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Michael Kilgarriff (born 16 June 1937)^[1] is a British actor, author and pianist fromBrighton.^[2] As an actor, he is well known for his rich voice and height. His film and television roles includeThe Dark Crystal (1982) as the General, and theDoctor Who serialsThe Tomb of the Cybermen (1967),Robot (1974–75) andAttack of the Cybermen (1985).

At six feet five inches (1.96 m) tall, he is sought for certain roles, such as the Cyber Controller in Doctor Who,^[3] a role he played in 1967 and1985. He appeared in the same series as anOgron (1973)^[4] and as the eponymous K1 Robot in the storyRobot (1974–75).^[5]

He returned to play the K1 robot in theBig Finish ProductionsBernice Summerfield audio adventureThe Relics of Jegg-Sau. He did voice work forThe Twelve Tasks of Asterix as Obelix, theJim Henson movieThe Dark Crystal (1982) asSkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" in the movie),^[1] was film director Joe Steiner in theUFO episode "Conflict", and played the part of the Green King in the BBC Television serialThe Moon Stallion (1978). In 1979, he provided voices for several characters in the cult television adventure series "Monkey" when it was dubbed into English. These were invariably gruff, often villainous characters, including warlords and demons.

Kilgarriff is amusic hall enthusiast, and wrote what is considered the definitive guide to music hall songs:Sing Us One of the Old Songs: A Guide to Popular Song from 1860–1920 (Oxford University Press, 1998).^[6] This work lists thousands of influential songs by singer, lyricist and composer. Kilgarriff himself was a regular performer at the legendaryPlayers' Theatre Club in Villiers Street, Charing Cross, London, where he took the part of chairman many times as well as performing comic songs, accompanying at the piano and directing.

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