"Michael Sheard" was a Scotland/Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill (television)/Grange Hill which he played from 1985–89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back/The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Mr Bronson was a dinosaur and when we were discussing what he would wear, I felt that he would always be smartly dressed and thought that a bow-tie would finish off the ensemble.

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He was scary but as an actor Mr Bronson was a lovely part to play.

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He was scary, but Mr Bronson was a lovely part for ana actor to play. Everybody had a Mr Bronson at school.

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George (Lucas) came up to me and said, 'You gave me the biggest laugh. You died brilliantly', and funnily enough everybody says the same.

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