Michael Kilgarriff

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Michael Kilgarriff
Born (1937-06-16) 16 June 1937 (age 87)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, author
Years active1959–present
Known for Cyber Controller in Doctor Who
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Spouse
Sarah Greatorex
(m. 1968)
Children1
Website www.michaelkilgarriff.co.uk

Michael Kilgarriff (born 16 June 1937) [1] is a British actor, author and pianist from Brighton. [2] As an actor, he is well known for his rich voice and height. His film and television roles include The Dark Crystal (1982) as the General, and the Doctor Who serials The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967), Robot (1974–75) and Attack of the Cybermen (1985).

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Career

Acting

At six feet five inches (1.96 m) tall, he is sought for certain roles, such as the Cyber Controller in Doctor Who, [3] a role he played in 1967 and 1985. He appeared in the same series as an Ogron (1973) [4] and as the eponymous K1 Robot in the story Robot (1974–75). [5]

He returned to play the K1 robot in the Big Finish Productions Bernice Summerfield audio adventure The Relics of Jegg-Sau . He did voice work for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix as Obelix, the Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal (1982) as SkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" in the movie), [1] was film director Joe Steiner in the UFO episode "Conflict", and played the part of the Green King in the BBC Television serial The Moon Stallion (1978). In 1979, he provided voices for several characters in the cult television adventure series "Monkey" when it was dubbed into English. These were invariably gruff, often villainous characters, including warlords and demons.

Music

Kilgarriff is a music hall enthusiast, and wrote what is considered the definitive guide to music hall songs: Sing Us One of the Old Songs: A Guide to Popular Song from 1860–1920 (Oxford University Press, 1998). [6] This work lists thousands of influential songs by singer, lyricist and composer. Kilgarriff himself was a regular performer at the legendary Players' Theatre Club in Villiers Street, Charing Cross, London, where he took the part of chairman many times as well as performing comic songs, accompanying at the piano and directing.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRolesNotes
1962 We Joined the Navy Claude
1967 Camelot Sir PaulUncredited
1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ObelixVoice only
1982 The Dark Crystal GeneralVoice only
2007 Snow White: The Sequel Hannibal The OgreVoice only
2008Albert's SpeechVoice of GodVoice only

Television

YearTitleRolesNotes
1959 Whack-O! Security escortEpisode #4.1
The Golden SpurKing Edward IV
1963, 1969 ITV Playhouse Tiny
Lagarde
Episodes: "The Lads"
"Colombe"
1963 Taxi! Ron Farnes
1965 Theatre 625 O'GradyEpisode: "The Physicists"
1967, 1973–1975, 1985 Doctor Who Cyber Controller, Second Ogron, RobotEpisodes-Tomb of the Cybermen, Frontier in Space, Robot, Attack of the Cybermen
1970 UFO SteinerEpisode: "Conflict"
1972 Aquarius Father ChristmasEpisode: "Down by the Greenwood Side – A Pantomime with a Difference"
1974Men of AffairsJim DraperEpisode: "...As a New Born Babe"
1976, 1978 Jackanory Playhouse Troll
Big Pete
Episodes: "Peter and the Princess"
"Big Pete, Little Pete"
1977The Upchat LineHusbandEpisode: "Pulling"
1978 The Moon Stallion Green KingEpisode #1.4 & #1.6
1981 The Borgias Cardinal San SeverinoEpisode: "Part 1"
1986Artists and ModelsSardanapalusEpisode: "Slaves of Fashion"
1987, 1988 The Storyteller Pond Sprite
Lion
Episodes: "Fearnot"
"The True Bride"
1989 The Jim Henson Hour Thought LionEpisode: "Musicians"
1991 Watt on Earth Watt's Uncle
1995 Oscar's Orchestra Mr. CrotchitVoice only
2002 Tipping the Velvet Music Hall chairmanEpisode #1.1

Video games

YearTitleRoles
2014 Dark Souls II Blacksmith Lenigrast [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Michael Kilgarriff". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. http://www.michaelkilgarriff.co.uk/life-and-career.htm
  3. Simpson, Paul (7 March 2013). "Interview: Michael Kilgarriff (Tomb of the Cybermen)". Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy & Horror!. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. "Frontier in Space Episode 5 (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Robot Part One (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. Michael., Kilgarriff (1 January 2009). Sing us one of the old songs : a guide to popular song 1860 – 1920. Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN   978-0198166573. OCLC   918364024.
  7. "Dark Souls II".