Michael Gough

Michael Gough

🎂 23rd November 1916 (109 yrs) 📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Known For

Corpse Bride

Biography

Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.

Michael Gough

Movies Featuring Michael Gough

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)

as Self - (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024)

as The Toymaker (voice)
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021)

as March Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

as Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)

as Self
The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Hedin (archive footage)
Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride (2005)

as Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Biography: Val Kilmer

Biography: Val Kilmer (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)

as Self
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

as Notary Hardenbrook
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)

as Doctor
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard (1999)

as Feers
What Rats Won't Do

What Rats Won't Do (1998)

as Justice Tomlin
St. Ives

St. Ives (1998)

as Comte de Saint-Yves
Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin (1997)

as Alfred Pennyworth
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

as Leo Tolstoy
The Haunting of Helen Walker

The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)

as Barnaby
Batman Forever

Batman Forever (1995)

as Alfred Pennyworth
A Village Affair

A Village Affair (1995)

as Sir Ralph Unwin
Uncovered

Uncovered (1995)

as Don Manuel
Nostradamus

Nostradamus (1994)

as Jean de Remy
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig (1993)

as Magistrate Boniface
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1993)

as Henry van der Luyden
Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein (1993)

as Betrand Russell
Batman Returns

Batman Returns (1992)

as Alfred Pennyworth
Children of the North

Children of the North (1991)

as Arthur Apple
Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It (1991)

as Lord Goddard
Sleepers

Sleepers (1991)

as Andrei Zorin
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)
The Wanderer

The Wanderer (1991)

as Veteran Warrior
The Garden

The Garden (1990)

as Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers (1989)

as Roy Brookner
The Mountain and the Molehill

The Mountain and the Molehill (1989)

as Mr Maggs
Batman

Batman (1989)

as Alfred Pennyworth
Strapless

Strapless (1989)

as Douglas Brodie
The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

as Schoonbacher
Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans (1987)

as Albani
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

as Sir Bernard Hemmings
Maschenka

Maschenka (1987)

as Vater
Caravaggio

Caravaggio (1986)

as Cardinal Del Monte
Hard Travelling

Hard Travelling (1986)

as Peter
Out of Africa

Out of Africa (1985)

as Lord Delamere
Lace 2

Lace 2 (1985)

Arthur the King

Arthur the King (1985)

as Archbishop
The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest (1984)

as Professor Loubser
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1984)

as Mr. Poole
Oxford Blues

Oxford Blues (1984)

as Doctor Ambrose
Top Secret!

Top Secret! (1984)

as Dr. Paul Flammond
Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk (1984)

as Kerimoglu
The Dresser

The Dresser (1983)

as Frank Carrington
Cymbeline

Cymbeline (1983)

as Belarius
To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse (1983)

as Mr. Ramsay
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1983)

as Councillor Hedin
No Image

Another Flip for Dominick (1982)

as Professor Burrows
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1982)

as Judge
Venom

Venom (1981)

as David Ball
Question of Love

Question of Love (1978)

as Sir Baldwin
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

as Mr. Harrington
Sea-Change

Sea-Change (1976)

as Father
Satan's Slave

Satan's Slave (1976)

as Alexander Yorke
Galileo

Galileo (1975)

as Sagredo
The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere (1975)

as Voice of the Man (voice)
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)

as Mr. Yule
The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship (1974)

as Bill Wakely
No Image

Monet in London (1974)

as Narrator
The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

as Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
Horror Hospital

Horror Hospital (1973)

as Dr. Christian Storm
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

as Beverly Carlton
Vincent the Dutchman

Vincent the Dutchman (1972)

as Vincent Van Gogh
Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

as Norfolk
Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah (1972)

as M. Gaudier
Crucible of Horror

Crucible of Horror (1971)

as Walter Eastwood
The Go-Between

The Go-Between (1971)

as Mr Maudsley
Trog

Trog (1970)

as Sam Murdock
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1970)

as Metellus Cimber
A Walk with Love and Death

A Walk with Love and Death (1969)

as Mad Monk
Women in Love

Women in Love (1969)

as Mr. Brangwen
Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

as Elder
One Night... a Train

One Night... a Train (1968)

as Jeremiah
Berserk!

Berserk! (1967)

as Albert Dorando
They Came from Beyond Space

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

as Dr. Arnold Grey
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1966)

as March Hare
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (1966)

as The Toymaker
No Image

The Drinking Party (1965)

as Pausanias
The Skull

The Skull (1965)

as Auctioneer
Game for Three Losers

Game for Three Losers (1965)

as Robert Hilary
Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

as Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (1964)

as Gerard de Villefort
Tamahine

Tamahine (1963)

as Cartwright
Black Zoo

Black Zoo (1963)

as Michael Conrad
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

as Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
Candidate for Murder

Candidate for Murder (1962)

as Donald Edwards
What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up! (1961)

as Fisk - the Butler
Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze (1961)

as Tamise
Konga

Konga (1961)

as Dr. Charles Decker
Horrors of the Black Museum

Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)

as Edmond Bancroft
Model for Murder

Model for Murder (1959)

as Kingsley Beauchamp
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth (1958)

as Abel
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

as Arthur Holmwood
No Image

The Peaceful Inn (1957)

as Hatlock
No Image

The House in the Woods (1957)

as Geoffrey Carter
Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

as Andoni Zoidakis
Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky (1956)

as Flying Instructor Pearson
Richard III

Richard III (1955)

as Dighton
The Last Reunion

The Last Reunion (1955)

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)

as Duke of Montrose
The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose (1953)

as Duke of Buckingham
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time (1953)

as Mr. Lloyd
Night Was Our Friend

Night Was Our Friend (1951)

as Martin
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

as Michael Corland
Blackmailed

Blackmailed (1951)

as Maurice Edwards
No Resting Place

No Resting Place (1951)

as Alec Kyle
Ha'penny Breeze

Ha'penny Breeze (1950)

as (uncredited)
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room (1949)

as Capt. Dick Stuart
Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

as Prince Charles
Blanche Fury

Blanche Fury (1948)

as Laurence Fury
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1948)

as Nicholai