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Michael Kitchen

English actor and television producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1948 · age 78

Michael Roy Kitchen is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama Foyle's War, which ran for nine series between 2002 and 2015.

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A life in dates

2012HacksFilm, Stanhope Feast2005FallingFilm, Henry Kent2002Foyle's WarSeries, DCS Foyle2001Lorna DooneFilm, Judge Jeffrey1999The World Is Not EnoughFilm, Tanner1997A Royal ScandalFilm, Lord Malmesbury1994Harry Enfield and ChumsSeries, David the DirectorDoomsday GunFilm, 1994Doctor Christopher Cowley1992HostageFilm, Fredericks1991Enchanted AprilFilm, George Briggs1989Screen OneSeries, Bill EnglishBall-Trap On The Cote SauvageFilm, 1989Smiley Face1986LovejoySeries, David Herbert1983The Comedy of ErrorsFilm, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse1981A Room for the WinterFilm, Stephen1979MinderSeries, Maltese Tony1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of SyracuseNo Man's LandFilm, 1978Foster1975SleepwalkerFilm, Ian1974PlayhouseSeries, Rose S.J.1972New Scotland YardSeries, Peter Coppard1971Unman, Wittering and ZigoFilm, Bungabine1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Acaste1948Born31 October 1948

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  • Out of Africa 1985
  • GoldenEye 1995
  • Enchanted April 1991
  • My Week with Marilyn 2011
  • The World Is Not Enough 1999

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Filmography 40

133 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

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He also played the role of Bill Tanner in two James Bond films opposite Pierce Brosnan, and that of John Farrow in BBC Four's comedy series Brian Pern.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78