Michael Beint

{{Short description|English actor (1925–2026)}} {{Infobox person | name = Michael Beint | birth_name = Michael E. Beint | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|08|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Swindon, Wiltshire, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|04|23|1925|08|17|df=y}} | death_place = Swindon, Wiltshire, England | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1952–2010 | spouse = {{marriage|Doreen Williams|1948|2025|reason=died<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meadfamilyfunerals.co.uk/doreen-beint/|title=Doreen Beint|website=meadfamilyfunerals.co.uk}}</ref>}} | children = 5 | relatives = Lyndon Ogbourne (grandson) }}

'''Michael E. Beint''' (17 August 1925 – 23 April 2026) was an English actor.

==Career== Beint began his stage career in amateur circles,<ref name=Beint>{{cite web|url=https://www.randallandhopkirk.culttv.uk/who_actors_b.htm|title=Michael Beint|website=randallandhopkirk.culttv.uk}}</ref> then performed in rep. for four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/production/as-you-like-it-mark-hellinger-theatre-vault-0000005792|title=Playbill - Mark Hellinger Theatre - As You Like It|website=playbill.com}}</ref> On the West End he performed in such plays as "You Prove It" by Colin Morris and "Rule of Three",<ref name=Beint/> a triple bill of plays by Agatha Christie. Beint was the first professional actor to play Sir Thomas More in the play of the same name at London Theatre Centre for the Advance Players Association, directed by John Neville.<ref>{{cite news |title=Letters to the Editor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259540726/ |date=9 July 1980 |accessdate= 18 August 2025 |work=The Guardian |page=12}}</ref> The actor subsequently connected with the National Theatre, with whom he worked for a long time. One performance here was acting as understudy to Paul Scofield in Peter Shaffer's play ''Amadeus'' (and subsequently developing an interest in Mozart).<ref>{{cite news |title=Getting hooked on Mozart |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/750883004/ |date=25 May 1980 |accessdate= 18 August 2025 |work=The Sunday Telegraph |page=6}}</ref>

Beint's early screen appearances were uncredited, his first credited screen roles came on television in the second half of 1950s. He appeared in some notable television productions such as ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Benny Hill'', and ''Poirot''. On the big screen, his film credits include ''Night of the Prowler'' (1962), ''The Hi-Jackers'' (1963) and ''Elizabeth'' (1998). Beint's last screen credit was in the medical drama series ''Casualty'' in 2010.<ref name=Beint/>

==Personal life and death== Michael E. Beint was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England on 17 August 1925.<ref>{{cite news |title=Family Announcements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1055260720/ |date=17 August 2015 |accessdate= 4 May 2025 |work=Swindon Advertiser |page=22}}</ref> He was married to Doreen Williams from 1948 until her death in 2025. They had five children.<ref name=Beint/> All their children went into show business in some way.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Angelini|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17310736.rodbourne-couple-celebrate-70-years-wedded-bliss/|title=Rodbourne couple celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss|website=swindonadvertiser.co.uk|date=20 December 2018}}</ref>

Beint died at Great Western Hospital in Swindon, on 23 April 2026, aged 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Beint |url=https://meadfamilyfunerals.co.uk/michael-beint/ |website=Mead Family Funerals |access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref> He was the grandfather of actor Lyndon Ogbourne.<ref name="SwindonAdvertiser2">{{cite web |title=Nasty role is good news for Lyndon|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4134093.Nasty_role_is_good_news_for_Lyndon/|author=Streatfield, Emma|work=Swindon Advertiser |date=17 February 2009|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |1960 |''Spycatcher'' |Second Officer Ridge |Episode: "The Photograph" |- |1960 |''The Citadel'' |Mr. Morgan |Episode #1.2 |- |1961 |''Probation Officer'' |Police Officer |Episode #2.18 |- |1961 |''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' |Dai Llewellyn |Episode: "The Mather Story" |- |1962 |''Harpers West One'' |1st Reporter |Episode #2.4 |- |1963 |''Drama 61-67'' |Rayburn |Episode: "Drama '63: Somebody's Dying" |- |1963 |''24-Hour Call'' |Gordon Veitch |Episode: "The Confession" |- |1963 |''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' |Police Sergeant |Episode: "Trial Run" |- |1964 |''First Night'' |Policeman |Episode: "The Second Wall" |- |1964 |''Taxi!'' |Ronnie |Episode: "Will You Marry Face?" |- |1964 |''No Hiding Place'' |Cope |Episode: "Real Class" |- |1964 |''Thorndyke'' |Fire Chief |Episode: "Percival Bland's Brother" |- |1964 |''Redcap'' |Police Sergeant Yeo |Episode: "The Orderly Officer" |- |1965 |''The Sullavan Brothers'' |Jack Mannering |Episode: "Passage of Arms" |- |1965 |''No Hiding Place'' |Insp. Blake |Episode: "The Reunion" |- |1965 |''Riviera Police'' |Keppler |Episode: "A Rainbow Has Two Ends" |- |1967 |''Mrs Thursday'' |Stanley Chadwick |Episode: "And We Don't Pay London Prices" |- |1967 |''The Newcomers'' |Gordon Blackstone |Episode #1.156 |- |1967 |''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' |Dr. Donal |Episode: "Advertising Matter" |- |1967 |''The Revenue Men'' |Grey |Episode: "The Golden Spider" |- |1968 |''Crime Buster'' |Brady |Episode: "Over the Top" |- |1968 |''Dixon of Dock Green'' |Ernest Watson |Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |- |1969 |''The Borderers'' |1st Soldier |Episode: "Fugitive" |- |1969 |''The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder'' |Inspector Salter |Episode: "The Strange Case" |- |1970 |''Armchair Theatre'' |Trevor |Episode: "Still Life" |- |1972 |''New Scotland Yard'' |Detective Sgt. Buss |Episode: "Evidence of Character" |- |1973 |''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' |Police sergeant |Episode: "The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst" |- |1989 |''The Bill'' |Security Man |Episode: "Life and Death" |- |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0067258|Michael Beint}} * [https://theatricalia.com/person/vv4/michael-beint Michael Beint] at Theatricalia * [https://web.archive.org/web/20210913015211/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5fcac10 Michael Beint] at British Film Institute

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