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.
Michael Kitchen is read about 965 times a day, in 18 languages.
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2012
HacksFilm, Stanhope Feast2005
FallingFilm, Henry Kent2002
Foyle's WarSeries, DCS Foyle2001
Lorna DooneFilm, Judge Jeffrey1999
The World Is Not EnoughFilm, Tanner1997
A Royal ScandalFilm, Lord Malmesbury1994
Harry Enfield and ChumsSeries, David the Director
Doomsday GunFilm, 1994Doctor Christopher Cowley1992
HostageFilm, Fredericks1991
Enchanted AprilFilm, George Briggs1989
Screen OneSeries, Bill EnglishBall-Trap On The Cote SauvageFilm, 1989Smiley Face1986
LovejoySeries, David Herbert1983
The Comedy of ErrorsFilm, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse1981A Room for the WinterFilm, Stephen1979
MinderSeries, Maltese Tony1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse
No Man's LandFilm, 1978Foster1975
SleepwalkerFilm, Ian1974
PlayhouseSeries, Rose S.J.1972
New Scotland YardSeries, Peter Coppard1971
Unman, Wittering and ZigoFilm, Bungabine1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Acaste1948Born31 October 1948
HacksFilm, Stanhope Feast2005
FallingFilm, Henry Kent2002
Foyle's WarSeries, DCS Foyle2001
Lorna DooneFilm, Judge Jeffrey1999
The World Is Not EnoughFilm, Tanner1997
A Royal ScandalFilm, Lord Malmesbury1994
Harry Enfield and ChumsSeries, David the Director
Doomsday GunFilm, 1994Doctor Christopher Cowley1992
HostageFilm, Fredericks1991
Enchanted AprilFilm, George Briggs1989
Screen OneSeries, Bill EnglishBall-Trap On The Cote SauvageFilm, 1989Smiley Face1986
LovejoySeries, David Herbert1983
The Comedy of ErrorsFilm, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse1981A Room for the WinterFilm, Stephen1979
MinderSeries, Maltese Tony1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse
No Man's LandFilm, 1978Foster1975
SleepwalkerFilm, Ian1974
PlayhouseSeries, Rose S.J.1972
New Scotland YardSeries, Peter Coppard1971
Unman, Wittering and ZigoFilm, Bungabine1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Acaste1948Born31 October 1948People around Michael
Close ties
Barbara Broccoli Produced GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough
Michael G. Wilson Produced GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough
Oliver Ford Davies Also in Mrs Dalloway and The War That Never Ends- Jack Gold Directed Inspector Morse
Judi Dench Also in My Week with Marilyn and GoldenEye
Rupert Graves Also in Mrs Dalloway and Doomsday Gun
Marleen Gorris Directed Mrs Dalloway (1997)- John Woodvine Also in The Browning Version and The Trial
Alan Gibson Directed Dracula A.D. 1972 (1973)- Jack Shepherd Also in A Room for the Winter (1981)
- Colin Gregg Directed Inspector Morse
- Jim Goddard Directed Inspector Morse
Simon Curtis Directed My Week with Marilyn (2012)- Stephen Bayly Produced Mrs Dalloway (1997)
Anthony Hopkins Also in The Trial and The Bunker
Pierce Brosnan Also in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough
Francis Ford Coppola Produced Kidnapped (1995)
Danny Boyle Directed Inspector Morse
Sydney Pollack Directed Out of Africa (1986)
Robbie Coltrane Also in The World Is Not Enough and GoldenEye
Harvey Weinstein Produced My Week with Marilyn (2012)
Michael Gough Also in Out of Africa and Inspector Morse
Martin Campbell Directed GoldenEye (1995)
James Fox Also in The Russia House and Hostage
Known for
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Out of Africa 1985
GoldenEye 1995
Enchanted April 1991
My Week with Marilyn 2011
The World Is Not Enough 1999
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
133 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
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