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Michael Gough

Michael Gough’s screen credits include Elder Gutknecht (voice) in Corpse Bride, Notary Hardenbrook in Sleepy Hollow, and Alfred in Batman Returns.

Born November 23, 1916† March 17, 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4 movies on MoviHero

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Corpse Bride

2005 · 1h 17m · Animation · Fantasy

A voice performance as Elder Gutknecht (voice).

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Sleepy Hollow

1999 · 1h 45m · Fantasy · Horror

See the performance as Notary Hardenbrook.

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Batman Returns

1992 · 2h 6m · Action · Fantasy

See the performance as Alfred.

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About Michael Gough

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.

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2026
Off the Leash
Self
2024
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
The Toymaker (voice)
2021
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
March Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Hedin (archive footage)
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
1999
The Cherry Orchard
Feers
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Doctor
1998
What Rats Won't Do
Justice Tomlin
1998
St. Ives
Comte de Saint-Yves
1997
Batman & Robin
Alfred Pennyworth
1996
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Leo Tolstoy
1995
The Haunting of Helen Walker
Barnaby
1995
A Village Affair
Sir Ralph Unwin
1995
Uncovered
Don Manuel
1994
Nostradamus
Jean de Remy
1993
The Hour of the Pig
Magistrate Boniface
1993
The Age of Innocence
Henry van der Luyden
1993
Wittgenstein
Betrand Russell
1992
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
1991
Children of the North
Arthur Apple
1991
Let Him Have It
Lord Goddard
1991
Sleepers
Andrei Zorin
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)
1991
The Wanderer
Veteran Warrior
1990
The Garden
Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
1989
The Shell Seekers
Roy Brookner
1989
The Mountain and the Molehill
Mr Maggs
1989
Batman
Alfred
1989
Strapless
Douglas Brodie
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Schoonbacher
1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
Albani
1987
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Bernard Hemmings
1987
Maschenka
Vater
1986
Caravaggio
Cardinal Del Monte
1986
Hard Travelling
Peter
1985
Out of Africa
Lord Delamere
1985
Lace 2
Actor
1985
Arthur the King
Archbishop
1984
The Biko Inquest
Professor Loubser
1984
A Christmas Carol
Mr. Poole
1984
Oxford Blues
Doctor Ambrose
1984
Top Secret!
Dr. Paul Flammond
1984
Memed My Hawk
Kerimoglu
1983
The Dresser
Frank Carrington
1983
Cymbeline
Belarius
1983
To the Lighthouse
Mr. Ramsay
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Councillor Hedin
1982
Another Flip for Dominick
Professor Burrows
1982
Witness for the Prosecution
Judge
1981
Venom
David Ball
1978
Question of Love
Sir Baldwin
1978
The Boys from Brazil
Mr. Harrington
1976
Sea-Change
Father
1976
Satan's Slave
Alexander Yorke
1975
Galileo
Sagredo
1975
The Man from Nowhere
Voice of the Man (voice)
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Mr. Yule
1974
The Gift of Friendship
Bill Wakely
1974
Monet in London
Narrator
1973
The Legend of Hell House
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
1973
Horror Hospital
Dr. Christian Storm
1972
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Beverly Carlton
1972
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent Van Gogh
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Norfolk
1972
Savage Messiah
M. Gaudier
1971
Crucible of Horror
Walter Eastwood
1971
The Go-Between
Mr Maudsley
1970
Trog
Sam Murdock
1970
Julius Caesar
Metellus Cimber
1969
A Walk with Love and Death
Mad Monk
1969
Women in Love
Mr. Brangwen
1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Elder
1968
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Ruskin
1968
One Night... a Train
Jeremiah
1967
Berserk!
Albert Dorando
1967
They Came from Beyond Space
Dr. Arnold Grey
1966
Alice in Wonderland
March Hare
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
The Toymaker
1965
The Drinking Party
Pausanias
1965
The Skull
Auctioneer
1965
Game for Three Losers
Robert Hilary
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
1963
Tamahine
Cartwright
1963
Black Zoo
Michael Conrad
1962
The Phantom of the Opera
Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
1962
Candidate for Murder
Donald Edwards
1961
What a Carve Up!
Fisk - the Butler
1961
Mr. Topaze
Tamise
1961
Konga
Dr. Charles Decker
1959
Horrors of the Black Museum
Edmond Bancroft
1959
Model for Murder
Kingsley Beauchamp
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Abel
1958
Dracula
Arthur Holmwood
1957
The Peaceful Inn
Hatlock

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Actor

Michael Gough

Michael Gough’s screen credits include Elder Gutknecht (voice) in Corpse Bride, Notary Hardenbrook in Sleepy Hollow, and Alfred in Batman Returns.

