Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.
Known For
Batman Forever
(1995)
Alfred Pennyworth
Batman & Robin
(1997)
Alfred Pennyworth
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Dodo (voice)
Batman
(1989)
Alfred
Batman Returns
(1992)
Alfred Pennyworth
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Mr. Poole
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Notary Hardenbrook
Dracula
(1958)
Arthur Holmwood
Top Secret!
(1984)
Dr. Paul Flammond
Out of Africa
(1985)
Lord Delamere
Venom
(1981)
David Ball
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(1989)
Teacher #2 (voice)
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Henry van der Luyden
The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
Schoonbacher
Trog
(1970)
Sam Murdock
Full Filmography
Acting
Anna Karenina
(1948)
Nicholai
Saraband for Dead Lovers
(1948)
Prince Charles
Blanche Fury
(1948)
Laurence Fury
The Small Back Room
(1949)
Capt. Dick Stuart
Ha'penny Breeze
(1950)
(uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Michael Corland
Blackmailed
(1951)
Maurice Edwards
Night Was Our Friend
(1951)
Martin
No Resting Place
(1951)
Alec Kyle
The Sword and the Rose
(1953)
Duke of Buckingham
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
(1953)
Duke of Montrose
Twice Upon a Time
(1953)
Mr. Lloyd
Richard III
(1955)
Dighton
The Last Reunion
(1955)
Reach for the Sky
(1956)
Flying Instructor Pearson
Ill Met by Moonlight
(1957)
Andoni Zoidakis
The House in the Woods
(1957)
Geoffrey Carter
The Peaceful Inn
(1957)
Hatlock
Dracula
(1958)
Arthur Holmwood
The Horse's Mouth
(1958)
Abel
Horrors of the Black Museum
(1959)
Edmond Bancroft
Model for Murder
(1959)
Kingsley Beauchamp
Konga
(1961)
Dr. Charles Decker
What a Carve Up!
(1961)
Fisk - the Butler
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Tamise
The Phantom of the Opera
(1962)
Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
Candidate for Murder
(1962)
Black Zoo
(1963)
Michael Conrad
Tamahine
(1963)
Cartwright
The Count of Monte Cristo
(1964)
Gerard de Villefort
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Eric Landor (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
The Skull
(1965)
Auctioneer
Game for Three Losers
(1965)
The Drinking Party
(1965)
Pausanias
Alice in Wonderland
(1966)
March Hare
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
(1966)
The Toymaker
They Came from Beyond Space
(1967)
Dr. Arnold Grey
Berserk!
(1967)
Albert Dorando
Curse of the Crimson Altar
(1968)
Elder
One Night... a Train
(1968)
Jeremiah
A Walk with Love and Death
(1969)
Mad Monk
Women in Love
(1969)
Mr. Brangwen
Trog
(1970)
Sam Murdock
Julius Caesar
(1970)
Metellus Cimber
Crucible of Horror
(1971)
Walter Eastwood
The Go-Between
(1971)
Mr Maudsley
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
(1972)
Norfolk
Savage Messiah
(1972)
M. Gaudier
Vincent the Dutchman
(1972)
Vincent Van Gogh
Horror Hospital
(1973)
Dr. Christian Storm
The Legend of Hell House
(1973)
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
The Gift of Friendship
(1974)
Bill Wakely
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
(1974)
Mr. Yule
Monet in London
(1974)
Narrator
Galileo
(1975)
Sagredo
The Man from Nowhere
(1975)
Voice of the Man (voice)
Satan's Slave
(1976)
Alexander Yorke
The Boys from Brazil
(1978)
Mr. Harrington
Question of Love
(1978)
Sir Baldwin
Venom
(1981)
David Ball
Witness for the Prosecution
(1982)
Judge
Another Flip for Dominick
(1982)
Professor Burrows
Inside the Third Reich
(1982)
Dr. Rust
Cymbeline
(1982)
Belarius
The Dresser
(1983)
Frank Carrington
To the Lighthouse
(1983)
Mr. Ramsay
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
(1983)
Councillor Hedin
Top Secret!
(1984)
Dr. Paul Flammond
Oxford Blues
(1984)
Doctor Ambrose
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Mr. Poole
Memed My Hawk
(1984)
Kerimoglu
The Biko Inquest
(1984)
Professor Loubser
Out of Africa
(1985)
Lord Delamere
Arthur the King
(1985)
Archbishop
Lace 2
(1985)
Caravaggio
(1986)
Cardinal Del Monte
Hard Travelling
(1986)
Peter
The Fourth Protocol
(1987)
Sir Bernard Hemmings
Maschenka
(1987)
Vater
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
Albani
The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
Schoonbacher
Batman
(1989)
Alfred
Strapless
(1989)
Douglas Brodie
The Shell Seekers
(1989)
Roy Brookner
The Mountain and the Molehill
(1989)
Mr Maggs
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(1989)
Teacher #2 (voice)
The Garden
(1990)
Voice Overs/Old Man at Sauna
Sleepers
(1991)
Andrei Zorin
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Lord Goddard
The Wanderer
(1991)
Veteran Warrior
Children of the North
(1991)
Arthur Apple
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)
Batman Returns
(1992)
Alfred Pennyworth
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Henry van der Luyden
The Hour of the Pig
(1993)
Magistrate Boniface
Wittgenstein
(1993)
Betrand Russell
Nostradamus
(1994)
Jean de Remy
Batman Forever
(1995)
Alfred Pennyworth
A Village Affair
(1995)
Sir Ralph Unwin
The Haunting of Helen Walker
(1995)
Barnaby
Uncovered
(1995)
Don Manuel
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
(1996)
Gopher (voice)
Batman & Robin
(1997)
Alfred Pennyworth
Voice B Gone
(1997)
The Voice, Johnny, Dog (voice)
What Rats Won't Do
(1998)
Justice Tomlin
St. Ives
(1998)
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Notary Hardenbrook
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
(1999)
Leo Tolstoy
The Cherry Orchard
(1999)
Feers
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
(1999)
Gopher (voice)
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
(1999)
Doctor
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(2000)
Self
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
(2000)
Gopher (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
(2000)
Gopher (voice)
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Dodo (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
(2024)
The Toymaker (voice)