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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-11-23

Day of Death

2011-03-17 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Also Known As

Майкл Гоф

麥可·高福

Michael Gough

Biography

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

Batman

Batman

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Dracula

Dracula

Strapless

Strapless

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Richard III

Richard III

Acting

Batman

1989

Batman

as

Alfred Pennyworth

Batman Returns

1992

Batman Returns

as

Alfred Pennyworth

Batman Forever

1995

Batman Forever

as

Alfred Pennyworth

Batman & Robin

1997

Batman & Robin

as

Alfred Pennyworth

Out of Africa

1985

Out of Africa

as

Lord Delamere

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as

Notary Hardenbrook

Corpse Bride

2005

Corpse Bride

as

Elder Gutknecht (voice)

The Age of Innocence

1993

The Age of Innocence

as

Henry van der Luyden

The Fourth Protocol

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as

Sir Bernard Hemmings

Caravaggio

1986

Caravaggio

as

Cardinal Del Monte

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

Witness for the Prosecution

as

Judge

Black Zoo

1963

Black Zoo

as

Michael Conrad

Horror Hospital

1973

Horror Hospital

as

Dr. Christian Storm

Satan's Slave

1976

Satan's Slave

as

Alexander Yorke

Venom

1981

Venom

as

David Ball

Crucible of Horror

1971

Crucible of Horror

as

Walter Eastwood

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as

Schoonbacher

Dracula

1958

Dracula

as

Arthur Holmwood

The Peaceful Inn

1957

The Peaceful Inn

as

Hatlock

Anna Karenina

1948

Anna Karenina

as

Nicholai

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as

Uilleam / Dodo (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh

1999

Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh

as

Gopher (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh

2000

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh

as

Gopher (voice)

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

2000

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

as

Gopher (voice)

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as

Michael Corland

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as

Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968

Curse of the Crimson Altar

as

Elder

They Came from Beyond Space

1967

They Came from Beyond Space

as

Dr. Arnold Grey

The Dresser

1983

The Dresser

as

Frank Carrington

The Go-Between

1971

The Go-Between

as

Mr Maudsley

Berserk!

1967

Berserk!

as

Albert Dorando

The Skull

1965

The Skull

as

Auctioneer

Konga

1961

Konga

as

Dr. Charles Decker

The Horse's Mouth

1958

The Horse's Mouth

as

Abel

Trog

1970

Trog

as

Sam Murdock

The Legend of Hell House

1973

The Legend of Hell House

as

Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

Horrors of the Black Museum

1959

Horrors of the Black Museum

as

Edmond Bancroft

The Small Back Room

1949

The Small Back Room

as

Capt. Dick Stuart

The Sword and the Rose

1953

The Sword and the Rose

as

Duke of Buckingham

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

as

Teacher #2 (voice)

One Night... a Train

1968

One Night... a Train

as

Jeremiah

A Village Affair

1995

A Village Affair

as

Sir Ralph Unwin

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

as

Prince Charles

Mr. Topaze

1961

Mr. Topaze

as

Tamise

What a Carve Up!

1961

What a Carve Up!

as

Fisk - the Butler

The Hour of the Pig

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as

Magistrate Boniface

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as

Norfolk

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

as

Andoni Zoidakis

Wittgenstein

1993

Wittgenstein

as

Betrand Russell

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

as

Duke of Montrose

A Walk with Love and Death

1969

A Walk with Love and Death

as

Mad Monk

Monet in London

1974

Monet in London

as

Narrator

Model for Murder

1959

Model for Murder

as

Kingsley Beauchamp

Strapless

1989

Strapless

as

Douglas Brodie

Blanche Fury

1948

Blanche Fury

as

Laurence Fury

Voice B Gone

1997

Voice B Gone

as

The Voice, Johnny, Dog (voice)

The Shell Seekers

1989

The Shell Seekers

as

Roy Brookner

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as

Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)

Arthur the King

1985

Arthur the King

as

Archbishop

Blackmailed

1951

Blackmailed

as

Maurice Edwards

Galileo

1975

Galileo

as

Sagredo

To the Lighthouse

1983

To the Lighthouse

as

Mr. Ramsay

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as

Doctor

Uncovered

1994

Uncovered

as

Don Manuel

Twice Upon a Time

1953

Twice Upon a Time

as

Mr. Lloyd

St. Ives

1998

St. Ives

as

Comte de Saint-Yves

Night Was Our Friend

1951

Night Was Our Friend

as

Martin

Savage Messiah

1972

Savage Messiah

as

M. Gaudier

The House in the Woods

1957

The House in the Woods

as

Geoffrey Carter

Another Flip for Dominick

1982

Another Flip for Dominick

as

Professor Burrows

The Gift of Friendship

1974

The Gift of Friendship

as

Bill Wakely

The Count of Monte Cristo

1964

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Gerard de Villefort

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

2024

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

as

The Toymaker (voice)

Cariani and the Courtesans

1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

as

Albani

Women in Love

1969

Women in Love

as

Mr. Brangwen

Game for Three Losers

1965

Game for Three Losers

as

Robert Hilary

Top Secret!

