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Michael Gough

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Michael Gough

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Also known as Mike Gough, Michael Roland Gough, Francis Michael Gough

English actor (1916–2011)

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Michael Gough (1916–2011) was an author whose professional career spanned from 1948 to 2010. He is the author of thirteen works, including *The Early Christian*, *Pulitzer Air Races*, and *The Early Christians. 81 Photographs, 38 Line Drawings and 1 Map [Ancient Peoples and Places]*. Other titles include *The Origins of Christian Art Praeger World of Art* and *Politicizing Science*. Crossref records indicate he has five associated works.

Gough had three children. A separate musical entity named Michael Gough is identified as a group from Germany. This musical group has 2,134 listeners and 12,530 plays, with tags including "DPC promotions" and "discoverunsigned". The name Michael Gough is referenced by 472 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Born
Francis Michael Gough , ( 1916-11-23 ) 23 November 1916, Kuala Lumpur , Federated Malay States
Died
17 March 2011 (2011-03-17) (aged 94), Ashmore , Dorset , England
Resting place
Cremated; ashes scattered in the English Channel
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Education
Wye Agricultural College The Old Vic
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1946–1999, 2005, 2010

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Family name
Gough
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Kuala Lumpur
Place of death
Salisbury
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Dracula (1958) trailer - Michael Gough (cropped & flipped).png
Number of children
3
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cause of death
pancreatic cancer
Commons category
Michael Gough
date of birth
1916-11-23
date of death
2011-03-17
name in native language
Michael Gough
start of work period
1948-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
end of work period
2010-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Francis Michael Gough (/ɡɒf/ GOF; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer horror films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthur Holmwood in Dracula, and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth from 1989 to 1997 in the four Batman films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. He appeared in three more Burton films: Sleepy Hollow, voicing Elder Gutknecht in Corpse Bride and the Dodo in Alice in Wonderland.

Gough also appeared in popular British television shows, including Doctor Who (as the villain in The Celestial Toymaker (1966) and as Councillor Hedin in Arc of Infinity (1983), and in an episode of The Avengers as the automation-obsessed wheelchair user Dr. Armstrong in "The Cybernauts" (1965). In 1956 he received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.

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