Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Acting
Born Nov 23, 1916
From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Died Mar 17, 2011

Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Corpse Bride
7.6
2005

Corpse Bride

Elder Gutknecht (voice)

Alice in Wonderland
6.6
2010

Alice in Wonderland

Uilleam / Dodo (voice)

Batman
7.2
1989

Batman

Alfred Pennyworth

Batman Returns
6.9
1992

Batman Returns

Alfred Pennyworth

Batman & Robin
4.4
1997

Batman & Robin

Alfred Pennyworth

Sleepy Hollow
7.2
1999

Sleepy Hollow

Notary Hardenbrook

Out of Africa
7.2
1985

Out of Africa

Lord Delamere

Batman Forever
5.5
1995

Batman Forever

Alfred Pennyworth

Top Secret!
7.1
1984

Top Secret!

Dr. Paul Flammond

The Age of Innocence
7.0
1993

The Age of Innocence

Henry van der Luyden

Dracula
7.3
1958

Dracula

Arthur Holmwood

Caravaggio
6.1
1986

Caravaggio

Cardinal Del Monte

The Fourth Protocol
6.3
1987

The Fourth Protocol

Sir Bernard Hemmings

A Christmas Carol
7.5
1984

A Christmas Carol

Mr. Poole

The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4
1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Schoonbacher

The Boys from Brazil
6.7
1978

The Boys from Brazil

Mr. Harrington

Women in Love
6.6
1969

Women in Love

Mr. Brangwen

Uncovered
5.6
1995

Uncovered

Don Manuel

Mr. Topaze
5.5
1961

Mr. Topaze

Tamise

Richard III
7.2
1955

Richard III

Dighton

The Go-Between
6.8
1971

The Go-Between

Mr Maudsley

The Legend of Hell House
6.6
1973

The Legend of Hell House

Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

Trog
4.4
1970

Trog

Sam Murdock

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

The Skull
6.0
1965

The Skull

Auctioneer

The Hour of the Pig
6.1
1993

The Hour of the Pig

Magistrate Boniface

Savage Messiah
6.1
1972

Savage Messiah

M. Gaudier

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.5
1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

The Dresser
6.8
1983

The Dresser

Frank Carrington

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.6
1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Norfolk

Nostradamus
5.7
1994

Nostradamus

Jean de Remy

Venom
5.7
1981

Venom

David Ball

The Ties That Bind Us
2008

The Ties That Bind Us

Hedin (archive footage)

Wittgenstein
6.4
1993

Wittgenstein

Betrand Russell

The Cherry Orchard
4.6
1999

The Cherry Orchard

Feers

Julius Caesar
5.8
1970

Julius Caesar

Metellus Cimber

St. Ives
5.4
1998

St. Ives

Comte de Saint-Yves

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
8.0
1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Mr. Yule

Reach for the Sky
6.8
1956

Reach for the Sky

Flying Instructor Pearson

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
7.1
2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Self

The Phantom of the Opera
6.4
1962

The Phantom of the Opera

Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5
1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Prince Charles

The Man in the White Suit
6.9
1951

The Man in the White Suit

Michael Corland

Blanche Fury
6.0
1948

Blanche Fury

Laurence Fury

Anna Karenina
6.0
1948

Anna Karenina

Nicholai

Satan's Slave
5.2
1976

Satan's Slave

Alexander Yorke

Ill Met by Moonlight
6.2
1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

Andoni Zoidakis

Let Him Have It
6.7
1991

Let Him Have It

Lord Goddard

Oxford Blues
5.5
1984

Oxford Blues

Doctor Ambrose

The Small Back Room
6.7
1949

The Small Back Room

Capt. Dick Stuart

What Rats Won't Do
4.8
1998

What Rats Won't Do

Justice Tomlin

Curse of the Crimson Altar
5.2
1968

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Elder

Witness for the Prosecution
6.4
1982

Witness for the Prosecution

Judge

Konga
4.3
1961

Konga

Dr. Charles Decker

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Self

Horror Hospital
5.2
1973

Horror Hospital

Dr. Christian Storm

Galileo
5.9
1975

Galileo

Sagredo

The Garden
5.5
1990

The Garden

Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna

Berserk!
5.6
1967

Berserk!

