birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
longtown , cumberland , england , uk 3 january 1958 simon greenall
 simon greenall actor , writer , producer , voice artist
simon greenall

simon greenall -lrb- born 3 january 1958 -rrb- is an english actor , writer , producer and voice artist .
born in longtown , cumberland , he is best known for his role as michael in the tv series `` i 'm alan partridge '' and as the voice of headmaster iqbal in `` bromwell high '' .
