# Michael Beint

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{{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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Colin_Morris_(playwright)) and "Rule of Three",<ref name=Beint/> a triple bill of plays by [Agatha Christie](/source/Agatha_Christie). Beint was the first professional actor to play Sir [Thomas More](/source/Thomas_More) in the [play of the same name](/source/Sir_Thomas_More_(play)) at London Theatre Centre for the Advance Players Association, directed by [John Neville](/source/John_Neville_(actor)).<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](/source/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](/source/Paul_Scofield) in [Peter Shaffer](/source/Peter_Shaffer)'s play ''[Amadeus](/source/Amadeus_(play))'' (and subsequently developing an interest in [Mozart](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_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](/source/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!](/source/Adam_Adamant_Lives!)'', ''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)'', ''[Benny Hill](/source/The_Benny_Hill_Show)'', and ''[Poirot](/source/Agatha_Christie's_Poirot)''. On the big screen, his film credits include ''[Night of the Prowler](/source/Night_of_the_Prowler)'' (1962), ''[The Hi-Jackers](/source/The_Hi-Jackers)'' (1963) and ''[Elizabeth](/source/Elizabeth_(film))'' (1998). Beint's last screen credit was in the medical drama series ''[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))'' in 2010.<ref name=Beint/>

==Personal life and death==
Michael E. Beint was born in [Swindon](/source/Swindon), [Wiltshire](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Spycatcher_(TV_series))''
|Second Officer Ridge
|Episode: "The Photograph"
|-
|1960
|''[The Citadel](/source/The_Citadel_(1960_TV_series))''
|Mr. Morgan
|Episode #1.2
|-
|1961
|''[Probation Officer](/source/Probation_Officer_(TV_series))''
|Police Officer
|Episode #2.18
|-
|1961
|''[BBC Sunday-Night Play](/source/BBC_Sunday-Night_Play)''
|Dai Llewellyn
|Episode: "The Mather Story"
|-
|1962
|''[Harpers West One](/source/Harpers_West_One)''
|1st Reporter
|Episode #2.4
|-
|1963
|''[Drama 61-67](/source/Drama_61-67)''
|Rayburn
|Episode: "Drama '63: Somebody's Dying"
|-
|1963
|''[24-Hour Call](/source/24-Hour_Call)''
|Gordon Veitch
|Episode: "The Confession"
|-
|1963
|''[BBC Sunday-Night Play](/source/BBC_Sunday-Night_Play)''
|Police Sergeant
|Episode: "Trial Run"
|-
|1964
|''[First Night](/source/First_Night_(TV_series))''
|Policeman
|Episode: "The Second Wall"
|-
|1964
|''[Taxi!](/source/Taxi!_(British_TV_series))''
|Ronnie
|Episode: "Will You Marry Face?"
|-
|1964
|''[No Hiding Place](/source/No_Hiding_Place)''
|Cope
|Episode: "Real Class"
|-
|1964
|''[Thorndyke](/source/Thorndyke_(TV_series))''
|Fire Chief
|Episode: "Percival Bland's Brother"
|-
|1964
|''[Redcap](/source/Redcap_(TV_series))''
|Police Sergeant Yeo
|Episode: "The Orderly Officer"
|-
|1965
|''[The Sullavan Brothers](/source/The_Sullavan_Brothers)''
|Jack Mannering
|Episode: "Passage of Arms"
|-
|1965
|''[No Hiding Place](/source/No_Hiding_Place)''
|Insp. Blake
|Episode: "The Reunion"
|-
|1965
|''[Riviera Police](/source/Riviera_Police)''
|Keppler
|Episode: "A Rainbow Has Two Ends"
|-
|1967
|''[Mrs Thursday](/source/Mrs_Thursday)''
|Stanley Chadwick
|Episode: "And We Don't Pay London Prices"
|-
|1967
|''[The Newcomers](/source/The_Newcomers_(TV_series))''
|Gordon Blackstone
|Episode #1.156
|-
|1967
|''[Dr. Finlay's Casebook](/source/Dr._Finlay's_Casebook)''
|Dr. Donal
|Episode: "Advertising Matter"
|-
|1967
|''[The Revenue Men](/source/The_Revenue_Men)''
|Grey
|Episode: "The Golden Spider"
|-
|1968
|''[Crime Buster](/source/Crime_Buster_(TV_series))''
|Brady
|Episode: "Over the Top"
|-
|1968
|''[Dixon of Dock Green](/source/Dixon_of_Dock_Green)''
|Ernest Watson
|Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
|-
|1969
|''[The Borderers](/source/The_Borderers)''
|1st Soldier
|Episode: "Fugitive"
|-
|1969
|''[The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder](/source/The_Mind_of_Mr._J.G._Reeder)''
|Inspector Salter
|Episode: "The Strange Case"
|-
|1970
|''[Armchair Theatre](/source/Armchair_Theatre)''
|Trevor
|Episode: "Still Life"
|-
|1972
|''[New Scotland Yard](/source/New_Scotland_Yard_(TV_series))''
|Detective Sgt. Buss
|Episode: "Evidence of Character"
|-
|1973
|''[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes](/source/The_Rivals_of_Sherlock_Holmes_(TV_series))''
|Police sergeant
|Episode: "The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst"
|-
|1989
|''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)''
|Security Man
|Episode: "Life and Death"
|-
|}

==See also==
* [List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)](/source/List_of_centenarians_(actors%2C_filmmakers_and_entertainers))

==References==
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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](/source/British_Film_Institute)

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