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Actor Michael Sheard, who played such loveable characters as Grange Hill's Mr Bronson, Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, and Adolf Hitler (in 5 different films/shows, apparently, including Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade) has died.



Full story on the BBC

General chat seems to have as meany death threads as it does happy birthday threads, all of a sudden.

I can't really say I'll miss him because I've never even heard of him, but I'm sure he's been a great loss.

Did he do the voices for any animated characters?

nick the stripper wrote:General chat seems to have as meany death threads as it does happy birthday threads, all of a sudden.

I can't really say I'll miss him because I've never even heard of him, but I'm sure he's been a great loss.

Don't worry - it's more "FYI" than a call for a national day of mourning.

I was more interested in the fact that he'd played Hitler in 5 different films, but that's just me...

You have failed me for the last time, Admiral..

Harsh, Dark.

Formidable actor...
Adios, Mr. Sheard.

oh, first I thought, you meant Charles....

Without knowing Mr. Sheards Hitler impersonation, I find the best Hitler so far was played by the swiss actor Bruno Ganz in "Der Untergang" (Downfall)

A recent encounter with Bruno Ganz in an airplane made my blood freeze for a second.

YOU BOY!!!

remember the episode where mr bronson's wig fell off?

great character, fine actor, wonderful voice...

i'll say it again: YOU BOY!!!

canon docre wrote:oh, first I thought, you meant Charles....

Without knowing Mr. Sheards Hitler impersonation, I find the best Hitler so far was played by the swiss actor Bruno Ganz in "Der Untergang" (Downfall)

A recent encounter with Bruno Ganz in an airplane made my blood freeze for second.

Idem, but Charles is dead already, right

Don't know this one either, RIP still

And Bruno Ganz was very memorable in Der Untergang indeed
I hope he shaved off his moustache and cut his hair differently by the time you bumped into him ?

Surely running into him on a plane would be more like the start of Himmel Uber Berlin

He was much nicer in that, erm, obviously

lazarus corporation wrote:Actor Michael Sheard, who played such loveable characters as Grange Hill's Mr Bronson, Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, and Adolf Hitler (in 5 different films/shows, apparently, including Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade) has died.

That is a bit sad. He had a reputation for playing ogres and tyrants but most 30 somethings probably know him best for Mr Bronson, the very scary French teacher from Grange Hill. I once read an interview with him where he mentioned that when he appeared at the premier of a film (perhaps The Last Crusade), an audience member looked like he'd seen a ghost and said under his breath, "f**k me it's Mr Bronson!" He didn't seem to mind the typecast - in fact he found it quite funny.

Quiff Boy wrote: remember the episode where mr bronson's wig fell off?

I met him when he came and switched on my town's Christmas lights about 5 years ago, and my friend tried to bribe him to go "You boy!" but he wouldn't

Sad. He also played a strangely sympathetic Dalek agent (who also happened to be a school teacher!) in Remembrance of the Daleks.