Michael Cochrane

Michael Cochrane

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Cochrane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2024

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
as Self - Archie Pennington-Booth
Movie - Released: 1/27/2024

2022

Living
Living
as Sir James
Movie - Released: 11/4/2022
I Hate You
I Hate You
as Leonard
TV - Released: 9/29/2022

2021

The Outlaws
The Outlaws
as Mr Kingsley
TV - Released: 10/25/2021

2019

Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones
as Clayton
TV - Released: 12/16/2019

2018

RSC Live: Twelfth Night
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Movie - Released: 2/14/2018

2017

Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall
as Prosecutor
TV - Released: 3/31/2017

2016

The Crown
The Crown
as Vice Provost Sir Henry Marten
TV - Released: 11/4/2016
Agatha Raisin
Agatha Raisin
as Sir Desmond
TV - Released: 6/7/2016

2015

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
as Arnold Ridley
Movie - Released: 12/22/2015
Coalition
Coalition
as Senior Tory MP Buchanan
Movie - Released: 3/28/2015

2014

Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland
as Ian MacGregor
Movie - Released: 6/20/2014
The Musketeers
The Musketeers
TV - Released: 1/19/2014

2013

Man Down
Man Down
TV - Released: 10/18/2013
Vicious
Vicious
TV - Released: 4/29/2013
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
as Judge
TV - Released: 10/29/2013

2012

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
as Man on Bus
Movie - Released: 5/16/2012
Panto!
Panto!
as Johnny
Movie - Released: 12/26/2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Captain Smith
TV - Released: 5/13/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Sir Brigham Aylward
TV - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
as William
Movie - Released: 12/26/2011

2010

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Reverend Travis
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

Margaret
Margaret
as Alan Clark
Movie - Released: 3/26/2009

2008

Sharpe's Peril
Sharpe's Peril
as Simmerson
Movie - Released: 11/2/2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Sir Waldron Smithers
Movie - Released: 6/12/2008
Mutual Friends
Mutual Friends
as Judge
TV - Released: 8/26/2008

2007

TV
My Spy Family
as Lord Bollingstock
TV - Released: 9/1/2007

2006

Sharpe's Challenge
Sharpe's Challenge
as Simmerson
Movie - Released: 4/23/2006
HG Wells: War with the World
HG Wells: War with the World
as Minister
Movie - Released: 9/30/2006

2005

The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector
as Sir Richard Dearlove
Movie - Released: 3/17/2005
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Lord Lyttleton
Movie - Released: 3/2/2005

2004

A Different Loyalty
A Different Loyalty
as Dick Madsen
Movie - Released: 11/12/2004

2003

Movie
Reversals
as Derek Barry
Movie - Released: 11/19/2003
Rosemary & Thyme
Rosemary & Thyme
as Franklin Danvers
TV - Released: 8/31/2003
Keen Eddie
Keen Eddie
TV - Released: 6/3/2003

2002

The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
Movie - Released: 4/10/2002
Movie
The Cry
as Nathaniel Wakely
Movie - Released: 4/8/2002
Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood
TV - Released: 11/14/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as Ross Vaughan
TV - Released: 5/13/2002
The Cry
The Cry
as Nathaniel Weekly
TV - Released: 4/8/2002

2001

Movie
The Innocent
as Harold Haig
Movie - Released: 1/7/2001
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

Longitude
Longitude
as Waddington, Gould's solicitor
Movie - Released: 1/2/2000
Perfect World
Perfect World
TV - Released: 2/25/2000
Monarch of the Glen
Monarch of the Glen
TV - Released: 2/27/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Waddington
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1999

Nancherrow
Nancherrow
as Sir George Rawlings
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Nancherrow
Nancherrow
TV - Released: 4/4/1999

1998

The Ambassador
The Ambassador
TV - Released: 1/4/1998

1997

The Saint
The Saint
Movie - Released: 4/3/1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend
as Simmerson
Movie - Released: 10/13/1997
Incognito
Incognito
as Detective Inspector Deeks
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
TV - Released: 9/25/1997
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
as Owen Glendower
TV - Released: 5/9/1997

1996

Sharpe's Regiment
Sharpe's Regiment
as Sir Henry Simmerson
Movie - Released: 5/1/1996

1995

Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword
as Sir Henry Simmerson
Movie - Released: 4/26/1995

1994

99-1
99-1
as Charlwood
TV - Released: 1/5/1994
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Julian Tubbs
TV - Released: 3/13/1994
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
as Mr. Price
TV - Released: 7/24/1994

1993

Sharpe's Eagle
Sharpe's Eagle
as Colonel/General Sir Henry Simmerson
Movie - Released: 5/12/1993
Sharpe
Sharpe
as Sir Henry Simmerson
TV - Released: 5/5/1993

1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Winston Churchill
Movie - Released: 4/18/1992
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
as Babcock, HMI
TV - Released: 12/6/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Derek Lightfoot
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Stephen Quinn
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Cunningham
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

Tell Me That You Love Me
Tell Me That You Love Me
as Geoff
Movie - Released: 9/8/1991
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
as Charles Hecht
Movie - Released: 10/4/1991
The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May
as Wing Commander Honeyman
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1990

Number One Gun
Number One Gun
as Flash Fairmaid
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
No Job for a Lady
No Job for a Lady
TV - Released: 2/7/1990
The Chief
The Chief
TV - Released: 4/24/1990
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
as The Ship's Officer
TV - Released: 10/29/1990

1989

The Return of Sam McCloud
The Return of Sam McCloud
as Geraint Davies
Movie - Released: 11/12/1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Redvers Fenn-Cooper
Movie - Released: 10/18/1989

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Swithun Riding
TV - Released: 8/2/1987
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
as Clifford
TV - Released: 10/11/1987

1986

Dear John
Dear John
TV - Released: 2/17/1986

1985

Howards' Way
Howards' Way
as Pierre Challon
TV - Released: 9/1/1985

1984

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as Henry Clervell
Movie - Released: 6/17/1984
Real Life
Real Life
as Lipton
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984
Hay Fever
Hay Fever
as Sandy Tyrell
Movie - Released: 12/4/1984
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
as Crimpley
TV - Released: 4/22/1984

1983

Ascendancy
Ascendancy
as Officer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
as Stephen
Movie - Released: 1/6/1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Dennis Radcliffe
TV - Released: 10/9/1983

1982

Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
as Lord Cranleigh
Movie - Released: 3/2/1982

1981

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Charles Masterman
Movie - Released: 3/4/1981
Escape to Victory
Escape to Victory
as Farrell
Movie - Released: 6/17/1981

1980

Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate
as Cedric Hampton
TV - Released: 10/29/1980

1979

To the Manor Born
To the Manor Born
as Archie Pennington-Booth
TV - Released: 9/30/1979

1978

Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola
as Bill
Movie - Released: 1/15/1978

1977

The Country Wife
The Country Wife
as Sparkish
Movie - Released: 2/13/1977
Wings
Wings
as Charles Gaylion
TV - Released: 1/2/1977

1976

Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Bill
TV - Released: 12/5/1976

1974

The Pallisers
The Pallisers
TV - Released: 1/19/1974

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Lord Cranleigh
TV - Released: 11/23/1963