"Let's just say George is falling back a little too much on technology than film making, probably because he can afford it."
—(On being asked his opinion on the Star Wars prequels)
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 — 31 August 2005) was a Scottish character actor.
He had a very long career, usually as villains. Notably, he played Adolf Hitler five times.
Roles
- All Creatures Great And Small as Adderley
- 'Allo 'Allo! as Goering's double
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Herr Grunwald
- Blake's 7 as Klegg ("Powerplay")
- Coronation Street as Arthur Dabner
- Crossroads
- The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission as Adolf Hitler
- Dixon of Dock Green in various roles
- Doctor Who in seven rolesshow list
- Escape to Athena as Sergeant Ernst Mann
- Force 10 from Navarone as Sergeant Bauer
- Grange Hill as Mr. Bronson
- Holiday on the Buses as the Depot Manager
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Adolf Hitler
- The Invisible Man (1984) as Reverend Edward Bunting
- Les Misérables as the Commissary
- Space: 1999 as Dr Darwin King
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as Admiral Kendal Ozzel
- Takin' Over the Asylum as Mr Wyatt
- Z Cars in five roles
Tropes
- Typecasting: As Adolf Hitler, Those Wacky Nazis, and various other villains.
- You Look Familiar: He has the page picture.
