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Known for Acting
Born 1916-11-23 · Died 2011-03-17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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.

Off the Leash (2026) — Self

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024) — The Toymaker (voice)

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021) — March Hare (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland (2010) — Uilleam / Dodo (voice)

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008) — Self

The Ties That Bind Us (2008) — Hedin (archive footage)

Corpse Bride (2005) — Elder Gutknecht (voice)

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) — Self

Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Notary Hardenbrook

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999) — Doctor

The Cherry Orchard (1999) — Feers

St. Ives (1998) — Comte de Saint-Yves

What Rats Won't Do (1998) — Justice Tomlin

Batman & Robin (1997) — Alfred Pennyworth

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996) — Leo Tolstoy

Batman Forever (1995) — Alfred Pennyworth

A Village Affair (1995) — Sir Ralph Unwin

Uncovered (1995) — Don Manuel

The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995) — Barnaby

Nostradamus (1994) — Jean de Remy

The World of Hammer (1994) — Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

The Age of Innocence (1993) — Henry van der Luyden

The Hour of the Pig (1993) — Magistrate Boniface

Wittgenstein (1993) — Betrand Russell

Batman Returns (1992) — Alfred

Dracula in the Movies (1992) — (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) — Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)

Sleepers (1991) — Andrei Zorin

Let Him Have It (1991) — Lord Goddard

The Wanderer (1991) — Veteran Warrior

Children of the North (1991) — Arthur Apple

Sleepers (1991) — Andrei Zorin · 4 episodes

The Garden (1990) — Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna

Batman (1989) — Alfred

Strapless (1989) — Douglas Brodie

The Shell Seekers (1989) — Roy Brookner

The Mountain and the Molehill (1989) — Mr Maggs

Campion (1989) — Mr. Hayhoe · 2 episodes

Blackeyes (1989) — Maurice James Kingsley · 4 episodes

Screen One (1989) — Mr. Maggs · 1 episode

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) — Schoonbacher

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) — Reader · 1 episode

The Fourth Protocol (1987) — Sir Bernard Hemmings

Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) — Albani

Maschenka (1987) — Vater

Inspector Morse (1987) — Philip Ogleby · 1 episode

A Killing on the Exchange (1987) — Charles Makepeace · 3 episodes

Caravaggio (1986) — Cardinal Del Monte

Hard Travelling (1986) — Peter

The Little Vampire (1986) — Onkel Theodor · 13 episodes

Ladies in Charge (1986) — Arthur James · 1 episode

ScreenPlay (1986) — Albani · 1 episode

Boon (1986) — Donald Bannerman · 1 episode

Out of Africa (1985) — Lord Delamere

Arthur the King (1985) — Archbishop

Lace 2 (1985)

Screen Two (1985) — Peter · 1 episode

Screen Two (1985) — Magistrate Boniface · 1 episode

Top Secret! (1984) — Dr. Paul Flammond

Oxford Blues (1984) — Doctor Ambrose

A Christmas Carol (1984) — Mr. Poole

Memed My Hawk (1984) — Kerimoglu

The Biko Inquest (1984) — Professor Loubser

Mistral's Daughter (1984) — Cardinal · 8 episodes

The Dresser (1983) — Frank Carrington

To the Lighthouse (1983) — Mr. Ramsay

Cymbeline (1983) — Belarius

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1983) — Councillor Hedin
Another Flip for Dominick (1982) — Professor Burrows

Witness for the Prosecution (1982) — Judge

Inside the Third Reich (1982) — Dr. Rust · 2 episodes

Smiley's People (1982) — Mikhel · 2 episodes

The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) — Sir George Durand · 1 episode

Venom (1981) — David Ball

The Boys from Brazil (1978) — Mr. Harrington

Question of Love (1978) — Sir Baldwin

Blake's 7 (1978) — Hower · 1 episode

Strangers (1978) — Professor Whittingham · 1 episode

Satan's Slave (1976) — Alexander Yorke

Sea-Change (1976) — Father

Galileo (1975) — Sagredo

The Man from Nowhere (1975) — Voice of the Man (voice)

Shades of Greene (1975) — Ransom · 1 episode
Ten from the Twenties (1975) — Peter · 1 episode
Monet in London (1974) — Narrator

The Gift of Friendship (1974) — Bill Wakely

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) — Mr. Yule

QB VII (1974) — Dr. Fletcher · 2 episodes

Microbes and Men (1974) — Sir Almroth Wright · 1 episode

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) — Mr. Yule · 1 episode

Shoulder to Shoulder (1974) — Dr Richard Pankhurst · 2 episodes

Fall of Eagles (1974) — Helphand · 1 episode

Horror Hospital (1973) — Dr. Christian Storm

The Legend of Hell House (1973) — Emeric Belasco (uncredited)

