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Michael Gough

1916 - 2011

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Francis Michael Gough ( GOF; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer horror films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthur Holmwood in Dracula, and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth from 1989 to 1997 in the four Batman films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. He appeared in three more Burton films: Sleepy Hollow, voicing Elder Gutknecht in Corpse Bride and the Dodo in Alice in Wonderland. Gough also appeared in popular British television shows, including Doctor Who (as the villain in The Celestial Toymaker (1966) and as Councillor Hedin in Arc of Infinity (1983)), and in an episode of The Avengers as the automation-obsessed wheelchair user Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Gough is the 950th most popular actor (up from 997th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Malaysian Actor.

Michael Gough was a British actor who was best known for his role as Alfred in the Batman series.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Gough ranks 950 out of 13,578Before him are Andy Serkis, Brad Dourif, Kristin Scott Thomas, Benedict Cumberbatch, Erika Mann, and Helen Hunt. After him are Lloyd Bridges, Ben Gazzara, Elliott Gould, Robert Loggia, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Scott Glenn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Michael Gough ranks 61Before him are Consuelo Velázquez, Kristján Eldjárn, Jacque Fresco, Glenn Ford, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and Rafael Caldera. After him are Saburō Sakai, Henri Dutilleux, Georg Henrik von Wright, Hubert Maga, Lars Korvald, and Lung Chien. Among people deceased in 2011, Michael Gough ranks 70Before him are Har Gobind Khorana, Salmaan Taseer, Cliff Robertson, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Bubba Smith, and Joe Simon. After him are Michael Cacoyannis, Pete Postlethwaite, Johannes Heesters, Ferenc Mádl, Richard Hamilton, and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Michael Gough ranks 10 out of 90Before him are Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), P. Ramlee (1929), Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), and Najib Razak (1953). After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Jimmy Choo (1948), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), and Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895).

Among ACTORS In Malaysia

Among actors born in Malaysia, Michael Gough ranks 3Before him are P. Ramlee (1929), and Michelle Yeoh (1962). After him are Henry Golding (1987), Claudia Wells (1966), Simon Russell Beale (1961), Angelica Lee (1976), Nigel Ng (1991), Ronny Chieng (1985), and Remy Hii (1986).