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Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Actor · Born October 31, 1948 (77) · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Michael Kitchen (born 31 October 1948 in Leicester) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as DCS Foyle in the British TV series Foyle's War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kitchen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 31, 1948 (77)
From
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Michael Kitchen's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Power
18%
Morality
14%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
10
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Kitchen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Kitchen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

129 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mrs. Weekley's Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as D.H. Lawrence

  • The Kemps: All Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as John Farrow

  • The Kemps: All True(2020)

    as Harvey Stickles

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · as John Farrow

  • White Heat(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack (present day)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Hacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Stanhope Feast

  • My Week with Marilyn(2011)

    as Hugh Perceval

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mobile(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as David West

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Falling(2005)

    as Henry Kent

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Greg Brentwood

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 28 episodes · Consulting Producer · as DCS Foyle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Adolf & Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • New Year's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Robin

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Judge Jeffrey

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Jeffreys

  • Proof of Life(2000)

    as Ian Havery

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A History of Britain(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · as Reader

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lloyd George

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Father

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Herbie

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Herbie

  • Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Holocaust on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Prof. Richard Evans

  • Oliver Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr. Brownlow

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as Tanner

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Reckless: The Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Richard Crane

  • The Last Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as John Gales alias Ray Lambert

  • A Royal Scandal(1996)

    as Lord Malmesbury

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mrs Dalloway(1997)

    as Peter Walsh

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sunnyside Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Reckless(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Richard Crane

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Luther Adams

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Swain

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Luther Adams

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as Bill Tanner

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as William Reid

  • The Hanging Gale(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Capt. William Townsend

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jeremy Swain

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Helmsley Thwaite

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Hanging Gale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Captain William Townsend

  • The Winter's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Polixenes (voice)

  • Fatherland(1994)

    as SS-Untersturmführer Max Jäger

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Harry Enfield and Chums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as David the Director

  • Dandelion Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong

  • Doomsday Gun(1994)

    as Doctor Christopher Cowley

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Drilling Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Voice-over

  • The Drilling Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Voice-over

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dudley Hooperman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • To Play the King(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as The King

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Block

  • Rik Mayall Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy Swain

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Meyerbridge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice) · as Polixenes (voice)

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Boshier

  • The Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Steven Vey

  • Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fredericks

  • Enchanted April(1991)

    as George Briggs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Advocates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The War That Never Ends(1991)

    as 2nd Athenian Representative

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Russia House(1990)

    as Clive

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fools of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mr Quinton

  • Crossing to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Maj. Diessen

  • Chancer(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Smiley Face

  • Stay Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Home Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bill English

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill English

  • The Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bricks

  • The Justice Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tim Forsythe

  • Benefactors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Customer Service From Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Clark

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as David Herbert

  • The Browning Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Frank Hunter

  • Out of Africa(1985)

    as Berkeley Cole

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Young William Hatchard

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Block

  • Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow

  • Weekend Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed

  • The Comedy of Errors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse

  • King Lear(1982)

    as Edmund

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Room for the Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Stephen

  • The Bunker(1981)

    as Rochus Misch

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Caught on a Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Peter

  • Breaking Glass(1980)

    as Larner

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bedroom Farce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Nick

  • Lady Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Father M'Enery

  • The Misanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Acaste

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Maltese Tony

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • School Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Rose S J

  • The Long and the Short and the Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Private Bamforth

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Antipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse

  • No Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Foster

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Duffy

  • Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Maurice Rossiter

  • Beasts: What Big Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bob Curry

  • Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Curry

  • A Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · as Laurence

  • Brimstone and Treacle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Martin Taylor

  • The Imp of the Perverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Student

  • Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Ian

  • Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as D.H. Lawrence

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

  • Seven Faces of Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Trotsky

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter · as Rose S.J.

  • Once the Killing Starts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as George Newton

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Herbert White

  • The Brontës of Haworth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · as Branwell Brontë

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert White

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as The Student

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as George Newton · as Ian

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Four Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Henry Batley

  • The Reporters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Alan

  • Country Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Batley

  • Dracula A.D. 1972(1972)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • New Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Coppard

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • Unman, Wittering and Zigo(1971)

    as Bungabine

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Dick Foster

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan · as Dick Foster

  • Is That Your Body, Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Waller

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Acaste

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Waller

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carlos Esquerdo

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles, 128 of them dated from 1965 to 2025; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Out of Africa (1985)

$228M worldwide

Highest rated

Foyle's War (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19652025

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting129 of 129: 128 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing1 of 129: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s4 · acting1970s35 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s41 · acting2000s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
7292

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Kitchen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The War That Never Ends (1991)

80th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Foyle's War (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Kitchen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles6–66 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles20–44 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Kitchen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Kitchen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver Ford Davies shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers