Michael Gough (born 23 November 1913, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya) is a British character actor who has appeared in over 100 films. He is perhaps best known to international audiences by his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in the first four movies of the revived Batman franchise, beginning with Batman (1989).
Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia), which was part of the British Colonies the son of British parents Frances Atkins (née B...
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Michael Gough (born 23 November 1913, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya) is a British character actor who has appeared in over 100 films. He is perhaps best known to international audiences by his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in the first four movies of the revived Batman franchise, beginning with Batman (1989).
Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia), which was part of the British Colonies the son of British parents Frances Atkins (née Bailie) and Francis Berkeley Gough. Gough made his film debut in 1947 in Blanche Fury, and has since appeared extensively on British television. He has guest-starred on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, most notably as the villain in the serial The Celestial Toymaker and also as Councillor Hedin in Arc of Infinity. He also appeared in The Citadel as Sir Jenner Halliday, and in 1986's Out of Africa as Lord Delamere. He was once married to Anneke Wills, who played the Doctor's companion Polly in Doctor Who....
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