
Michael Bertenshaw
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1945-06-15
Place of birth: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
Born 1945 and raised in North of England (Lancashire and Yorkshire) but attended public school in Cambridge from age 13 to 18. BA (hons) in English and Fine Art Combined from University of Leeds (1967) Lectured in General Studies, English and Art at College of Further Education for eight years. Won first prize in two consecutive New Writer competitions for BBC (one Radio and one TV). Entered RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) as Acting Student on scholarship (1975). Left RADA as Ronson Award Winner (Most Promising Actor of Year)(1977). 1977-1980: Member of RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). 1980-1990: mainly leading roles in major regional theatres with occasional minor TV appearances. 1990 onwards: mainly television and film appearances with some London theatre work (primarily letting loose as dame or villain in the famous Stratford Theatre Royal's traditional pantomimes).
Known for

Carla
2003Coroner
The Lost World
2001Reporter at DocksBust
2002Jim, Fuzz One
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
1984John PurveySummer in the Suburbs
2000George Saunders
Another Life
2001William Graydon
Bellman and True
1987Steward
Taming of the Shrew
2013Gremio
The Da Vinci Code
2006Priest
Intimate Relations
1996Mr. Pugh
All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2012Lafeu
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008Mr. Cole
The Merchant of Venice - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2016Duke of Venice / TubalGiving Tongue
1996Lords Clerk
Paper Mask
1990Coroner's OfficerMaxxx
2017Peter Clayton