Michael Gothard

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Michael Gothard

Acting June 24, 1939

Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

British actor who may be best remembered as the villainous Emile Locque in For Your Eyes Only. A native of Hendon, Middlesex, England, Gothard made his feature film debut as Max,…

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For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

6.6 1981 Movie
Lifeforce

Lifeforce

6.2 1985 Movie
The Devils

The Devils

7.5 1971 Movie
Minder

Minder

7.1 1979 TV Show
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

6.7 1973 Movie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

6.7 1983 TV Show
The Professionals

The Professionals

7.6 1977 TV Show
The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

6.5 1974 Movie
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

7.0 1988 TV Show
Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again

5.3 1970 Movie

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British actor who may be best remembered as the villainous Emile Locque in For Your Eyes Only. A native of Hendon, Middlesex, England, Gothard made his feature film debut as Max, the young poet star of director Don Levy’s drama Herostratus (1967). Specializing in characters with odd traits and personalities, Gothard also appeared in Scream and Scream Again (1970); The Last Valley (1971); The Devils (1971); Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972); The Three Musketeers (1973); Warlords of the Deep (1978); Lifeforce (1985); and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). Sadly he committed suicide after a bout with depression.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1993
    Frankenstein

    Movie Boatswain

  2. 1990
    The Serpent of Death

    Movie Xaros

  3. 1989
    Massacre Play

    Movie Zabo

  4. 1988
    Jack the Ripper

    TV show George Lusk

  5. 1987
    Destroying Angel

    Movie Ennio Volpe

  6. 1985
    Lifeforce

    Movie Dr. Bukovsky

  7. 1985
    Lytton's Diary

    TV show Jake Cutler

  8. 1984
    The Sweet Scent of Death

    Movie Terry Marvin

  9. 1984
    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    TV show Marvin

  10. 1983
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    TV show

  11. 1982
    Ivanhoe

    Movie Athelstone

  12. 1981
    For Your Eyes Only

    Movie Emile Leopold Locque

  13. 1981
    The Perfect House

    Movie Dieter

  14. 1980
    A Tale of Two Cities

    TV show Gaspard

  15. 1979
    Minder

    TV show Sergei

  16. 1979
    Shoestring

    TV show Harry

More credits
  1. 1978
    Warlords of Atlantis

    Movie Atmir

  2. 1978
    Warrior Queen

    TV show Volthan

  3. 1977
    The Professionals

    TV show Kodai

  4. 1975
    King Arthur, the Young Warlord

    Movie Kai

  5. 1974
    The Four Musketeers

    Movie Felton

  6. 1973
    The Three Musketeers

    Movie Felton

  7. 1972
    Arthur of the Britons

    TV show Kai

  8. 1972
    The Valley

    Movie Olivier

  9. 1972
    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Movie Albie

  10. 1971
    The Devils

    Movie Father Pierre Barre

  11. 1971
    The Last Valley

    Movie Hansen

  12. 1970
    Menace

    TV show Pip

  13. 1970
    Scream and Scream Again

    Movie Keith

  14. 1969
    Department S

    TV show Weber

  15. 1969
    Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

    Movie John

  16. 1968
    Up the Junction

    Movie Terry

  17. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Dieter

  18. 1967
    Herostratus

    Movie Max

  19. 1967
    The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

    TV show Mordaunt

  20. 1966
    The Machine Stops

    Movie Kuno

  21. 1965
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    TV show Grady

  22. 1965
    Out of the Unknown

    TV show Kuno

  23. 1956
    Armchair Theatre

    TV show Brian