Portrait of Michael Gough

Acting

Michael Gough

Career

Active from 1948 to 2024, with a break from 2010 to 2023, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Gough Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • B-Movie 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Low Budget 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Period Piece 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

166
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
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)

2010s

1 title · average score 57
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as Uilleam / Dodo (voice)

2000s

3 titles · average score 79
Z-Force
Z-Force (2009)

TV show

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Hedin (archive footage)

Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

as Elder Gutknecht (voice)

1990s

24 titles · average score 60
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Notary Hardenbrook

Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin (1997)
GoodWatch score 26

as Alfred Pennyworth

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Leo Tolstoy

Batman Forever
Batman Forever (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Alfred Pennyworth

A Village Affair
A Village Affair (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sir Ralph Unwin

Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as Betrand Russell

The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Magistrate Boniface

Batman Returns
Batman Returns (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Alfred

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Andrei Zorin

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Andrei Zorin

Children of the North
Children of the North (1991)

as Arthur Apple

The Wanderer
The Wanderer (1991)

as Veteran Warrior

1980s

39 titles · average score 65
Batman
Batman (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Alfred

Blackeyes
Blackeyes (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Maurice James Kingsley

Strapless
Strapless (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as Douglas Brodie

The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sir Bernard Hemmings

Cariani and the Courtesans
Cariani and the Courtesans (1987)

as Albani

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Philip Ogleby

The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Onkel Theodor

Out of Africa
Out of Africa (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lord Delamere

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Peter / Magistrate Boniface

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Paul Flammond

To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Ramsay

The Dresser
The Dresser (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Frank Carrington

1970s

35 titles · average score 64
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Hower

Satan's Slave
Satan's Slave (1976)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alexander Yorke

The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship (1974)

as Bill Wakely

Horror Hospital
Horror Hospital (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Christian Storm

The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Norfolk

Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as M. Gaudier

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

as Beverly Carlton

Crucible of Horror
Crucible of Horror (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Walter Eastwood

The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mr Maudsley

Trog
Trog (1970)
GoodWatch score 24

as Sam Murdock

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Professor Burrows

1960s

37 titles · average score 62
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mad Monk

Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
GoodWatch score 45

as Elder

Berserk!
Berserk! (1967)
GoodWatch score 48

as Albert Dorando

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1967)

TV show · as Mr. Bennet

They Came from Beyond Space
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

as Dr. Arnold Grey

Game for Three Losers
Game for Three Losers (1965)

as Robert Hilary

Black Zoo
Black Zoo (1963)
GoodWatch score 44

as Michael Conrad

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Councillor Hedin / Toymaker

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

Candidate for Murder
Candidate for Murder (1962)

as Donald Edwards

Konga
Konga (1961)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Charles Decker

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Nutski

1950s

21 titles · average score 65
Horrors of the Black Museum
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
GoodWatch score 40

as Edmond Bancroft

Dracula
Dracula (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Arthur Holmwood

The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
GoodWatch score 80

as Abel

The House in the Woods
The House in the Woods (1957)

as Geoffrey Carter

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Boland

The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
GoodWatch score 52

as Duke of Buckingham

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Duke of Montrose

Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time (1953)

as Mr. Lloyd

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Michael Corland

Night Was Our Friend
Night Was Our Friend (1951)

as Martin

No Resting Place
No Resting Place (1951)

as Alec Kyle

Blackmailed
Blackmailed (1951)

as Maurice Edwards

1940s

4 titles · average score 67
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Capt. Dick Stuart

Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lawrence Fury

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prince Charles

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nicholai