Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Actor

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
June 18, 1938

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).

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Representative Works

Frenzy
Frenzy
7.1
/ English
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
5.8
/ English
High Road to China
High Road to China
6.0
/ English
The Bunker
The Bunker
6.3
/ English
Green Ice
Green Ice
5.7
/ English
The McKenzie Break
The McKenzie Break
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981Winner

Best Performance

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Empire Strikes Back
1980Winner

Best Performance

The Empire Strikes Back

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989Winner

Best Performance

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Career Highlights

Frenzy
1972Highlight

Best Performance

Frenzy

Force 10 from Navarone
1978Highlight

Best Performance

Force 10 from Navarone

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