About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1947-05-19
Place of birth:
Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
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Michael Cochrane

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Michael Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor who specialises in playing upper class characters, sometimes with a suaveness that hides their villainy.

He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera The Archers, The Pallisers (1974), Wings (1977-78), The Citadel (1983), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), No Job for a Lady, The Chief (1990-1995), and as Sir Henry Simmerson in the Sharpe series.

He has twice appeared in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, first as Charles Cranleigh in the serial "Black Orchid" (1982) and later as Redvers Fenn-Cooper in "Ghost Light" (1989). He was later associated with Doctor Who when he appeared in the 2006 Big Finish Productions audio drama "No Man's Land".

He featured in the ITV science fiction series The Uninvited. In 2008 he appeared in the soap opera Doctors as Daniel's solicitor and in 2009 in Margaret as MP Alan Clark. He appeared in the situation comedy Perfect World as the sex-obsessed marketing director.

Cochrane also starred in the 2002 film Offending Angels with Susannah Harker and Shaun Parkes. He is married to the actress Belinda Carroll.

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Known for

Acting
2024 To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy Actor Self - Archie Pennington-Booth N/A
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2022 Living Actor Sir James 63
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2019 Sticks and Stones Actor Clayton 69
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2018 RSC Live: Twelfth Night Actor Sir Andrew Aguecheek 59
Average
2017 Decline and Fall Actor Prosecutor 61
Fair
2015 Downton Abbey: The Finale Actor Reverend Travis N/A
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2015 We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story Actor Arnold Ridley 59
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2015 Coalition Actor Senior Tory MP Buchanan 59
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2014 Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland Actor Ian MacGregor N/A
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2012 Panto! Actor Johnny N/A
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2012 Run For Your Wife Actor Man on Bus 58
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2011 The Iron Lady Actor William 62
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2009 Margaret Actor Alan Clark 58
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2008 Sharpe's Peril Actor Simmerson 59
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2008 Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley Actor Sir Waldron Smithers 59
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2006 HG Wells: War with the World Actor Minister 59
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2006 Sharpe's Challenge Actor Simmerson 59
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2005 The Government Inspector Actor Sir Richard Dearlove 59
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2005 Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Actor Lord Lyttleton N/A
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2004 A Different Loyalty Actor Dick Madsen 58
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2003 Reversals Actor Derek Barry N/A
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2002 The Falklands Play Actor Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) 59
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2002 The Cry Actor Nathaniel Wakely 59
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2002 The Cry Actor Nathaniel Weekly 69
Fair
2001 The Innocent Actor Harold Haig N/A
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2000 Perfect World Actor 69
Fair
2000 Longitude Actor Waddington, Gould's solicitor 59
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2000 Longitude Actor Waddington 69
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1999 Nancherrow Actor 69
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1999 Nancherrow Actor Sir George Rawlings 59
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1997 Incognito Actor Detective Inspector Deeks 58
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1997 The Uninvited Actor N/A
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1997 The Saint Actor 60
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1996 Sharpe's Regiment Actor Sir Henry Simmerson 59
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1995 Sharpe's Sword Actor Sir Henry Simmerson 59
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1993 Sharpe's Eagle Actor Colonel/General Sir Henry Simmerson 59
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1992 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Actor Winston Churchill 59
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1991 A Murder of Quality Actor Charles Hecht 58
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1991 Tell Me That You Love Me Actor Geoff N/A
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1990 The Chief Actor 69
Fair
1990 No Job for a Lady Actor 69
Fair
1990 Number One Gun Actor Flash Fairmaid 59
Average
1989 The Return of Sam McCloud Actor Geraint Davies 58
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1989 Doctor Who: Ghost Light Actor Redvers Fenn-Cooper 59
Average
1984 Hay Fever Actor Sandy Tyrell 58
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1984 Frankenstein Actor Henry Clervell 58
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1984 Real Life Actor Lipton N/A
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1983 The Return of the Soldier Actor Stephen 59
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1983 Ascendancy Actor Officer 58
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1982 Doctor Who: Black Orchid Actor Lord Cranleigh 58
Average
1981 Escape to Victory Actor Farrell 65
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1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George Actor Charles Masterman N/A
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1980 Love in a Cold Climate Actor Cedric Hampton 69
Fair
1978 Daphne Laureola Actor Bill 59
Average
1977 The Country Wife Actor Sparkish N/A
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1977 Wings Actor Charles Gaylion 70
Good
1974 The Pallisers Actor 69
Fair