Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005)[2] was a Scottish character actor who featured in many movies and television programmes, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children's series Grange Hill, which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard, PanoptiCon 2003 (cropped).jpg
Sheard in 2003
Born
Michael Lawson Perkins

(1938-06-18)18 June 1938
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died31 August 2005(2005-08-31) (aged 67)
Isle of Wight, England
OccupationActor
Years active1971-2005
Spouse(s)
Rosalind Moir (m. 1961)
[1]

Early life

Sheard was born Michael Lawson Perkins in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Donald Marriot Perkins, a church minister. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. During his national service Sheard was a Royal Air Force aircraftman.

Personal life

Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005, aged 67, at his home on the Isle of Wight, leaving his wife, Rosalind Moir, whom he married in 1961, and three children; two sons: Simon and Rupert and a daughter Susannah[3]

Filmography

References

  1. Toby Hadoke. "Obituary: Michael Sheard | Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. "Michael Sheard". The Telegraph. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. "Film and TV Actor Dies After Battle With Cancer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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