FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Gough
Michael Gough
12 films · 1,045 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1968–2025
Born 23 November 1916 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · died 17 March 2011
Francis Michael Gough was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 12 films · 1,045 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1968–2025
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play1979
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,045 frames from the 12 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 12 films we hold, 69% of their frames are night, 57% low key — the look of the work Michael takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011 · The Scarecrow (voice)
Wittgenstein
1993 · Betrand Russell
A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas
2025 · Pasqually / Mr. Brinca / Tree Lot Owner (voice)
Corpse Bride
2005 · Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Notary Hardenbrook
Batman & Robin
1997 · Alfred Pennyworth
Batman Forever
1995 · Alfred Pennyworth
Batman Returns
1992 · Alfred Pennyworth
Batman
1989 · Alfred Pennyworth
Caravaggio
1986 · Cardinal Del Monte
The Go-Between
1971 · Mr Maudsley
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 · Elder
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,045 frames from Michael Gough's 12 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.