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
Movies
- The Riddle of the Sands
1979
- Escape to Athena
1979
- In Sickness and in Heal...
1975
- The McKenzie Break
1970
- The Hiding Place
1975
- Force 10 from Navarone
1978
- Holiday on the Buses
1973
- Si può essere più basta...
1973
- Beasts: The Dummy
1976
- The Dancing Years
1976
- High Road to China
1983
- The Empire Strikes Back
1980
- The Best of Enemies
1977
- The Death of Adolf Hitl...
1973
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
- Les Misérables
1978
- All Quiet on the Wester...
1979
- Rogue Male
1976
- To Encourage the Others
1972
- Chronotrip
2002
- Doctor Who: Remembrance...
1988
- Doctor Who: Pyramids of...
1975
- Doctor Who: The Invisib...
1977
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
- England Made Me
1973
- A Hole in Babylon
1979
- Doombeach
1989
- Hitler of the Andes
2003
- Universal Soldier
1972
- Lucky
1974
- The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
- Where on Earth Is Katy ...
1998
- The Bunker
1981
- Green Ice
1981
- Another Life
2001
- The World of George Orw...
1965
- Stones
1976
- Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
- Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982
- Doctor Who: The Mind of...
1971
- Indiana Jones and the L...
1989
- Murder Rap
1980
- The Darwin Adventure
1972
- Killer Exposed
1984
- Hitler: The Last Ten Da...
1973
- The Captain's Doll
1983
- Frenzy
1972
TV Shows
- The Sweeney
1975
- On the Buses
1969
- Colditz
1972
- The Darling Buds of May
1991
- Doctor Who
1963
- Softly, Softly
1966
- Z-Cars
1962
- Enemy at the Door
1978
- The Persuaders!
1971
- Jason King
1971
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
- Dixon of Dock Green
1955
- Hannay
1988
- The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Beasts
1976
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
- Hazell
1978
- The First Lady
1968
- The Sandbaggers
1978
- Lillie
1978
- The New Avengers
1976
- Van der Valk
1972
- The Rivals of Sherlock ...
1971
- Play for Today
1970
- Fall of Eagles
1974
- Suspense
1962
- The Expert
1968
- Within These Walls
1974
- The Famous Five
1978
- Cloud Burst
1974
- Father Brown
1974
- Paul Temple
1969
- 'Allo 'Allo!
1984
- Minder
1979
- Doctor Who
1963
- Doctor Who
1963
- Dixon of Dock Green
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green
1955
- Doctor Who
1963
- Doctor Who
1963
- Crown Court
1972
- The Main Chance
1969
- Van der Valk
1972
- Press Gang
1989
- Shackleton
1983
- Grange Hill
1978
- Agent Z and the Penguin...
1996
- Blake's 7
1978
- Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
- All Creatures Great and...
1978
- Going Live!
1987
- The Likely Lads
1964
- The Onedin Line
1971
- Space: 1999
1975
- Danger UXB
1979
- The Protectors
1972
- The Professionals
1977
- Tales of the Unexpected
1979
- Happy Families
1985
- Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
- The Mask of Janus
1965
- Playhouse
1974
- Playhouse
1974
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
- Buccaneer
1980
- Cold Warrior
1984
- Mind Your Language
1977
- The Invisible Man
1984