Michael Burrell

Acting
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

#1Red Dwarf

Drama Series - 1988, 16 episodes as Pope Gregory

8.1 / 10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

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#2The Professionals

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as Alan Reeves

7.6 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

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#3Keeping Up Appearances

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as The Neighbor

7.7 / 10
Comedy

Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband. In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.

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#4Centre Play

Drama Series - 1973, 16 episodes as Guy

7.0 / 10
Drama

Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.

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#5Secret Army

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as Schliemann

7.8 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.

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#6Please Sir!

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as Mr. Dowling

7.0 / 10
Comedy

A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of his fellow teachers who have lost hope in these kids.

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#7Pink Floyd: The Wall

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Teacher

7.9 / 10
MusicDrama

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

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#8The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.5 / 10
HorrorCrimeMystery

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

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#9The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Clerical Aide

5.7 / 10
DramaRomanceTV Movie

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome soldier. When a mob mistakes her for a witch, it's up to Quasimodo to rescue her and claim sanctuary for her in the cathedral.

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#10Q.E.D.

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Official

7.1 / 10
Action & AdventureMysteryComedy

Q.E.D. is a 1982 short-lived adventure series set in Edwardian England, starring Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill. The Professor was a scientific detective in the mold of Sherlock Holmes, and the series had a smattering of what would later be called steampunk. In the show, the lead character was known primarily by his initials, Q.E.D; the reference here is that Q.E.D. usually stands for quod erat demonstrandum, a statement signalling the end of a proof. The show aired on the CBS network in the United States, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

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#11Arch of Triumph

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m as Meyer

5.2 / 10
DramaRomanceTV Movie

A 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian doctor who helps Jews escape from the Nazis. In 1939, he meets Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down), a woman he saves from suicide, and their relationship flourishes until he is arrested as a refugee without documentation and realizes he has some unfinished business with the Nazis. After a prolonged separation, without explanation, the two are finally reunited and struggle to put their relationship back on the right course as mayhem breaks out all around them.

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#12Five Days One Summer

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Horse Taxi Driver

5.7 / 10
DramaRomance

A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife.

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#13Faeries

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Mr Coombs/Fume (voice)

5.2 / 10
AnimationFamilyAdventure

While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's delight and Nellie's disgust. However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with fey creatures. The first the two children encounter is a somewhat crotchety and unfriendly hobgoblin named Broom, who is (more or less) secretly looking after the farm.

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#14A Tale of Two Cities

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Tellsons Bank Clerk

6.1 / 10
TV MovieRomanceDrama

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

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#15Good Neighbours

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m as Stan

8.8 / 10

Lorrie's father is keen on the idea of an anti-crime Neighbourhood Watch, but Lorrie has his doubts. A play for the BBC schools anthology Scene written by Leslie Stewart.

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#16Coming Out of the Ice

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Man on Hunger Strike

7.4 / 10
Drama

A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.

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#17The Breaking of Bumbo

Movie - 1970, 2h 15m as Guardsman Matt

4.7 / 10
Comedy

The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military.

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#18The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m as Kew Botanist

8.8 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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