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Michael Gothard

Acting Born Jun 24, 1939 Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Full filmography

  • Minder (1979) as Sergei
  • The Professionals (1977) as Kodai
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Dieter
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Grady
  • Out of the Unknown (1965) as Kuno
  • Department S (1969) as Weber
  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) as Marvin
  • For Your Eyes Only (1981) as Emile Leopold Locque
  • Shoestring (1979) as Harry
  • Lifeforce (1985) as Dr. Bukovsky
  • The Devils (1971) as Father Pierre Barre
  • Jack the Ripper (1988) as George Lusk
  • The Three Musketeers (1973) as Felton
  • Lytton's Diary (1985) as Jake Cutler
  • Arthur of the Britons (1972) as Kai
  • Menace (1970) as Pip
  • The Four Musketeers (1974) as Felton
  • Ivanhoe (1982) as Athelstone
  • Warlords of Atlantis (1978) as Atmir
  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) as Mordaunt
  • The Valley (1972) as Olivier
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1980) as Gaspard
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Brian