Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish character actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children\'s series Grange Hill, which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).\n', '

Sheard was born Michael Perkins in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Donald Perkins, a church minister. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. During his national service Sheard was a Royal Air Force aircraftman.\n', '

Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and appeared in six televised stories of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing with the First Doctor in The Ark (1966), the Third Doctor in The Mind of Evil (1971),…