Angharad 24 was lucky enough to hear from Xavier, a friend of Michael’s, who got to know him pretty well during the late eighties ( Read more... )

In 1981, American Cinematographer interviewed Arthur Wooster, Second Unit Director, and Director of Photography on ‘For Your Eyes Only.’ He told them about the second unit work, including how the stuntmen worked with Michael Gothard for the car chase in the tunnel. Some extracts from the interview appear below.

The Second Unit Has All the Fun ( Read more... )

Marvel Super Special Magazine: For Your Eyes Only on-set report, including an interview with Michael Gothard ( Read more... )

See entry on "The Three Musketeers" for background information ( Read more... )

Interviewed by Clare Spark, in February 1973, Don Levy stated: “It’s not necessary for the actors to know what they’re doing. What they’ve gotta know, is - what they are. In fact, that’s all I require of them ( Read more... )

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This interview appeared in ‘X’-Films Vol.3 No 1. 1973.1 While it is more accurate, and contains less that is as demonstrably fake than the ‘interview’ in the German teen magazine “Bravo”, it contains some sections which are certainly made up, and others which seem to have been taken down incorrectly or misunderstood. Also, some of the words ( Read more... )

THE EX-BEATNIK WHO PLAYS KAIMICHAEL GOTHARD was among the first of the "underground" heroes to emerge into the mainstream of the acting profession ( Read more... )

In an interview that appeared in ‘X’-Films Vol.3 No 1 in 1973, Michael spoke about the series he had recently completed.On ‘Arthur of the Britons’ we did all the stunts ourselves - riding horses and fighting. It was quite a rough show. We used to take turns being in hospital. Really, we tried to schedule it so we weren’t both in at the same time ( Read more... )

"I didn’t like him at all."
Curtis Harrington

Louis M. Heyward

The set of ‘Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?’ was clearly an unhappy one. Executive producer, Louis M. Heyward, who - having been impressed with him on ‘Scream and Scream Again’ - had cast Michael Gothard in the role of Albie, said:

“Curtis Harrington was great to work with but Shelley was ( Read more... )