---
name: "Michael Culver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-culver"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 June 1938"
died: "27 February 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T06:31:44.776491+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Culver

Actor. Born 16 June 1938 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. Died 27 February 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 June 1938, Hampstead, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 February 2024
- **Active:** 1980–1984
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 75 (2), 1980s 82 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Culver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5614101, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191741/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47520

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Passage to India*](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Culver was an English actor. Born on 16 June 1938 in Hampstead, London, he was the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye. He was educated at Gresham’s School and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, gaining early experience at the Old Vic and Dundee Rep.

Culver appeared in uncredited roles in the James Bond films *From Russia with Love* (1963) and *Thunderball* (1965). He played Captain Needa in *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and Major McBryde in David Lean’s *A Passage to India* (1984). On television he had recurring roles in *The Adventures of Black Beauty* (1972–74), *Secret Army* (1977–78) and *Cadfael* (1994–98), and guest appearances in series including *Sherlock Holmes*, *Wallander* and *Spooks*.

Culver died on 27 February 2024.

*Sources: imdb.com, theguardian.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *A Passage to India* (1984), Fi1m 71, as Major McBryde — [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, as Captain Needa — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Thunderball* (1965), Fi1m 66, as Vulcan Bomber Crewman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Man in a Punt (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)

## Complete filmography (108)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Incontrovertible* (2015), as Narrator
- *Wallander* (2008), series, as Hugo Sandin
- *Good Girl, Bad Girl* (2006), Actor
- *The Impressionists* (2006), series, as Cezanne's father
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Hugo Weatherby — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Anybody's Nightmare* (2001), as Lord Chief Justice Bingham
- *Touching Evil* (1997), series, as Pathologist
- *Neverwhere* (1996), series, as Portico
- *Half the Picture* (1996), as Sir Nicholas Lyell / Gore Booth
- *The Virgin in the Ice* (1995), as Prior Robert
- *The Queen's Nose* (1995), series, as D. Gallows
- *Monk's Hood* (1994), as Prior Robert
- *The Leper of St. Giles* (1994), as Prior Robert
- *The Sanctuary Sparrow* (1994), as Prior Robert
- *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Prior Robert
- *One Corpse Too Many* (1994), as Prior Robert
- *Losing Track* (1992), as Mr. Gervaise
- *The House of Eliott* (1991), series, as Ralph Saroyan
- *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Sir George Bluff-Gore
- *For the Greater Good* (1991), series, as Sir Christopher St Place
- *The Green Man* (1990), series, as Underhill
- *TECX* (1990), series, Actor
- *Zorro* (1990), series, as Honorio Aragon
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as Mr. Gervaise
- *Countdown to War* (1989), as Halifax
- *Game, Set, and Match* (1988), series, as Dicky Cruyer
- *Hannay* (1988), series, Actor
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Maugham Willowbank — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as James
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as Sir Reginald Musgrave
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Arnold Featherstone
- *The Deadly Recruits* (1986), as Nick Hannah
- *The Cold War Killers* (1986), as Nick Hannah
- *The Alamut Ambush* (1986), as Nick Hannah
- *Miss Marple: The Moving Finger* (1985), series, as Edward Symmington
- *Miss Marple* (1984), series, as Edward Symmington
- *A Passage to India* (1984), as Major McBryde — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Sir Reginald Musgrave
- *Chessgame* (1983), series, Actor
- *Mrs. Silly* (1983), as John
- *Squadron* (1982), series, Actor
- *Timewatch* (1982), series, as Roger Bacon
- *The Reunion* (1982), as Murray
- *The Bounder* (1982), series, as Reggie Thorne
- *A Fine Romance* (1981), series, as Ben
- *Fanny by Gaslight* (1981), series, as Lord Manderstoke
- *The Bunker* (1981), as Gen. Mohnke
- *Rain on the Roof* (1980), as Malcolm
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), series, as Mark
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), as Captain Needa — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *Breakaway* (1980), series, as Ernest Clifford
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Soames
- *Shoestring* (1979), series, as Stephen Brook
- *Dick Turpin* (1979), series, as Colonel De Courcey
- *The Limbo Connection* (1978), as Dr. Walcott Brown
- *Armchair Thriller* (1978), series, as Dr. Walcott Brown
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Lt. Col. Peter Lawson
- *Secret Army* (1977), series, as Major Erwin Brandt
- *Philby, Burgess and Maclean* (1977), as Donald Maclean
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Walters
- *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976), series, as Major Farjeon
- *Conduct Unbecoming* (1975), as Lt. Richard Fothergill
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Pete Irving
- *Nurse Will Make It Better* (1975), as Simon Burns
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Dave Leeford — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Earl Spencer
- *Hardness 10* (1974), series, as Axel Hubert
- *Let's Marry Liz* (1974), as Robert Spens
- *Warship* (1973), series, Actor
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Simon Burns
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Dennis Broadley
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Wallace
- *The Fast Kill* (1972), as Jeremy Dryden
- *The Adventures of Black Beauty* (1972), series, as Squire Armstrong
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as James
- *Villains* (1972), series, as Peter Glazebrook
- *George* (1972), as Glazebrook
- *No Exit* (1972), series, as Symons
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as George Reed
- *The Befrienders* (1972), series, as Jerry
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), series, as Kurt
- *The Guardians* (1971), series, as Paul
- *Persuasion* (1971), series, as Captain Harville
- *The Ten Commandments* (1971), series, as Richard
- *Elizabeth R* (1971), series, as John Tregannon
- *Calculated Nightmare* (1970), as Johnson
- *Tales of Unease* (1970), series, as Johnson
- *The Creeper* (1970), as Man
- *Doomwatch* (1970), series, as Minister's PPS
- *Crossplot* (1969), as Jim
- *Softly Softly: Task Force* (1969), series, as Paul Ashworth
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1969), as Johnny Longbridge
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Roger Lockhart
- *The Body Stealers* (1969), as Lt. Bailes
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Gamblers* (1967), series, as Jeremy Compton
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Carstairs, Murray
- *You Can't Win* (1966), series, Actor
- *The Devil's Eggshell* (1966), as Holborn
- *The Spies* (1966), series, as Muir
- *Thunderball* (1965), as Vulcan Bomber Crewman (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Holborn
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Dr. Pembroke
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), as Man in a Punt (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Moonstrike* (1963), series, as Flight Lieutenant John Glynn
- *Suspense* (1962), series, as Robin Gregson
- *Studio 4* (1962), series, as Mr Charters
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Price — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

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