Order Yes, It's Photographic Today - New Order Form Posted
The new order form for Michael's books can now be found on the Sheard Shop page. Head over there for instructions on how to order Michael's fourth autobiographical installment, Yes, It's Photographic!

Help Michael raise money for Cancer Research - Charity Sale of Michael's books
The fourth volume of Michael's ongoing autobiography is out now but earlier volumes are harder to find. However, Michael has a limited number of copies of his first two books to be sold to raise money for Cancer Research. You can help by clicking HERE. Paypal accepted!

The Sheardy Love Mug! Available From The SF Ball
The Starfleet Ball (or rather the SF Ball as it should now be called) would like to present for your drinking pleasure...the Sheardy Love Mug! This wonderful mug featuring a rendition of your pal Michael was created from a cartoon which was done, in about 30 seconds, by a very clever young artist. It was sold at this year's SF Ball in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Trust Unit at Christchurch House, Dorset. UK. If you'd like to own one of these fine pieces, here's the info:

Price: £5 or $10. Post and packing is £2 uk first class, or £4 or $8 for all other countries.
Address: SFB Merchandise, Flat 3, 57, Blighwood Road, Poole, Dorset. BH12 1HF. United Kingdom.
E-mail: sales@sfball.com. Please e-mail with any questions you might have.
Website: http://www.sfball.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=30

"Yes, It's Photographic" Out Now
Michael Sheard's latest book, Yes, It's Photographic has been published and copies can be obtained via Librario Publishing. This book is full of great color pictures featuring Michael on some of his craziest adventures. Fans won't want to miss this one. The cost is £10.99, which is approximately $25 US Dollars including shipping. For the actual prices you'll have to contact Librario. More info on the book and how to order it are coming soon.

Star Fleet Ball Cancellation
To my very dear chums: It is with a heavy heart that I tell you I'll not be joining you this year for the Star Fleet Ball. The movie I'm working on has had no option but to schedule certain scenes for the three days of the convention. I'll miss all of you terribly and will of course be thinking of you. On the brighter side, there are a couple of pluses. The new book, in which Alice and almost everyone features, is not quite ready - it will have to wait till next time. Also, my part in this movie is a thoroughly disreputable character! Love to you all and see ya. -- Michael Sheard.

Michael Talks To His Webmaster!
I've been running Michael's site for a while now and it occurred to us that we have never even conducted a proper interview. Head to the Interviews section for a conversation between webmaster T'bone and Michael Sheard. Michael talks about his TV roles, Admiral Ozzel and the convention circuit. Enjoy!

Admiral Ozzel Action Figure
Nearly 25 years after the release of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, Admiral Ozzel is finally getting his own action figure! Coming in spring, 2004 from Hasbro, this figure will be included in the "Star Destroyer: Wave 5" of the 3¾ basic figures also including the popular bounty hunters Dengar and Bossk. Click on the thumbnail for a better look at the action figure and click HERE for the full story from Hasbro's website.

YES, IT'S PHOTOGRAPHIC in 2004!
Michael's 4th book titled YES, IT'S PHOTOGRAPHIC will be released in February or March of 2004. Stay tuned for more details on the book and the final release date.

GallifreyOnline Discussion
As many of you may know, Michael's involvement with DR. WHO over the years has been an exciting part of his career. GallifreyOnline has set up a section at their forum for actors, actresses and other professionals involved in the Dr Who series. Hence, there's a Michael Sheard section there waiting for you. Check it out HERE.

DUE TO A CHANGE OF PUBLISHER I HAVE
A LIMITED NUMBER OF MY FIRST TWO BOOKS, "YES, MR BRONSON" AND "YES ADMIRAL" FOR SALE AT A VERY COMPETITIVE PRICE: JUST £5.00 EACH, (10 EUROS OR 10 DOLLARS.) THIS WILL INCLUDE POSTAGE AND PACKING AND I SHALL OF COURSE SIGN AND DEDICATE THEM AT YOUR REQUEST. PLEASE SEND YOUR ORDERS - PLUS THE MONEY! - C/O MY NEW PUBLISHERS:

LIBRARIO PUBLISHERS LTD.,
HARROW INN CLOSE,
HIGH STREET,
ELGIN,
MORAY,
SCOTLAND. IV30 1BP

Signing: Pulp's in Paris
Please stop by Pulp's in PARIS if you're in the area and see Michael!

Date: Saturday, 14th of December
Address: Pulp's, 82 Bld St-Germain, 75005 Paris.

NATURE'S GUARD

Michael Sheard has been cast as the voice of Baron Ironweasle in the animated feature Nature's Guard. Click on the picture for more info!

Michael Featured in Echo Base Magazine

Echo Base magazine (Netherlands) took some time to talk to Michael Sheard.

We've reprinted their interview in the INTERVIEWS section so check it out!

(Special thanks to ECHO BASE for all their help.)

Michael in Lucasfilm Magazine
Michael was featured in the July/August Issue of the LUCASFILM official magazine from France. The article is printed in French but Ani Skylover and Darth Imera of SithClan.qc.ca were nice enough to translate the entire thing for us. Here's the picture and the translation:

Michael Sheard and Ronald Lacey: Reshufflings

The actor Michael Sheard, who plays Admiral Ozzel in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, had originally auditioned for the role of the Gestapo officer, Toht, in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Eventually, the role was given to his friend Ronald Lacey: "It suited him better," explains Sheard, "so I played the German submarine captain. In the original script, he had to appear in a lot of scenes."
But because of delays in the production, most of these scenes were cut. "If you pause the picture, you'll be able to see me screaming, 'dive!'" His voice was dubbed afterwards, however.
Moreover, Sheard was hired for an other role by the time and had to leave the shoot. Spielberg, friendly, told him: "Don't worry, I'll be seeing you..." As promised, nine years later, Spielberg hired him for the role of Hitler in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, a role that Sheard had already played several times.
Ronald Lacey played Himmler in the same film and saw a few scenes of his, in turn, cut.
Sheard, talks about Lacey: "He was a great guy and a very good friend. He died not very long after that film." Actually, it was in 1991, in London and at the age of 56 that the unforgettable agent Toht left this world.

[Note: Michael wants to clear up a few discrepancies in the above article. Here's what he had to say: "The problem was that the production was off from France to Tunisia (I think it was) and I was contracted to start a TV series. That's why the part was cut, because I couldn't complete it! The guy who shouted 'dive' wasn't me. I've never been re-voiced - except when it's into a foreign language! Ronnie had no scenes cut in 'Raiders' - that's all there was. It was sort of gift a from a very nice man, Spielberg, to a super guy, Ronnie.]