Michael Sheard

What strikes me about Michael Sheard is how a Scottish actor from Aberdeen built a whole career out of being memorable in small doses. He's the rare performer who's both a Star Wars footnote and a household name to a generation of British kids, thanks to that stern deputy headmaster turn in Grange Hill. To me, the Admiral Ozzel cameo in The Empire Strikes Back captures his gift perfectly: he barely has screen time, yet you remember the face and the menace. Sheard passed in 2005, but specializing in villains clearly kept him working steadily for decades, which I find quietly impressive.

Name (English)

Michael Sheard

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・シェアード

Reading

まいける・しぇあーど

Born

June 18, 1938 – August 31, 2005

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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