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Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Actor · Born 1944-12-12 · Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

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Biography

Scottish born actor Kenneth Cranham is one of the most recognisable character actors in Britain. Having trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, Cranham first came to prominence as Noah Claypole in the 1968 Carol Reed musical Oliver! In the late '70s, Cranham memorably played Sapper Salt in Euston Films' Danger UXB, before taking the title role in the popular postwar set period comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. His most famous film role from around this time was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autu…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Maleficent (2014) — King Henry
  2. Hot Fuzz (2007) — James Reaper
  3. Valkyrie (2008) — Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
  4. Layer Cake (2004) — Jimmy Price
  5. A Good Year (2006) — Sir Nigel
  6. Rome (2005) — Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
  7. The Legend of Hercules (2014) — Lucius
  8. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) — Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
  9. Merlin (2008) — Aulfric
  10. Official Secrets (2019) — Judge Hyam
  11. Closed Circuit (2013) — Cameron Fischer
  12. Oliver! (1968) — Noah Claypole
  13. Mr. Jones (2019) — Lloyd George
  14. The Spanish Princess (2019) — John Morton
  15. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Jude Langham
  16. Made in Dagenham (2010) — Monty Taylor
  17. Death in Paradise (2011) — Father John
  18. The Boxer (1997) — Matt MaGuire
  19. The White Princess (2017) — John Morton
  20. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Rupert
  21. Robin and Marian (1976) — Jack's Apprentice
  22. Strike (2017) — Dennis Creed
  23. Gangster No. 1 (2000) — Tommy
  24. War and Peace (2016) — Uncle Mikhail
  25. 5 Days of War (2011) — Michael Stilton
  26. Hustle (2004) — Francis Owen
  27. In the Flesh (2013) — Vicar Oddie
  28. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) — Joe Turner
  29. Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000) — Vicar
  30. Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) — Rex Fortescue
  31. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) — Colonel Schmidt
  32. Inspector Morse (1987) — Cedric Downes
  33. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) — Paolo
  34. Trying (2020) — Barry
  35. Bed of Roses (1996) — Simon
  36. Under Suspicion (1991) — Frank Vance
  37. Chocolat (1988) — Jonathan Boothby
  38. Coronation Street (1960) — Roy
  39. Prospero's Books (1991) — Sebastian
  40. Casualty (1986) — James Lawrence