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Michael Roy Kitchen is an English actor and television producer, best known for his role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama series Foyle's War 2002-15. He also played the role of Bill Tanner in two James Bond films and John Farrow in BBC Four's comedy series Brian Pern.
Born
Sunday, 31 October 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Britain's Favourite Detective | DCS Christopher Foyle | 2020 |
| The Collection | Frederic Lemaire | 2016 |
| The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | John Farrow | 2014 |
| White Heat | Jack (present day) | 2012 |
| Hacks | Stanhope Feast | 2012 |
| My Week with Marilyn | Hugh Perceval | 2011 |
| Second Sight: Parasomnia | Bruce Roddam | 2008 |
| Mobile | David West | 2007 |
| Falling | Henry Kent | 2005 |
| Foyle's War | Christopher Foyle / DCS Foyle | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Britain's Favourite Detective | DCS Christopher Foyle | 2020 |
| The Collection | Frederic Lemaire | 2016 |
| The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | John Farrow | 2014 |
| White Heat | Jack (present day) | 2012 |
| Hacks | Stanhope Feast | 2012 |
| My Week with Marilyn | Hugh Perceval | 2011 |
| Second Sight: Parasomnia | Bruce Roddam | 2008 |
| Mobile | David West | 2007 |
| Falling | Henry Kent | 2005 |
| Foyle's War | Christopher Foyle / DCS Foyle | 2002 |
| New Year's Day | Robin | 2001 |
| Lorna Doone | Judge Jeffreys / Judge Jeffrey | 2000 |
| Proof of Life | Ian Havery | 2000 |
| A History of Britain | Reader / (voice) / Reading | 2000 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change | Lloyd George | 2000 |
| Faking It | Self - Narrator | 2000 |
| The Holocaust on Trial | Prof. Richard Evans | 2000 |
| The Secret World of Michael Fry | Herbie | 2000 |
| The Railway Children | Father | 2000 |
| Oliver Twist | Mr Brownlow / Mr. Brownlow | 1999 |
| The World Is Not Enough | Bill Tanner / Tanner | 1999 |
| Always and Everyone | Jack Turner | 1999 |
| Reckless: The Sequel | Richard Crane | 1998 |
| Sista kontraktet | Ray Lambert / John Gales alias Ray Lambert | 1998 |
| A Royal Scandal | Lord Malmesbury | 1997 |
| Mrs Dalloway | Peter Walsh | 1997 |
| Sunnyside Farm | Letchworth | 1997 |
| Reckless | Richard Crane | 1997 |
| Wilderness | Luther Adams | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Philip Swain | 1996 |
| GoldenEye | Bill Tanner | 1995 |
| Kidnapped | William Reid | 1995 |
| The Hanging Gale | Captain William Townsend | 1995 |
| The Buccaneers | Sir Helmsley Thwaite | 1995 |
| Fatherland | Jaeger / SS-Untersturmführer Max Jäger | 1994 |
| Harry Enfield and Chums | David the Director | 1994 |
| Doomsday Gun | Doctor Christopher Cowley | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Dudley Hooperman | 1994 |
| Dandelion Dead | Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong | 1994 |
| Network First | Self - Narrator | 1994 |
| To Play the King | King / The King | 1993 |
| The Trial | Block | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Jonathan Meyerbridge | 1992 |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Narrator / Polixenes | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Roger Boshier | 1992 |
| Hostage | Fredericks | 1992 |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Lloyd George | 1992 |
| Enchanted April | George Briggs | 1991 |
| The Advocates | James McCandlish | 1991 |
| The War That Never Ends | 2nd Athenian Representative | 1991 |
| The Russia House | Clive | 1990 |
| Fools of Fortune | Mr. Quinton / Mr Quinton | 1990 |
| Chancer | Roman | 1990 |
| Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage | Smiley Face | 1989 |
| Crossing to Freedom | Maj. Diessen / Major Diessen | 1989 |
| Stay Lucky | Ray Monk | 1989 |
| Screen One | Bill English | 1989 |
| Dykket | Bricks | 1989 |
| Brimstone and Treacle | Martin Taylor | 1987 |
| Biography | Narrator | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Russell Clark | 1987 |
| Boon | Donald Blake | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | David Herbert | 1986 |
| The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | 1985 |
| Out of Africa | Berkeley / Berkeley Cole | 1985 |
| Freud | Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow | 1984 |
| The Comedy of Errors | Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse | 1983 |
| The Bunker | Rochus Misch | 1981 |
| Caught on a Train | Peter | 1980 |
| Breaking Glass | Larner | 1980 |
| Minder | Maltese Tony | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Arthur | 1979 |
| No Man's Land | Foster | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Creation Performer | 1978 |
| The Professionals | Duffy | 1977 |
| Beasts | Bob Curry | 1976 |
| Seven Faces of Woman | Archie | 1974 |
| Fall of Eagles | Trotsky | 1974 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Peter / Rose S.J. | 1974 |
| The Brontës of Haworth | Branwell Brontë | 1973 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Herbert White | 1973 |
| Centre Play | The Student | 1973 |
| Thriller | George Newton / Ian | 1973 |
| Country Matters | Henry Batley | 1972 |
| Dracula A.D. 1972 | Greg | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Peter Coppard | 1972 |
| Unman, Wittering and Zigo | Bungabine | 1971 |
| Masterpiece | Father | 1971 |
| Man at the Top | Trevor | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Alan / Stephen / Dick Foster | 1970 |
| Crime of Passion | Philippe Villon | 1970 |
| ITV Playhouse | Tommy | 1967 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Waller | 1965 |
| Love Story | Roy | 1963 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Foyle's War | 2002 |
