodie
The Serpent and the Rainbow1988 · Film · Schoonbacher
Cariani and the Courtesans1987 · Film · Albani
The Fourth Protocol1987 · Film · Sir Bernard Hemmings
Maschenka1987 · Film · Vater
Caravaggio1986 · Film · Cardinal Del Monte
Hard Travelling1986 · Film · Peter
Out of Africa1985 · Film · Lord Delamere
Lace 21985 · Film
Arthur the King1985 · Film · Archbishop
The Biko Inquest1984 · Film · Professor Loubser
A Christmas Carol1984 · Film · Mr. Poole
Oxford Blues1984 · Film · Doctor Ambrose
Top Secret!1984 · Film · Dr. Paul Flammond
Memed My Hawk1984 · Film · Kerimoglu
The Dresser1983 · Film · Frank Carrington
Cymbeline1983 · Film · Belarius
To the Lighthouse1983 · Film · Mr. Ramsay
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity1983 · Film · Councillor Hedin
Witness for the Prosecution1982 · Film · Judge
Venom1981 · Film · David Ball
Question of Love1978 · Film · Sir Baldwin
The Boys from Brazil1978 · Film · Mr. Harrington
Sea-Change1976 · Film · Father
Satan's Slave1976 · Film · Alexander Yorke
Galileo1975 · Film · Sagredo
The Man from Nowhere1975 · Film · Voice of the Man (voice)
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1974 · Film · Mr. Yule
The Gift of Friendship1974 · Film · Bill Wakely
The Legend of Hell House1973 · Film · Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
Horror Hospital1973 · Film · Dr. Christian Storm
The Man Who Came to Dinner1972 · Film · Beverly Carlton
Vincent the Dutchman1972 · Film · Vincent Van Gogh
Henry VIII and His Six Wives1972 · Film · Norfolk
Savage Messiah1972 · Film · M. Gaudier
Crucible of Horror1971 · Film · Walter Eastwood
The Go-Between1971 · Film · Mr Maudsley
Trog1970 · Film · Sam Murdock
Julius Caesar1970 · Film · Metellus Cimber
A Walk with Love and Death1969 · Film · Mad Monk
Women in Love1969 · Film · Mr. Brangwen
Curse of the Crimson Altar1968 · Film · Elder
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies1968 · Film · Ruskin
One Night... a Train1968 · Film · Jeremiah
Berserk!1967 · Film · Albert Dorando
They Came from Beyond Space1967 · Film · Dr. Arnold Grey
Alice in Wonderland1966 · Film · March Hare
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker1966 · Film · The Toymaker
The Skull1965 · Film · Auctioneer
Game for Three Losers1965 · Film · Robert Hilary
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors1965 · Film · Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
Tamahine1963 · Film · Cartwright
Black Zoo1963 · Film · Michael Conrad
The Phantom of the Opera1962 · Film · Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
Candidate for Murder1962 · Film · Donald Edwards
What a Carve Up!1961 · Film · Fisk - the Butler
Mr. Topaze1961 · Film · Tamise
Konga1961 · Film · Dr. Charles Decker
Horrors of the Black Museum1959 · Film · Edmond Bancroft
Model for Murder1959 · Film · Kingsley Beauchamp
The Horse's Mouth1958 · Film · Abel
Dracula1958 · Film · Arthur Holmwood
The House in the Woods1957 · Film · Geoffrey Carter
Ill Met by Moonlight1957 · Film · Andoni Zoidakis
Reach for the Sky1956 · Film · Flying Instructor Pearson
Richard III1955 · Film · Dighton
The Last Reunion1955 · Film
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue1953 · Film · Duke of Montrose
The Sword and the Rose1953 · Film · Duke of Buckingham
Twice Upon a Time1953 · Film · Mr. Lloyd
Night Was Our Friend1951 · Film · Martin
The Man in the White Suit1951 · Film · Michael Corland
Blackmailed1951 · Film · Maurice Edwards
No Resting Place1951 · Film · Alec Kyle
Ha'penny Breeze1950 · Film · (uncredited)
The Small Back Room1949 · Film · Capt. Dick Stuart
Saraband for Dead Lovers1948 · Film · Prince Charles
Blanche Fury1948 · Film · Lawrence Fury
Anna Karenina1948 · Film · Nicholai

Filmography

Series

48 shows

Sleepers1991 · Series · Andrei Zorin
Blackeyes1989 · Series · Maurice James Kingsley
Screen One1989 · Series · Mr. Maggs
Campion1989 · Series · Mr. Hayhoe
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988 · Series · Reader
A Killing on the Exchange1987 · Series · Charles Makepeace
Inspector Morse1987 · Series · Philip Ogleby
The Little Vampire1986 · Series · Onkel Theodor
ScreenPlay1986 · Series · Albani
Ladies in Charge1986 · Series · Arthur James
Boon1986 · Series · Donald Bannerman
Screen Two1985 · Series · Peter
Mistral's Daughter1984 · Series · Cardinal
Smiley's People1982 · Series · Mikhel
The Agatha Christie Hour1982 · Series · Sir George Durand
Inside the Third Reich1982 · Series · Dr. Rust
Strangers1978 · Series · Professor Whittingham
Blake's 71978 · Series · Hower
Shades of Greene1975 · Series · Ransom
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1974 · Series · Mr. Yule
Microbes and Men1974 · Series · Sir Almroth Wright
QB VII1974 · Series · Dr. Fletcher
Shoulder to Shoulder1974 · Series · Dr Richard Pankhurst
Fall of Eagles1974 · Series · Helphand
Centre Play1973 · Series · Matt
Colditz1972 · Series · Major Schaeffer
Crown Court1972 · Series · Dr. De Quincey
The Protectors1972 · Series · Shkoder
The Search for the Nile1971 · Series · David Livingstone
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · Series · Governor
Play for Today1970 · Series · Professor Burrows
The Main Chance1969 · Series · Sir George Andrews
Journey to the Unknown1968 · Series · Royal
The Champions1968 · Series · Major Joss
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Bill Wakely
Pride and Prejudice1967 · Series · Mr. Bennet
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Eliut
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Ted Warner
The Man in Room 171965 · Series · Andrei Konev
The Count of Monte Cristo1964 · Series · Gérard de Villefort
Theatre 6251964 · Series · Clodius Pulcher
Detective1964 · Series · Holroyd
Doctor Who1963 · Series · Toymaker
The Saint1962 · Series · Collin Phillips
The Avengers1961 · Series · Nutski
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · The Doctor
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Boland
Sherlock Holmes1954 · Series