Albert Dorando

To the Lighthouse
4.8
1983

To the Lighthouse

Mr. Ramsay

Arthur the King
3.1
1985

Arthur the King

Archbishop

Memed My Hawk
5.0
1984

Memed My Hawk

Kerimoglu

The Shell Seekers
6.3
1989

The Shell Seekers

Roy Brookner

Alice in Wonderland
5.9
1966

Alice in Wonderland

March Hare

They Came from Beyond Space
5.1
1967

They Came from Beyond Space

Dr. Arnold Grey

One Night... a Train
6.0
1968

One Night... a Train

Jeremiah

Blackmailed
2.7
1951

Blackmailed

Maurice Edwards

Tamahine
4.5
1963

Tamahine

Cartwright

Cariani and the Courtesans
1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

Albani

The Horse's Mouth
6.7
1958

The Horse's Mouth

Abel

The Sword and the Rose
6.3
1953

The Sword and the Rose

Duke of Buckingham

Lace 2
1985

Lace 2

Horrors of the Black Museum
5.8
1959

Horrors of the Black Museum

Edmond Bancroft

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
6.1
1996

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

Leo Tolstoy

Cymbeline
5.7
1983

Cymbeline

Belarius

What a Carve Up!
6.9
1961

What a Carve Up!

Fisk - the Butler

Black Zoo
5.6
1963

Black Zoo

Michael Conrad

Strapless
7.5
1989

Strapless

Douglas Brodie

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
4.9
1953

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Duke of Montrose

Sleepers
1991

Sleepers

Andrei Zorin

A Walk with Love and Death
6.0
1969

A Walk with Love and Death

Mad Monk

Model for Murder
6.6
1959

Model for Murder

Kingsley Beauchamp

A Village Affair
4.8
1995

A Village Affair

Sir Ralph Unwin

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1972

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Beverly Carlton

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
8.0
2024

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

The Toymaker (voice)

Question of Love
6.4
1978

Question of Love

Sir Baldwin

Dracula in the Movies
10.0
1992

Dracula in the Movies

No Resting Place
5.0
1951

No Resting Place

Alec Kyle

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
10.0
1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Doctor

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
5.7
1966

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

The Toymaker

1.0
1982

Another Flip for Dominick

Professor Burrows

The Man from Nowhere
6.2
1975

The Man from Nowhere

Voice of the Man (voice)

Maschenka
1987

Maschenka

Vater

The Haunting of Helen Walker
4.3
1995

The Haunting of Helen Walker

Barnaby

Hard Travelling
1986

Hard Travelling

Peter

The Mountain and the Molehill
1989

The Mountain and the Molehill

Mr Maggs

Twice Upon a Time
6.0
1953

Twice Upon a Time

Mr. Lloyd

Children of the North
7.0
1991

Children of the North

Arthur Apple

The Count of Monte Cristo
1964

The Count of Monte Cristo

Gerard de Villefort

Candidate for Murder
1962

Candidate for Murder

Donald Edwards

The Wanderer
1991

The Wanderer

Veteran Warrior

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
7.2
1983

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Councillor Hedin

1965

The Drinking Party

Pausanias

Crucible of Horror
5.2
1971

Crucible of Horror

Walter Eastwood

The Gift of Friendship
1974

The Gift of Friendship

Bill Wakely

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
2021

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

March Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last Reunion
1955

The Last Reunion

Game for Three Losers
1965

Game for Three Losers

Robert Hilary

1974

Monet in London

Narrator

1957

The Peaceful Inn

Hatlock

The Biko Inquest
1984

The Biko Inquest

Professor Loubser

Ha'penny Breeze
5.7
1950

Ha'penny Breeze

(uncredited)

6.0
1957

The House in the Woods

Geoffrey Carter

Night Was Our Friend
5.7
1951

Night Was Our Friend

Martin

Sea-Change
1976

Sea-Change

Father

Vincent the Dutchman
3.0
1972

Vincent the Dutchman

Vincent Van Gogh