- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 16, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Michael Kilgarriff
Michael Kilgarriff (born 16 June 1937)is a British actor, author and pianist from Brighton. As an actor, he is well known for his rich voice and height. His film and television roles include The Dark Crystal (1982) as the General, and the Doctor Who serials The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967), Robot (1974–75) and Attack of the Cybermen (1985). At six feet five inches (1.96 m) tall, he is sought for certain roles, such as the Cyber Controller in Doctor Who, a role he played in 1967 and 1985. He appeared in the same series as an Ogron (1973) and as the eponymous K1 Robot in the story Robot (1974–75). He returned to play the K1 robot in the Big Finish Productions Bernice Summerfield audio adventure The Relics of Jegg-Sau. He did voice work for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix as Obelix, the Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal (1982) as SkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" in the movie), …
Filmography
movieThe Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Self
movieThe Story of Music Hall
2011 · Self
movieAlbert's Speech
2008 · Voice of God
movieFilth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008 · Cyberman Controller (archive footage)
movieAre Friends Electric?
2007
movieSnow White: The Sequel
2007 · The Ogre (voice)
movieThe Story of Doctor Who
2003
tvTipping the Velvet
2002 · Music Hall Chairman
movieCarnival of Monsters
1999
tvOscar's Orchestra
1995
tvThe Jim Henson Hour
1989 · The Thought Lion (archive audio)
movieThe Storyteller: The True Bride
1988 · Lion (Voice)
movieThe Storyteller: Fearnot
1988 · Pond Sprite (Voice)
tvThe Storyteller
1988 · Lion (voice), Pond Sprite (voice)
tvArtists and Models
1986 · Sardanapalus
movieDoctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985 · Cyber Controller
movieDoctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983 · K1 Robot (archive footage)
movieThe Dark Crystal
1982 · General (voice)
The Upchat Line
1977 · Husband
movieDoctor Who: Robot
1975 · The Robot
Men of Affairs
1973 · Jim Draper
movieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973 · Second Ogron
tvUFO
1970 · Steiner
movieCamelot
1967 · Sir Paul (uncredited)
movieDoctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967 · Cyber Controller
tvTheatre 625
1964 · O'Grady
tvDoctor Who
1963 · , Robot, Second Ogron, Cyberman Controller
Taxi!
1963 · Ron Farnes
Taxi!
1963 · Ron Farnes
movieWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Claude
movieWings Over Everest
1934 · Narrator