Michael Cochrane
Actor · Since 1963
Known for
Michael Cochrane is a working actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Viewers may also know him from 'The Saint'. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. He has been working on screen for more than 49 years. Ask a viewer to place Michael Cochrane and the answer usually comes back 'The Iron Lady'.
Michael Cochrane
Actor · Since 1963
21 Movies · 41 Series
Michael Cochrane is a working actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Viewers may also know him from 'The Saint'. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. He has been working on screen for more than 49 years. Ask a viewer to place Michael Cochrane and the answer usually comes back 'The Iron Lady'.
Movies
Plays Farrell
Escape to Victory
1981
Plays Cold Fusion Broker
The Saint
1997
Plays Sir James
Living
2022
Plays William
The Iron Lady
2011
Plays Detective Inspector Deeks
Incognito
1997
Plays Dick Madsen
A Different Loyalty
2004
Plays Man on Bus
Run For Your Wife
2012
Plays Simmerson
Sharpe's Peril
2008
Plays Stephen
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Plays Flash Fairmaid
Number One Gun
1990
Plays Officer
Ascendancy
1983
Plays Sir George Rawlings
Nancherrow
1999
Plays Lord Cranleigh
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
1982
Plays Redvers Fenn-Cooper
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
TV Shows
Plays Charles Gaylion
Wings
1977
Plays Nigel Crimmond
The Chief
1990
Plays Terence Bentley (The Director)
Perfect World
2000
Plays Lord Bollingstock
My Spy Family
2007
Plays Cedric Hampton
Love in a Cold Climate
1980
Plays Richard Monkton
No Job for a Lady
1990
Plays Reverend Travis
Downton Abbey
2010
Plays Nathaniel Weekly
The Cry
2002
Plays Sir Henry Simmerson
Sharpe
1993
Plays Gerald
The Pallisers
1974
Plays Captain Smith
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
Plays Lord Cranleigh
Doctor Who
1963
Plays Clayton
Sticks and Stones
2019
Plays Mr Kingsley
The Outlaws
2021
Plays Swithun Riding
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Plays Derek Lightfoot
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Crimpley
The Far Pavilions
1984
Plays Babcock, HMI
A Touch of Frost
1992
Plays Leonard
I Hate You
2022
Plays Roger
Dear John
1986
Plays Prosecutor
Decline and Fall
2017
Plays Jasper
Vicious
2013
Plays Dennis Radcliffe
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Plays Clifford
Fortunes of War
1987
Plays Bill
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Plays Franklin Danvers
Rosemary & Thyme
2003
Plays Owen Glendower
Jonathan Creek
1997
Plays Vice Provost Sir Henry Marten
The Crown
2016
Plays Julian Tubbs
Pie in the Sky
1994
Plays Mr. Price
Wycliffe
1994
Latest Trailers
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Living
Full Filmography 62
Beyond Paradise
Kenneth Linder
2026Season 4
Father Brown
Bishop Yorke
2026Season 13
Call the Midwife
Sir Brigham Aylward
2023Season 12
Living
Sir James
2022
I Hate You
Leonard
2022Season 1
The Outlaws
Mr Kingsley
2022Season 2
The Outlaws
Mr Kingsley
2021Season 1
Sticks and Stones
Clayton · 3 episodes
2019–
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
2018
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Michael Cochrane and where are they from?
Michael Cochrane is 79 years old, born on May 19, 1947 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Michael Cochrane?
Michael Cochrane is best known for roles in The Iron Lady, The Saint, Escape to Victory.
How many movies has Michael Cochrane been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1977), Michael Cochrane has appeared in 21 movies and 41 TV shows.
What was Michael Cochrane's first movie?
The career of Michael Cochrane began with The Country Wife (1977).
What is Michael Cochrane's most recent movie or series?
Michael Cochrane's most recent release is To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy, which premiered on January 27, 2024.
What TV shows has Michael Cochrane appeared in?
On television, Michael Cochrane has appeared in The Crown, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife.
Michael Cochrane
1947-05-19 · Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
Michael Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor who specialises in playing upper class characters, sometimes with a suaveness that hides their villainy.
He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera The Archers, The Pallisers (1974), Wings (1977-78), The Citadel (1983), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), No Job for a Lady, The Chief (1990-1995), and as Sir Henry Simmerson in the Sharpe series.
He has twice appeared in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, first as Charles Cranleigh in the serial "Black Orchid" (1982) and later as Redvers Fenn-Cooper in "Ghost Light" (1989). He was later associated with Doctor Who when he appeared in the 2006 Big Finish Productions audio drama "No Man's Land".
He featured in the ITV science fiction series The Uninvited. In 2008 he appeared in the soap opera Doctors as Daniel's solicitor and in 2009 in Margaret as MP Alan Clark. He appeared in the situation comedy Perfect World as the sex-obsessed marketing director.
Cochrane also starred in the 2002 film Offending Angels with Susannah Harker and Shaun Parkes. He is married to the actress Belinda Carroll.Michael Cochrane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.