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| {{short description|Scottish actor}}
| | #REDIRECT [[w:Michael Sheard]] |
| {{Infobox person
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| | name = Michael Sheard
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| | image = Michael Sheard.webp
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| | caption = Sheard as [[w:Admiral Ozzel|Admiral Ozzel]] in ''[[w:The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)
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| | birth_name = Michael Lawson Perkins
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|06|18|df=yes}}
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| | birth_place = [[w:Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], Scotland
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| | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|08|31|1938|06|18|df=yes}}
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| | death_place = [[w:Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]], England
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| | occupation = [[w:Actor|Actor]]
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| | years_active = 1971-2005
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| | spouse = {{marriage|Rosalind Moir|1961}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|author=Toby Hadoke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/sep/13/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |title=Obituary: Michael Sheard | Media |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>
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| | children = 3
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| '''Michael Sheard''' (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1497330/Michael-Sheard.html |title=Michael Sheard |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=2005-09-01 |access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref> was a Scottish [[w:character actor|character actor]] who featured in many [[w:film|film]]s and [[w:television programme|television programme]]s, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children's series ''[[w:Grange Hill (television)|Grange Hill]]'', which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as [[w:Admiral Ozzel|Admiral Ozzel]] in ''[[w:The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980).
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| ==Early life==
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| Sheard was born '''Michael Lawson Perkins''' in [[w:Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], [[w:Scotland|Scotland]], the son of Donald Marriot Perkins, a church minister. He was educated at [[Aberdeen Grammar School]].<ref name="AGS">{{cite web| url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4243778/michael-sheard-aberdeen-star-wars-death/| title=Michael Sheard| publisher=Press & Journal| access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> He trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in [[London]], and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. During his [[national service]] Sheard was a [[Royal Air Force]] [[aircraftman]].
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| ==Career==
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| Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and appeared in six televised stories of the [[BBC]] [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', appearing with the [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Ark (Doctor Who)|The Ark]]'' (1966), the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' (1971), the [[Fourth Doctor]] in both ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' (1975) (for which he later recorded a DVD commentary) and ''[[The Invisible Enemy (Doctor Who)|The Invisible Enemy]]'' (1977), the [[Fifth Doctor]] in ''[[Castrovalva (Doctor Who)|Castrovalva]]'' (1982) and the [[Seventh Doctor]] in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/films_and_tv/michaelsheard.shtml|title=BBC - Wiltshire - Films - Interview with Michael Sheard (Real Audio)|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He also worked with the [[Eighth Doctor]] in ''[[The Stones of Venice (Doctor Who audio)|The Stones of Venice]]'', a ''Doctor Who'' [[Radio drama|audio drama]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://doctorwhoreviews.net/the-stones-of-venice/|title=The Stones of Venice | Doctor Who Reviews}}</ref> He was a regular guest at both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Star Wars'' conventions over the years in the U.S. and the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4201280.stm|title=Michael Sheard: Your reaction|date=1 September 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=guardian/>
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| Further to this, he had guest roles in ''[[Colditz (1972 TV series)|Colditz]]'' (1972), ''[[On The Buses]]'' (1973), ''[[Cloud Burst]]'' (1974), ''[[Space: 1999]]'' and the BBC's adaptation of the ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey]]'' story ''[[The Five Red Herrings]]'' (1975)<ref name=aveleyman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=15756|title=Michael Sheard|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> and as [[Doctor (title)|Dr.]] Arnold Anderson in ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' (1976).
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| In 1978, he appeared in one episode ("Sleeping Partners", as the character Adderley) of the television series ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ced83c4|title=Sleeping Partners (1978)|website=BFI}}</ref> Also in 1978 Sheard appeared as Merton, a forensics expert in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', the episode entitled "When the Heat Cools Off".<ref name=aveleyman/>
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| In 1980 he appeared as Federation officer Klegg in "Powerplay" in episode 2 of series 3 of Blakes 7. In 1983, he played Herr Grunwald, the German manager of a building site, in the first series of ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]''.<ref name=guardian/>
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| Sheard portrayed [[Adolf Hitler]] five times in his career: in ''[[Rogue Male (1976 film)|Rogue Male]]'' (1976), ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' (1978), ''[[The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission]]'' (1985), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989) and the documentary ''[[Secret History (TV series)#Series 11|Secret History: Hitler of the Andes]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0c7a819|title=Michael Sheard|website=BFI}}</ref> He also portrayed [[Heinrich Himmler]] three times, in ''[[The Death of Adolf Hitler]]'' (1973), ''[[The Bunker (1981 film)|The Bunker]]'' (1981) and ''[[Space (miniseries)|Space]]'' (1985). Although Sheard never played [[Hermann Göring]], he did play Göring's double in the ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' episode ''[['Allo 'Allo! (series 8)#Hitler's Last Heil|Hitler's Last Heil]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/allo-allo!--hitlers-last-heil-v297770/cast-crew|title='Allo 'Allo! : Hitler's Last Heil (1992) - David Croft, Martin Dennis, John B. Hobbs | Cast and Crew | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}</ref>
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| In 1980, he had a supporting role in [[Stephen Poliakoff]]'s BBC television play ''[[Caught on a Train]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ce31b71ea8b24308b4814c13059a94e4|title=Playhouse: Caught on a Train|date=31 October 1980|issue=2972|pages=75|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>