Born November 23, 1916† March 17, 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Corpse Bride

2005 · 1h 17m · Animation · Fantasy

A voice performance as Elder Gutknecht (voice).

Open movie guide

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · 1h 45m · Fantasy · Horror

See the performance as Notary Hardenbrook.

Open movie guide

Batman Returns

1992 · 2h 6m · Action · Fantasy

See the performance as Alfred.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Michael Gough

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Portraits of Michael Gough.

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2026
Off the Leash
Self
2024
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
The Toymaker (voice)
2021
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
March Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Uilleam / Dodo (voice)
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Hedin (archive footage)
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
1999
The Cherry Orchard
Feers
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Doctor
1998
What Rats Won't Do
Justice Tomlin
1998
St. Ives
Comte de Saint-Yves
1997
Batman & Robin
Alfred Pennyworth
1996
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Leo Tolstoy
1995
The Haunting of Helen Walker
Barnaby
1995
A Village Affair
Sir Ralph Unwin
1995
Uncovered
Don Manuel
1994
Nostradamus
Jean de Remy
1993
The Hour of the Pig
Magistrate Boniface
1993
The Age of Innocence
Henry van der Luyden
1993
Wittgenstein
Betrand Russell
1992
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
1991
Children of the North
Arthur Apple
1991
Let Him Have It
Lord Goddard
1991
Sleepers
Andrei Zorin
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)
1991
The Wanderer
Veteran Warrior
1990
The Garden
Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
1989
The Shell Seekers
Roy Brookner
1989
The Mountain and the Molehill
Mr Maggs
1989
Batman
Alfred
1989
Strapless
Douglas Brodie
1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Schoonbacher
1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
Albani
1987
The Fourth Protocol
Sir Bernard Hemmings
1987
Maschenka
Vater
1986
Caravaggio
Cardinal Del Monte
1986
Hard Travelling
Peter
1985
Out of Africa
Lord Delamere
1985
Lace 2
Actor
1985
Arthur the King
Archbishop
1984
The Biko Inquest
Professor Loubser
1984
A Christmas Carol
Mr. Poole
1984
Oxford Blues
Doctor Ambrose
1984
Top Secret!
Dr. Paul Flammond
1984
Memed My Hawk
Kerimoglu
1983
The Dresser
Frank Carrington
1983
Cymbeline
Belarius
1983
To the Lighthouse
Mr. Ramsay
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Councillor Hedin
1982
Another Flip for Dominick
Professor Burrows
1982
Witness for the Prosecution
Judge
1981
Venom
David Ball
1978
Question of Love
Sir Baldwin
1978
The Boys from Brazil
Mr. Harrington
1976
Sea-Change
Father
1976
Satan's Slave
Alexander Yorke
1975
Galileo
Sagredo
1975
The Man from Nowhere
Voice of the Man (voice)
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Mr. Yule
1974
The Gift of Friendship
Bill Wakely
1974
Monet in London
Narrator
1973
The Legend of Hell House
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
1973
Horror Hospital
Dr. Christian Storm
1972
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Beverly Carlton
1972
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent Van Gogh
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Norfolk
1972
Savage Messiah
M. Gaudier
1971
Crucible of Horror
Walter Eastwood
1971
The Go-Between
Mr Maudsley
1970
Trog
Sam Murdock
1970
Julius Caesar
Metellus Cimber
1969
A Walk with Love and Death
Mad Monk
1969
Women in Love
Mr. Brangwen
1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Elder
1968
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Ruskin
1968
One Night... a Train
Jeremiah
1967
Berserk!
Albert Dorando
1967
They Came from Beyond Space
Dr. Arnold Grey
1966
Alice in Wonderland
March Hare
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
The Toymaker
1965
The Drinking Party
Pausanias
1965
The Skull
Auctioneer
1965
Game for Three Losers
Robert Hilary
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
1963
Tamahine
Cartwright
1963
Black Zoo
Michael Conrad
1962
The Phantom of the Opera
Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
1962
Candidate for Murder
Donald Edwards
1961
What a Carve Up!
Fisk - the Butler
1961
Mr. Topaze
Tamise
1961
Konga
Dr. Charles Decker
1959
Horrors of the Black Museum
Edmond Bancroft
1959
Model for Murder
Kingsley Beauchamp
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Abel
1958
Dracula
Arthur Holmwood
1957
The Peaceful Inn
Hatlock

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Shared credits

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Director

Tim Burton

3 shared films on MoviHero

Corpse Bride Sleepy Hollow Batman Returns

Actor

Christopher Walken

2 shared films on MoviHero

Sleepy Hollow Batman Returns

Actor

Johnny Depp

2 shared films on MoviHero

Corpse Bride Sleepy Hollow

Actor

Pat Hingle

2 shared films on MoviHero

Batman Forever Batman Returns

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