was granted probate on his mother's estate in 1933, Michaelis was described as a "manager". In October 1939, Michaelis was living at Wychwood, Tickenham, Somerset, and soon after the outbreak of the Second World War was registered as an air raid warden and retired actor. In his Nights of Gladness (1956), English theatre historian Walter MacQueen-Pope, known as "Popie", called Michaelis "one of the very best performers Daly's ever had". Personal life Michaelis's father, Herman Michaelis, died at St Pancras in 1912. In 1913, at Hampstead, Michaelis married Phyllis le Grand, an actress, with whom he had starred in The Count of Luxembourg the year before, and their daughter Rosemary Evelyn Helene was born in March 1914. She later became a nurse and radiographer. Michaelis's mother, Marie, died in 1933, aged 78. Her address was 8, Eton Villas, South Hampstead, and she left an estate valued at £2,293. In 1940, Rosemary Michaelis married John A. Parsons in Somerset. Three grandchildren were born between 1943 and 1949. Michaelis died on 29 August 1965 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, when his address was given as "Summerlands Nailsea", and he left an estate valued for probate at £7,051. His widow, Phyllis, survived him until 15 May 1981. Film roles The Little Welsh Girl (1920), as Rhys Bowen Musicals The White Hen (Casino Theatre, New York, 1907) The Merry Widow (Daly's Theatre, 1908), as Prince Danilo The Dollar Princess (Daly's Theatre, 1909), as Freddy Fairfax The Marriage Market (Daly's Theatre, 1911) The Count of Luxembourg (Daly's Theatre, 1912 production), as Count René of Luxembourg Gipsy Love (Daly's Theatre, 1912), as Jozsi Irene (1920 London production at Empire Theatre) as J. P. Beaudon Orange Blossoms (Fulton Theatre, New York, 1922) as Baron Roger Belmont Notes External links Phyllis Le Grand and Robert Michaelis archive at University of Bristol Phyllis Le Grand and Hilda Antony in Autumn Manoeuvres, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1912 at footlightnotes.wordpress.com 1878 births 1965 deaths French male stage actors Male actors from Paris Musicians from Paris French male musical theatre actors 20th-century French male actors 20th-century English male actors French emigrants to the United Kingdom