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{{infobox person
| name = Michael Gough
| image =Dracula (1958) trailer - Michael Gough (cropped & flipped).png
| caption = Gough in 1958
| birth_name   = Francis Michael Gough
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1916|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[British Malaya]]
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2011|3|17|1916|11|23|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| death_cause  = [[Pneumonia]] complicated from [[prostate cancer]]
| education    = Durham School
| alma_mater   = Old Vic

| nationality  = British
| occupation   = Actor
| known_for    = Alfred Pennyworth,<br/>Edmond Bancroft 
| notable_works = ''[[Dracula]]'',<br/>''[[Batman]]'',<br/>''[[Batman Returns]]'',<br/>''[[Batman Forever]]'',<br/>''[[Batman & Robin]]'',<br/>''Horrors of the Black Museum'',<br/>''The Phantom of the Opera'',<br/>''Out of Africa'',<br/>''Bedroom Farce'',<br/>''Breaking the Code'',<br/>''The Go-Between'',<br/>''Satan's Slave'',<br/>''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'',<br/>''[[Tim Burton]]'s [[Corpse Bride]]'',<br/>''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' 
| years_active = 1946 &ndash; 1999, 2005, 2010
| employer     = Hammer Film Productions
| height       = 5'10" (1.75 m)
| spouse       = Diana Graves ([[divorce]]d)<br>Anne Leon (m. 1950–1964, divorced)<br>Anneke Wills (m. 1962–1979, divorced)<br>Henrietta Lawrence<br/>(m. 1980–2011, his death)
| children     = 3
| relations    = Rachel Gurney (in-law)
| awards       = Tony Award, BAFTA Award
| signature    = 
}}
'''Francis Michael Gough''' (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an [[English people|English]] character actor who as appeared in over 150 movies. He is perhaps best known world wide for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, and for his work as [[Batman]]'s loyal butler [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Batman Returns]]'', ''[[Batman Forever]]'', and ''[[Batman & Robin]]''. Gough and actor [[Pat Hingle]] are the only two actors to appear in all 4 Batman movies directed by [[Tim Burton]] or [[Joel Schumacher]]. Gough has also been in some other Tim Burton movies, ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[Corpse Bride|Tim Burton's Corpse Bride]]'', and ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.

==Early life==
Gough was born on 23 November 1916 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[British Malaya]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Michael-Gough.html Michael Gough Biography]</ref> His parents were Frances Atkins (née Baillie) and Frances Berkely Gough.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800032557/bio Michael Gough Biography – Yahoo! Movies]</ref>

==Personal life==
Gough was married four times; first to Dinan Graves they divorced. Second to Anne Leon in 1950 through 1964. Third to Anneke Wills in 1962 until they divorced in 1979. Lastly to Henrietta Lawrence in 1980 until his death in 2011. Gough had 3 children; Emma, Simon, and Jasper.

===Death===
Gough died on 17 March 2011 in his home in [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]] from [[pneumonia]] complicated from [[prostate cancer]]. He was 94 years old.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12772355|title=Michael Gough, Batman's Alfred, dies aged 94|publisher=BBC News | date=17 March 2011}}</ref> He was cremated. [[Michael Keaton]] who played [[Batman]] in the first two Batman films, said "To Mick - my butler, my confidant, my friend, my Alfred. I love you. God bless. Michael (Mr. Wayne) Keaton.". Gough was cremated and his ashes were rest at sea.

