Michael Kitchen

Biography

Michael Kitchen (born 31 October 1948 in Leicester) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as DCS Foyle in the British TV series Foyle's War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kitchen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Michael Kitchen has 79 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently All the Kemps Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Foyle's War, Out of Africa, The Guilty. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

79

Birth Date

1948-10-31 00:00:00

Birth Place

Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Foyle's War
• 

  Out of Africa
• 

  The Guilty
• 

  Hacks
• 

  Falling
• Adolf & Eva

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• All the Kemps Collection (2 titles)
• James Bond (2 titles)
• Dracula & Frankenstein (Jesús Franco Collection) (1 titles)
• Dracula (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Honeysuckle Weeks (1 collaborations)
• Robert Redford (1 collaborations)
• Meryl Streep (1 collaborations)
• Klaus Maria Brandauer (1 collaborations)
• Malick Bowens (1 collaborations)
• Michael Gough (1 collaborations)
• Suzanna Hamilton (1 collaborations)
• Rachel Kempson (1 collaborations)
• Graham Crowden (1 collaborations)
• Leslie Phillips (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (78 credits)

  • Savages

    Carlos Esquerdo

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Mrs. Weekley's Lover

    D.H. Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Kemps: All Gold

    John Farrow

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Kemps: All True

    Harvey Stickles

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Hacks

    Stanhope Feast

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • My Week with Marilyn

    Hugh Perceval

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Falling

    Henry Kent

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Alibi

    Greg Brentwood

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Foyle's War

    DCS Foyle

    actor

    actors

    - Elise (2015) ... DCS Foyle actor actors

    - Trespass (2015) ... DCS Foyle actor actors

    - High Castle (2015) ... DCS Foyle actor actors

    - Sunflower (2013) ... DCS Foyle actor actors

    - The Cage (2013) ... DCS Foyle actor actors
    2002
  • Adolf & Eva

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • New Year's Day

    Robin

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Lorna Doone

    Judge Jeffrey

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Proof of Life

    Ian Havery

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

    Lloyd George

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Railway Children

    Father

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    Herbie

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The World Is Not Enough

    Tanner

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Reckless: The Sequel

    Richard Crane

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Last Contract

    John Gales alias Ray Lambert

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • A Royal Scandal

    Lord Malmesbury

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Mrs. Dalloway

    Peter Walsh

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Wilderness

    Luther Adams

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Dalziel and Pascoe

    - Bones and Silence (1998) ... Philip Swain actor actors
    1996
  • GoldenEye

    Bill Tanner

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Kidnapped

    William Reid

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

    Jeremy Swain

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Hanging Gale

    Captain William Townsend

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Fatherland

    SS-Untersturmführer Max Jäger

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Doomsday Gun

    Doctor Christopher Cowley

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Drilling Fields

    Voice-over

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • To Play the King

    The King

    actor

    actors

    - Part 4 (1993) ... The King actor actors

    - Part 3 (1993) ... The King actor actors

    - Part 2 (1993) ... The King actor actors

    - Part 1 (1993) ... The King actor actors
    1993
  • The Trial

    Block

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Hamlet

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Guilty

    Steven Vey

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Hostage

    Fredericks

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • A Touch of Frost

    - The Things We Do for Love (1996) ... Jonathan Meyerbridge actor actors
    1992
  • Enchanted April

    George Briggs

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The War That Never Ends

    2nd Athenian Representative

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Russia House

    Clive

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Fools of Fortune

    Mr Quinton

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Crossing to Freedom

    Maj. Diessen

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

    Smiley Face

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Home Run

    Bill English

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Dive

    Bricks

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Benefactors

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Customer Service From Hell

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Inspector Morse

    - The Death of the Self (1992) ... Russell Clark actor actors
    1987
  • The Browning Version

    Frank Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Out of Africa

    Berkeley Cole

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Love Song

    Young William Hatchard

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Comedy of Errors

    Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • King Lear

    Edmund

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • A Room for the Winter

    Stephen

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Caught on a Train

    Peter

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Breaking Glass

    Larner

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Bedroom Farce

    Nick

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Misanthrope

    Acaste

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • School Play

    Rose S J

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Long and the Short and the Tall

    Private Bamforth

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Minder

    - Fiddler on the Hoof (1989) ... Maltese Tony actor actors
    1979
  • Tales of the Unexpected

    - The Best of Everything (1981) ... Arthur actor actors
    1979
  • No Man's Land

    Foster

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Professionals

    - Runner (1979) ... Duffy actor actors
    1977
  • Beasts: What Big Eyes

    Bob Curry

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Brimstone and Treacle

    Martin Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Imp of the Perverse

    The Student

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Sleepwalker

    Ian

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Once the Killing Starts

    George Newton

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Playhouse

    - Caught on a Train (1980) ... Peter actor actors

    - School Play (1979) ... Rose S.J. actor actors
    1974
  • The Monkey's Paw

    Herbert White

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Four Beauties

    Henry Batley

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Reporters

    Alan

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Dracula A.D. 1972

    Greg

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Unman, Wittering and Zigo

    Bungabine

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Hell's Angel

    Dick Foster

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Is That Your Body, Boy

    Waller

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Play for Today

    - The Reporters (1972) ... Alan actor actors

    - Hell's Angel (1971) ... Dick Foster actor actors
    1970
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Misanthrope (1983) ... Acaste actor actors
    1965

• production (1 credits)

  • Foyle's War

    consulting producer

    production

    - Elise (2015) ... consulting producer production

    - Trespass (2015) ... consulting producer production

    - High Castle (2015) ... consulting producer production

    - Sunflower (2013) ... consulting producer production

    - The Cage (2013) ... consulting producer production
    2002