Centre Play (1973) — Matt · 1 episode

Centre Play (1973) — Father · 1 episode

Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) — Norfolk

Savage Messiah (1972) — M. Gaudier

Vincent the Dutchman (1972) — Vincent Van Gogh

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) — Beverly Carlton

Colditz (1972) — Major Schaeffer · 1 episode

The Protectors (1972) — Shkoder · 1 episode

Crown Court (1972) — Dr. De Quincey · 1 episode

Crucible of Horror (1971) — Walter Eastwood

The Go-Between (1971) — Mr Maudsley

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — Governor · 1 episode

The Search for the Nile (1971) — David Livingstone · 4 episodes

Trog (1970) — Sam Murdock

Julius Caesar (1970) — Metellus Cimber

Play for Today (1970) — Professor Burrows · 1 episode

A Walk with Love and Death (1969) — Mad Monk

Women in Love (1969) — Mr. Brangwen

The Main Chance (1969) — Sir George Andrews · 1 episode

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) — Elder

One Night... a Train (1968) — Jeremiah

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1968) — Ruskin

The Champions (1968) — Major Joss · 1 episode

Journey to the Unknown (1968) — Royal · 1 episode
For Amusement Only (1968) — Henry · 1 episode
Treasure Island (1968) — Squire Trelawney · 9 episodes

They Came from Beyond Space (1967) — Dr. Arnold Grey

Berserk! (1967) — Albert Dorando

Pride and Prejudice (1967) — Mr. Bennet · 6 episodes

ITV Playhouse (1967) — Bill Wakely · 1 episode

Alice in Wonderland (1966) — March Hare

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (1966) — The Toymaker

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) — Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")

The Skull (1965) — Auctioneer

Game for Three Losers (1965) — Robert Hilary
The Drinking Party (1965) — Pausanias

The Man in Room 17 (1965) — Andrei Konev · 1 episode

BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Eliut · 1 episode

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Ted Warner · 1 episode

Theatre 625 (1964) — Clodius Pulcher · 1 episode

Theatre 625 (1964) — Geoffrey Melville · 1 episode

Theatre 625 (1964) — Harry · 1 episode

Detective (1964) — Holroyd · 1 episode

The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) — Gérard de Villefort · 2 episodes

Black Zoo (1963) — Michael Conrad

Tamahine (1963) — Cartwright

Doctor Who (1963) — Toymaker · 3 episodes

Doctor Who (1963) — Councillor Hedin · 3 episodes

The Phantom of the Opera (1962) — Lord Ambrose d'Arcy

Candidate for Murder (1962) — Donald Edwards

The Saint (1962) — Collin Phillips · 1 episode

Konga (1961) — Dr. Charles Decker

Mr. Topaze (1961) — Tamise

What a Carve Up! (1961) — Fisk - the Butler

The Avengers (1961) — Nutski · 1 episode
Drama 61-67 (1961) — Charles · 1 episode

Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) — Edmond Bancroft

Model for Murder (1959) — Kingsley Beauchamp

Dracula (1958) — Arthur Holmwood

The Horse's Mouth (1958) — Abel
The Peaceful Inn (1957) — Hatlock

Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) — Andoni Zoidakis

The House in the Woods (1957) — Geoffrey Carter

Reach for the Sky (1956) — Flying Instructor Pearson

Armchair Theatre (1956) — The Doctor · 1 episode

Armchair Theatre (1956) — George in 'Double Exit' · 1 episode

The Last Reunion (1955)

Richard III (1955) — Dighton

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Boland · 1 episode

Sherlock Holmes (1954) · 1 episode

The Sword and the Rose (1953) — Duke of Buckingham

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953) — Duke of Montrose

Twice Upon a Time (1953) — Mr. Lloyd

The Man in the White Suit (1951) — Michael Corland

Blackmailed (1951) — Maurice Edwards

Night Was Our Friend (1951) — Martin

No Resting Place (1951) — Alec Kyle

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Beverley Carlton · 1 episode

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Judge · 1 episode

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Roy Brookner · 1 episode

Ha'penny Breeze (1950) — (uncredited)

The Small Back Room (1949) — Capt. Dick Stuart

Anna Karenina (1948) — Nicholai

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) — Prince Charles

Blanche Fury (1948) — Lawrence Fury