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 & Robin
(1997)
Alfred Pennyworth
Batman Forever
(1995)
Alfred Pennyworth
Batman
(1989)
Alfred
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Dodo (voice)
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Mr. Poole
Batman Returns
(1992)
Alfred Pennyworth
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Notary Hardenbrook
Dracula
(1958)
Arthur Holmwood
Top Secret!
(1984)
Dr. Paul Flammond
The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
Schoonbacher
Out of Africa
(1985)
Lord Delamere
Anna Karenina
(1948)
Nicholai
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(1989)
Teacher #2 (voice)
The Skull
(1965)
Auctioneer
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Henry van der Luyden
Full Filmography
Acting
Blanche Fury
(1948)
Laurence Fury
Saraband for Dead Lovers
(1948)
Prince Charles
Anna Karenina
(1948)
Nicholai
The Small Back Room
(1949)
Capt. Dick Stuart
Ha'penny Breeze
(1950)
(uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Michael Corland
No Resting Place
(1951)
Alec Kyle
Night Was Our Friend
(1951)
Martin
Blackmailed
(1951)
Maurice Edwards
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
(1953)
Duke of Montrose
Twice Upon a Time
(1953)
Mr. Lloyd
The Sword and the Rose
(1953)
Duke of Buckingham
Richard III
(1955)
Dighton
The Last Reunion
(1955)
Reach for the Sky
(1956)
Flying Instructor Pearson
Ill Met by Moonlight
(1957)
Andoni Zoidakis
The Peaceful Inn
(1957)
Hatlock
The House in the Woods
(1957)
Geoffrey Carter
The Horse's Mouth
(1958)
Abel
Dracula
(1958)
Arthur Holmwood
Model for Murder
(1959)
Kingsley Beauchamp
Horrors of the Black Museum
(1959)
Edmond Bancroft
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Tamise
What a Carve Up!
(1961)
Fisk - the Butler
Konga
(1961)
Dr. Charles Decker
Candidate for Murder
(1962)
The Phantom of the Opera
(1962)
Lord Ambrose d'Arcy
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")
Game for Three Losers
(1965)
The Drinking Party
(1965)
Pausanias
The Skull
(1965)
Auctioneer
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
Vincent the Dutchman
(1972)
Vincent Van Gogh
Savage Messiah
(1972)
M. Gaudier
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
(1972)
Norfolk
The Legend of Hell House
(1973)
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
Horror Hospital
(1973)
Dr. Christian Storm
Monet in London
(1974)
Narrator
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
(1974)
Mr. Yule
The Gift of Friendship
(1974)
Bill Wakely
The Man from Nowhere
(1975)
Voice of the Man (voice)
Galileo
(1975)
Sagredo
Satan's Slave
(1976)
Alexander Yorke
Question of Love
(1978)
Sir Baldwin
The Boys from Brazil
(1978)
Mr. Harrington
Venom
(1981)
David Ball
Witness for the Prosecution
(1982)
Judge
Cymbeline
(1982)
Belarius
Another Flip for Dominick
(1982)
Professor Burrows
Inside the Third Reich
(1982)
Dr. Rust
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
The Biko Inquest
(1984)
Professor Loubser
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Mr. Poole
Memed My Hawk
(1984)
Kerimoglu
Arthur the King
(1985)
Archbishop
Out of Africa
(1985)
Lord Delamere
Lace 2
(1985)
Hard Travelling
(1986)
Peter
Caravaggio
(1986)
Cardinal Del Monte
The Fourth Protocol
(1987)
Sir Bernard Hemmings
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
Albani
Maschenka
(1987)
Vater
The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
Schoonbacher
The Shell Seekers
(1989)
Roy Brookner
Strapless
(1989)
Douglas Brodie
Batman
(1989)
Alfred
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
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Lord Goddard
Children of the North
(1991)
Arthur Apple
The Wanderer
(1991)
Veteran Warrior
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Arthur Holmwood (archive footage)
Sleepers
(1991)
Andrei Zorin
Batman Returns
(1992)
Alfred Pennyworth
Wittgenstein
(1993)
Betrand Russell
The Hour of the Pig
(1993)
Magistrate Boniface
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Henry van der Luyden
Nostradamus
(1994)
Jean de Remy
A Village Affair
(1995)
Sir Ralph Unwin
Batman Forever
(1995)
Alfred Pennyworth
Uncovered
(1995)
Don Manuel
The Haunting of Helen Walker
(1995)
Barnaby
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
(1996)
Gopher (voice)
Batman & Robin
(1997)
Alfred Pennyworth
Voice B Gone
(1997)
The Voice, Johnny, Dog (voice)
St. Ives
(1998)
What Rats Won't Do
(1998)
Justice Tomlin
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
(1999)
Gopher (voice)
The Cherry Orchard
(1999)
Feers
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
(1999)
Leo Tolstoy
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Notary Hardenbrook
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
(1999)
Doctor
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
(2000)
Gopher (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
(2000)
Gopher (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(2000)
Self
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Dodo (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
(2024)
The Toymaker (voice)