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name: "Michael Sheard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-sheard"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 June 1938"
died: "31 August 2005"
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average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:49:19.915760+00:00"
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# Michael Sheard

Actor. Born 18 June 1938 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. Died 31 August 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 June 1938, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 31 August 2005
- **Active:** 1975–1983

## Biography

Michael Sheard (born Michael Lawson Perkins) was a Scottish actor. Born on 18 June 1938 in Aberdeen, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. He carried out national service in the Royal Air Force.

Sheard appeared in numerous films and television programmes, often cast as villains or authority figures. He played Admiral Ozzel in *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Maurice Bronson in the children's series *Grange Hill* (1985–89), and Herr Grunwald in the first series of *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983). He took six roles in *Doctor Who* between 1966 and 1988, and portrayed Adolf Hitler five times on screen, including in *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989).

Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005 on the Isle of Wight, aged 67.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, screenonline.org.uk, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983), Fi1m 84, as Herr Grunwald — [page](https://film.one/tv/auf-wiedersehen-pet.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, as U-Boat Captain (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, as Admiral Ozzel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *The Sweeney* (1975), Fi1m 84, as Mr. Penketh — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)

## Also known for

- *Frenzy* (1972), Jim (uncredited)
- *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), Sgt. Bauer
- *'Allo 'Allo!* (1984), Goering's Double
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1979), Peter's Father
- *Space: 1999* (1975), Darwin King
- *Escape to Athena* (1979), Sergeant Mann
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), Walden
- *High Road to China* (1983), Charlie

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