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| He appeared as Imperial Navy [[Admiral Ozzel]] in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), where [[George Lucas]] cited Ozzel's death by the force-choke stare by [[Darth Vader]] as his favourite movie death scene. Lucas told Sheard at the time that it was "the best screen death I've ever seen". Although Sheard initially regarded Star Wars as "just another part in a very busy actor's career", the role gained him wide recognition among fans and he appeared frequently at Star Wars conventions while an Admiral Ozzel action figure was released.<ref name=guardian/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4200884.stm |title=Grange Hill favourite Sheard dies |date=31 August 2005 |access-date=25 May 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC Entertainment]] |agency=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
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| In February 2005, he played a small cameo role as the narrator in ''[[Star Wars]]'' the UK fan film ''Order of the Sith: Vengeance'' and its sequel ''Downfall - Order of the Sith'', alongside [[Jeremy Bulloch]] and [[David Prowse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/story/Order_Of_The_Sith_Downfall_98190.asp|title=TheForce.Net - Fan Films - Order Of The Sith: Downfall|website=www.theforce.net}}</ref> These British fan films were made in support of [[Save the Children]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://expressdigest.com/star-wars-original-boba-fett-actor-jeremy-bulloch-dead-at-75-from-parkinsons-disease/|title=Star Wars' original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dead at 75 from Parkinson's disease | | Express Digest}}</ref>
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| ==Personal life==
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| Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005, aged 67, at his home on the [[Isle of Wight]], leaving his wife, Rosalind Moir, whom he married in 1961, and three children; two sons: Simon and Rupert and a daughter Susannah<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/film-amd-tv-actor-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-10036.aspxHe |title=Film and TV Actor Dies After Battle With Cancer |url-status=dead |access-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000257/http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/film-amd-tv-actor-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-10036.aspxHe/ |archive-date=29 August 2018 }}</ref> A few weeks earlier, on 9 August, he took part in a phone-in on [[LBC]]s [[Iain Lee]] show, and talked about his career in film and television.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
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| ==Filmography==
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| {{main|Michael Sheard filmography}}
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| {{Div col}}
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| *''[[The McKenzie Break]]'' (1970) as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger
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| *''[[Universal Soldier (1971 film)|Universal Soldier]]'' (1971) as Man (uncredited)
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| *''[[Frenzy]]'' (1972) as Jim (uncredited)
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| *''The Darwin Adventure'' (1972) as Man #1
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| *''[[Super Bitch]]'' (1973) as Williamson (uncredited)
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| *''[[England Made Me (film)|England Made Me]]'' (1973) as Fromm
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| *''[[Holiday on the Buses]]'' (1973) as Depot Manager
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| *''[[Soft Beds, Hard Battles]]'' (1974) as New Military Governor (uncredited)
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| *''[[The Hiding Place (film)|The Hiding Place]]'' (1975) as Kapteyn
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| * ''[[ The Sweeney - Hit and Run ]]'' (1975) as Mr Penketh (headmaster)
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| *''[[Erotic Inferno]]'' (1975) as Eric Gold
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| *''[[Rogue Male (1976 film)|Rogue Male]]'' (BBC Film) (1976) as [[Adolf Hitler]]
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| *''[[Force 10 from Navarone (film)|Force 10 from Navarone]]'' (1978) as Sgt. Bauer
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| *''[[Escape to Athena]]'' (1979) as Sergeant Mann
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| *''[[Riddle of the Sands]]'' (1979) as Böehme
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| *''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' (1979) as Paul's father
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| *''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) as Admiral Ozzel
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| *''[[Rough Cut (1980 film)|Rough Cut]]'' (1980) as Man at Airport (uncredited)
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| *''[[Green Ice]]'' (1981) as Jaap
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| *''[[The Bunker (1981 film)|The Bunker]]'' (1981) as [[Heinrich Himmler|Himmler]]
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| *''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981) as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
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| *''[[High Road to China]]'' (1983) as Charlie
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| *''[[The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission]]'' (1985, TV film) as [[Adolf Hitler]]
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| *''Murder Rap'' (1988) as Defense Counsel (uncredited)
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| *''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989) as [[Adolf Hitler]] (uncredited)
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| *''Doombeach'' (1989) as Headmaster
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| *''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'' as Building Inspector (1992)
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| *''[[Another Life (2001 film)|Another Life]]'' (2001) as Mr. Justice Shearman
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==Bibliography==
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| * ''Yes, Mr Bronson: Memoirs of a Bum Actor'' ({{ISBN|1-84024-007-5}}) published in 1997
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| * ''Yes, Admiral'' ({{ISBN|1-84024-103-9}}) published in 1999
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| * ''Yes, School's Out!'' ({{ISBN|90-76953-42-2}}) published in 2001
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| * ''Yes, It's Photographic!'' published in 2004
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb name|0790410}}
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| * [http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.obits/33253/mb.ashx Bio at Ancestry.com - shows birth year as 1938]
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| * [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TcgDrp7ogL4J:www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-sheard-504970.html+the+times+michael+sheard+obituary&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Obit from ''The Independent'' also shows birth year as 1938]
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| * [http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1568727,00.html Obituary: ''The Guardian'' shows incorrect birth year]
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheard, Michael}}
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| [[Category:1938 births]]
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| [[Category:2005 deaths]]
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| [[Category:Male actors from Aberdeen]]
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| [[Category:Scottish male film actors]]
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| [[Category:Scottish male soap opera actors]]
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| [[Category:Scottish male stage actors]]
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| [[Category:Scottish male television actors]]
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