Actor Michael Gough has passed today. Born in Kuala Lumpur, the Brit thespian appeared in Hollywood films such as The Boys From Brazil, Out of Africa, The Fourth Protocol, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The Age of Innocence. His most noted character is of Alfred Pennyworth, the loyal manservant/valet/butler of Mr. Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton's Batman films, as well as the two movies that followed. His final big-screen role came in 1999's Sleepy Hollow, which reunited him with Burton, but he also lent his voice to 2005's Corpse Bride, which the filmmaker produced, as well as the voice of the Dodo bird in Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
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