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Michael Kilgarriff (born 16 June 1937)is a British actor, author and pianist from Brighton. As an actor, he is well known for his rich voice and height. His film and television roles include The Dark Crystal (1982) as the General, and the Doctor Who serials The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967), Robot (1974–75) and Attack of the Cybermen (1985). At six feet five inches (1.96 m) tall, he is sought for certain roles, such as the Cyber Controller in Doctor Who, a role he played in 1967 and 1985. He appeared in the same series as an Ogron (1973) and as the eponymous K1 Robot in the story Robot (1974–75). He returned to play the K1 robot in the Big Finish Productions Bernice Summerfield audio adventure The Relics of Jegg-Sau. He did voice work for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix as Obelix, the Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal (1982) as SkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" in the movie), was film director Joe Steiner in the UFO episode "Conflict", and played the part of the Green King in the BBC Television serial The Moon Stallion (1978). In 1979, he provided voices for several characters in the cult television adventure series "Monkey" when it was dubbed into English. These were invariably gruff, often villainous characters, including warlords and demons.

Known For

7.5

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

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Self

The Story of Music Hall

2011

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Voice of God

Albert's Speech

2008

6.3

Cyberman Controller (archive footage)

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008

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Are Friends Electric?

2007

4.6

The Ogre (voice)

Snow White: The Sequel

2007

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The Story of Doctor Who

2003

7.0

Music Hall Chairman

Tipping the Velvet

2002

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Carnival of Monsters

1999

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5.7

Oscar's Orchestra

1995

Credits

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

7.5

The Story of Music Hall

as Self

2011

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Albert's Speech

as Voice of God

2008

0.0

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

as Cyberman Controller (archive footage)

2008

6.3

Are Friends Electric?

2007

0.0

Snow White: The Sequel

as The Ogre (voice)

2007

4.6

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

0.0

Tipping the Velvet

as Music Hall Chairman

2002

7.0

Carnival of Monsters

1999

0.0

🎬

Oscar's Orchestra

1995

5.7

The Storyteller

as Lion (voice)

1988

8.1

The Storyteller

as Pond Sprite (voice)

1988

8.1

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen

as Cyber Controller

1985

6.2

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

as K1 Robot (archive footage)

1983

7.0

The Dark Crystal

as General (voice)

1982

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🎬

The Upchat Line

as Husband

1977

6.0

Doctor Who: Robot

as The Robot

1975

6.8

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

as Second Ogron

1973

8.0

UFO

as Steiner

1970

7.6

Camelot

as Sir Paul (uncredited)

1967

6.2

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

as Cyber Controller

1967

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Doctor Who

1963

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Doctor Who

as Robot

1963

7.9

Doctor Who

as Second Ogron

1963

7.9

Doctor Who

as Cyberman Controller

1963

7.9

We Joined the Navy

as Claude

1963

5.4

Wings Over Everest

as Narrator

1934

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