==Movies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Anna Karenina (1948 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' || Nicholai ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Blanche Fury]]'' || Laurence Fury ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Saraband for Dead Lovers]]'' || Prince Charles ||
|-
| 1949 || ''{{sortname|The|Small Back Room}}'' || Capt. Dick Stuart ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Blackmailed (1951 film)|Blackmailed]]'' || Maurice Edwards ||
|-
| 1951 || ''{{sortname|The|Man in the White Suit}}'' || Michael Corland ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1953 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' || Mr. Lloyd ||
|-
| 1953 || ''{{sortname|The|Sword and the Rose}}'' || [[Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham|Duke of Buckingham]] ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'' || Duke of Montrose ||
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]'' || Dighton, the first murderer ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' || Flying Instructor Pearson ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ill Met by Moonlight (film)|Ill Met by Moonlight]]'' || Andoni Zoidakis ||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'' || [[Arthur Holmwood]] ||
|-
| 1958 || ''{{sortname|The|Horse's Mouth|The Horse's Mouth (film)}}'' || Abel ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Model for Murder]]'' || Kingsley Beauchamp ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Horrors of the Black Museum]]'' || Edmond Bancroft ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[What a Carve Up! (film)|What a Carve Up!]]'' || Fisk, the butler ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Konga (film)|Konga]]'' || Dr. Charles Decker ||
|-
| 1962 || ''{{sortname|The|Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)}}'' || Ambrose D'Arcy ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Black Zoo]]'' || Michael Conrad ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Tamahine]]'' || Cartwright
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors]]'' || Eric Landor || Segment four: "Disembodied Hand"
|-
| 1965 || ''{{sortname|The|Skull}}'' || Auctioneer ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1966 TV play)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || [[March Hare]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The Celestial Toymaker]]'' || [[Celestial Toymaker]]
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Berserk!]]'' || Albert Dorando ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Curse of the Crimson Altar]]'' || Elder ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Women in Love (film)|Women in Love]]'' || Tom Brangwen ||
|-
| 1969 || ''{{sortname|A|Walk with Love and Death}}'' || Mad Monk ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Julius Caesar (1970 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' || [[Metellus Cimber]] ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Trog]]'' || Sam Murdock ||
|-
| 1970 || ''{{sortname|The|Go-Between|The Go-Between (film)}}'' || Mr. Maudsley ||
|-
| 1970 || ''{{sortname|The|Corpse|nolink=1}}'' || Walter Eastwood || Also known as ''Velvet House'' and ''Crucible of Horror''
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Henry VIII and His Six Wives]]'' || Norfolk ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Savage Messiah]]'' || M. Gaudier ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Horror Hospital]]'' || Dr. Christian Storm ||
|-
| 1973 || ''{{sortname|The|Legend of Hell House}}'' || Emeric Belasco || Uncredited
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Satan's Slave]]'' || Uncle Alexander Yorke ||
|-
| 1978 || ''{{sortname|The|Boys from Brazil|The Boys from Brazil (film)}}'' || Mr. Harrington ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Venom (1981 film)|Venom]]'' || David Ball ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Smiley's People]]'' || Mikhel ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'': ''[[Arc of Infinity]]'' || Councillor Hedin
|-
| 1983 || ''{{sortname|The|Dresser}}'' || Frank Carrington ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Oxford Blues]]'' || Doctor Ambrose ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Top Secret!]]'' || Dr. Paul Flammond ||
|-
| 1984 || ''{{sortname|A|Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol (1984 film)}}'' || Mr. Poole ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' || [[Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere|Baron Delamere]] ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Caravaggio (film)|Caravaggio]]'' || Cardinal Del Monte ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]: [[The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn]]'' || Philip Ogleby ||
|-
| 1987 || ''{{sortname|The|Fourth Protocol|The Fourth Protocol (film)}}'' || Sir Bernard Hemmings ||
|-
| 1988 || ''{{sortname|The|Serpent and the Rainbow|The Serpent and the Rainbow (film)}}'' || Schoonbacher ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Strapless]]'' || Douglas Brodie ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Batman (1989 movie)|Batman]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth]] ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth]] || Voice
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Let Him Have It]]'' || Lord Goddard ||
|-
| 1992 || ''{{sortname|The|Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Russia 1910|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles}}'' || [[Leo Tolstoy]] ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Batman Returns]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth]] ||
|-
| 1993 || ''{{sortname|The|Age of Innocence|The Age of Innocence (film)}}'' || Henry van der Luyden ||
|-
| 1993 || ''{{sortname|The|Hour of the Pig}}'' || Magistrate Boniface ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Wittgenstein (film)|Wittgenstein]]'' || [[Bertrand Russell]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Batman Forever]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth]] ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Batman & Robin]]'' || [[Alfred Pennyworth]] ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[St. Ives (1998 film)|St. Ives]]'' || Comte de Saint-Yves ||
|-
| 1999 || ''{{sortname|The|Cherry Orchard|The Cherry Orchard (film)}}'' || Feers ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'' || Notary Hardenbrook ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' || Elder Gutknecht || Voice
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || [[Dodo (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Uilleam]] || Voice; Final role
|-
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== References ==
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