1. Michael Sheard appeared as Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back.
17 Facts About Michael Sheard
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Michael Sheard trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name.
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Michael Sheard performed his national service in the Royal Air Force.
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In 1960, Michael Sheard acted at the Perth Repertory Theatre in Scotland, where he was roommates with Donald Sutherland.
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Michael Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and appeared in six televised stories of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing with the First Doctor in The Ark, the Third Doctor in The Mind of Evil, the Fourth Doctor in both Pyramids of Mars and The Invisible Enemy, the Fifth Doctor in Castrovalva, and the Seventh Doctor in Remembrance of the Daleks.
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Michael Sheard worked with the Eighth Doctor in The Stones of Venice, a Doctor Who audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions.
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Michael Sheard was a regular guest at both Doctor Who and Star Wars conventions over the years in the US and the UK.
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In 1978, Michael Sheard appeared in one episode of the television series All Creatures Great and Small.
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Also in 1978 Michael Sheard appeared as Merton, a forensics expert in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled "When the Heat Cools Off".
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In 1980, Michael Sheard appeared as Federation officer Klegg in "Powerplay" in episode 2 of series 3 of Blake's 7.
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Michael Sheard featured as Andrew McKinley, father of the eponymous heroine of the series Maggie between 1981 and 1982.
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Michael Sheard portrayed Adolf Hitler five times in his career: in Rogue Male, The Tomorrow People, The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the documentary Secret History: Hitler of the Andes.
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Michael Sheard portrayed Heinrich Himmler three times, in The Death of Adolf Hitler, The Bunker and Space.
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In 1980, Michael Sheard had a supporting role in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC television play Caught on a Train.
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Michael Sheard appeared as Imperial Navy Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, where George Lucas cited Ozzel's death by the force-choke stare by Darth Vader as his favourite movie death scene.
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In February 2005, Michael Sheard played a small cameo role as the narrator in the British Star Wars fan film Order of the Sith: Vengeance and its sequel Downfall - Order of the Sith, alongside Jeremy Bulloch and David Prowse.
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Michael Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005, aged 67, at his home on the Isle of Wight, leaving his wife, Rosalind Moir, whom he married in 1961, and three children; two sons: Simon and Rupert and a daughter, Susannah.