Biography
Michael Sheard (born Michael Lawson Perkins) was a Scottish actor. Born on 18 June 1938 in Aberdeen, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. He carried out national service in the Royal Air Force.
Sheard appeared in numerous films and television programmes, often cast as villains or authority figures. He played Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Maurice Bronson in the children's series Grange Hill (1985–89), and Herr Grunwald in the first series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983). He took six roles in Doctor Who between 1966 and 1988, and portrayed Adolf Hitler five times on screen, including in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005 on the Isle of Wight, aged 67.
