Michael Gothard

TV Actor

Birthday June 24, 1939

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Dec 2, 1992 (53)

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About

Perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Kai in the early 1970s television series Arthur of the Britons, he is also remembered for playing the villainous character Emile Leopold Locque in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only.

Before Fame

He first became interested in acting while moving sets for London's New Arts Theatre. He went on to make his television debut in a 1966 episode of Out of the Unknown.

Trivia

He shared the screen with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed in the horror movie The Devils (1971).

Family Life

He spent his youth in both London, England and Wales. Tragically, he committed suicide in his early fifties.

Associated With

Early in his career, he appeared with Vincent Price in the 1970 thriller Scream and Scream Again.