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.
Filmography
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
as Self - Archie Pennington-Booth
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
as Self - Archie Pennington-Booth
Living
as Sir James
Living
as Sir James
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
as Arnold Ridley
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
as Arnold Ridley
Coalition
as Senior Tory MP Buchanan
Coalition
as Senior Tory MP Buchanan
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland
as Ian MacGregor
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland
as Ian MacGregor
Panto!
as Johnny
Panto!
as Johnny
Run For Your Wife
as Man on Bus
Run For Your Wife
as Man on Bus
The Iron Lady
as William
The Iron Lady
as William
Holy Flying Circus
as Malcolm Muggeridge
Holy Flying Circus
as Malcolm Muggeridge
Margaret
as Alan Clark
Margaret
as Alan Clark
Sharpe's Peril
as Simmerson
Sharpe's Peril
as Simmerson
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Sir Waldron Smithers
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Sir Waldron Smithers
HG Wells: War with the World
as Minister
HG Wells: War with the World
as Minister
Sharpe's Challenge
as Simmerson
Sharpe's Challenge
as Simmerson
The Government Inspector
as Sir Richard Dearlove
The Government Inspector
as Sir Richard Dearlove
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Lord Lyttleton
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Lord Lyttleton
A Different Loyalty
as Dick Madsen
A Different Loyalty
as Dick Madsen
Reversals
as Derek Barry
Reversals
as Derek Barry
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
The Innocent
as Harold Haig
The Innocent
as Harold Haig
Justice in Wonderland
as Whiteman
Justice in Wonderland
as Whiteman
Longitude
as Waddington, Gould's solicitor
Longitude
as Waddington, Gould's solicitor
Nancherrow
as Sir George Rawlings
Nancherrow
as Sir George Rawlings
Incognito
as Detective Inspector Deeks
Incognito
as Detective Inspector Deeks
Sharpe: The Legend
as Simmerson
Sharpe: The Legend
as Simmerson
The Saint
as Cold Fusion Broker
The Saint
as Cold Fusion Broker
Sharpe's Regiment
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe's Regiment
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe's Sword
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe's Sword
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe's Eagle
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe's Eagle
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Winston Churchill
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Winston Churchill
Tell Me That You Love Me
as Geoff
Tell Me That You Love Me
as Geoff
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Redvers Fenn-Cooper
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Redvers Fenn-Cooper
The Return of the Soldier
as Stephen
The Return of the Soldier
as Stephen
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
as Lord Cranleigh
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
as Lord Cranleigh
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Charles Masterman
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Charles Masterman
Daphne Laureola
as Bill
Daphne Laureola
as Bill
The Country Wife
as Sparkish
The Country Wife
as Sparkish