1984

Top Secret!

as

Dr. Paul Flammond

Inside the Third Reich

1982

Inside the Third Reich

as

Dr. Rust

Candidate for Murder

1962

Candidate for Murder

as

Donald Edwards

Lace 2

1985

Lace 2

as

The Last Reunion

1955

The Last Reunion

as

Oxford Blues

1984

Oxford Blues

as

Doctor Ambrose

Sleepers

1991

Sleepers

as

Andrei Zorin

Reach for the Sky

1956

Reach for the Sky

as

Flying Instructor Pearson

Ha'penny Breeze

1950

Ha'penny Breeze

as

(uncredited)

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as

Mr. Harrington

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as

Mr. Yule

Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh

1994

Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh

as

Gopher (voice)

The Man from Nowhere

1975

The Man from Nowhere

as

Voice of the Man (voice)

Let Him Have It

1991

Let Him Have It

as

Lord Goddard

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as

March Hare

Question of Love

1978

Question of Love

as

Sir Baldwin

A Christmas Carol

1984

A Christmas Carol

as

Mr. Poole

Tamahine

1963

Tamahine

as

Cartwright

The Garden

1990

The Garden

as

Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna

Memed My Hawk

1984

Memed My Hawk

as

Kerimoglu

Vincent the Dutchman

1972

Vincent the Dutchman

as

Vincent Van Gogh

Julius Caesar

1970

Julius Caesar

as

Metellus Cimber

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

1996

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

as

Leo Tolstoy

Maschenka

1987

Maschenka

as

Vater

The Haunting of Helen Walker

1995

The Haunting of Helen Walker

as

Barnaby

The Cherry Orchard

1999

The Cherry Orchard

as

Feers

Cymbeline

1982

Cymbeline

as

Belarius

The Wanderer

1991

The Wanderer

as

Veteran Warrior

The Biko Inquest

1984

The Biko Inquest

as

Professor Loubser

Nostradamus

1994

Nostradamus

as

Jean de Remy

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as

Self

Children of the North

1991

Children of the North

as

Arthur Apple

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

1966

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

as

The Toymaker

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

1983

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

as

Councillor Hedin

The Drinking Party

1965

The Drinking Party

as

Pausanias

Richard III

1955

Richard III

as

Dighton

What Rats Won't Do

1998

What Rats Won't Do

as

Justice Tomlin

No Resting Place

1951

No Resting Place

as

Alec Kyle

Hard Travelling

1986

Hard Travelling

as

Peter

The Mountain and the Molehill

1989

The Mountain and the Molehill

as

Mr Maggs

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

2008

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

as

Self

Sea-Change

1976

Sea-Change

as

Father

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as

Hedin (archive footage)

Beauty and the Beast

1992

Beauty and the Beast

as

(voice)

Biography: Val Kilmer

2004

Biography: Val Kilmer

as

Self (archive footage)

The Search for the Nile

1971

The Search for the Nile

as

David Livingstone

Colditz

Colditz

as

Major Schaeffer

Moonbase 3

Moonbase 3

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Toymaker

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

Hower

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Nutski

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Shkoder

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Philip Ogleby

The Saint

The Saint

as

Collin Phillips

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Beverley Carlton

QB VII

QB VII

as

Dr. Fletcher

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

as

Doctor Grant

The Champions

The Champions

as

Major Joss

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Microbes and Men

Microbes and Men

as

Sir Almroth Wright

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

as

Wax Groucho Marx (voice)

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Governor

Sleepers

Sleepers

as

Andrei Zorin

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as

Mr. Yule

A Killing on the Exchange

A Killing on the Exchange

as

Detective

Detective

as

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

as

Ben 10

Ben 10

as

Lt. Steel (voice)

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Councillor Hedin

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

as

Cardinal

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Dr. De Quincey

Campion

Campion

as

Mr. Hayhoe

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

as

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Sir George Andrews

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Gérard de Villefort

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

as

Mikhel

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

as

Onkel Theodor

Blackeyes

Blackeyes

as

Maurice James Kingsley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Judge

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Roy Brookner

Notorious Woman

Notorious Woman

as

Henri de Latouche

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

as

Andrei Konev

Shoulder to Shoulder

Shoulder to Shoulder

as

Dr Richard Pankhurst

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Professor Burrows

The Search for the Nile

The Search for the Nile

as

David Livingstone

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

as

Mr. Bennet

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Reader

Duck Dodgers

Duck Dodgers

as

The Professor / Pilot (voice)

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Belarius

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Eliut

Production

Crew

Directing