Kenneth Cranham
Age: 80 | From: Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1944-12-12 13:56:05
Aliases: Ken Cranham
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
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Movie Involvements: 72
TV Involvements: 42
Most Famous Work
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 Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.
Most Famous Work
Midsomer Murders
(1997) Jude Langham
Play for Today
(1970) Alan Grieves
Merlin
(2008) Aulfric
Crown Court
(1972) John Tucker
Bergerac
(1981) Gascoigne
Casualty
(1986) James Lawrence
Rome
(2005) Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
Inspector Morse
(1987) Cedric DownesActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gerry | |
| 2019 | Lloyd George | |
| Judge Hyam | ||
| Brian Reader | ||
| John Morton | ||
| Lord Curzon | ||
| 2018 | Leopold Czihaczek | |
| Rupert | ||
| 2017 | Charlie Haverstock | |
| Himself | ||
| Joe Turner | ||
| The Host | ||
| John Morton | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| Uncle Mikhail | ||
| 2015 | Self | |
| 2014 | King Henry | |
| John Burns | ||
| Rupert | ||
| Lucius | ||
| 2013 | Cameron Fischer | |
| Victor | ||
| Vicar Oddie | ||
| 2012 | Jerry | |
| Bullock | ||
| 2011 | Father John | |
| Narrator (Voice) | ||
| Firs | ||
| Horace Mundy | ||
| 2010 | Monty Taylor | |
| Self | ||
| 2009 | MJ O'Loughlin | |
| Mike | ||
| W H Auden | ||
| 2008 | Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel | |
| Aulfric | ||
| Mr Clare | ||
| 2007 | N/A | |
| General Carteaux | ||
| Captain Turner | ||
| James Reaper | ||
| N/A | ||
| Health Inspector | ||
| 2006 | Sir Nigel | |
| Sir Maurice Tipper | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Harold Wilson | ||
| 2005 | Gnaeus Pompey Magnus | |
| 2004 | Jimmy Price | |
| DC Jackson | ||
| Leopold Mozart | ||
| Francis Owen | ||
| D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | George Barton | |
| Chairman Collins | ||
| Ray Morgan | ||
| Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies | ||
| Mr. Pendleton | ||
| 2002 | Sgt. Peter King | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ted Atwell | ||
| 2001 | George | |
| 2000 | Gilbert | |
| DCS Derek Henderson | ||
| Gibson | ||
| Barney | ||
| Colonel Schmidt | ||
| Tommy | ||
| Da | ||
| Sir Michael Audley | ||
| Vicar | ||
| 1999 | Michael Mansfield QC | |
| Len | ||
| 1998 | The Producer | |
| Biggerman | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1997 | Matt MaGuire | |
| Brig. Charles Ferguson | ||
| Jude Langham | ||
| 1996 | Reverend Millward | |
| Robert Flaherty | ||
| Brig. Charles Ferguson | ||
| Tommy Collingwood | ||
| Simon | ||
| 1995 | Roy Lawrence | |
| 1994 | Tony | |
| 1993 | Dick Naughton | |
| Douglas | ||
| Edgar | ||
| 1992 | Hennessey | |
| Reggie Titherington | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charlie Wallace | ||
| Colonel Schmidt | ||
| 1991 | Inspector Salford | |
| Frank Vance | ||
| Sebastian | ||
| Hennessey | ||
| 1990 | Pastor Finch | |
| 1989 | Martin Goodman | |
| Teddy | ||
| Brosch | ||
| 1988 | Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite | |
| N/A | ||
| Vice Chancellor Suger | ||
| Boothby | ||
| Joe Shawcross | ||
| Peter | ||
| Joe Shawcross | ||
| Peter | ||
| 1987 | Stanley Webber | |
| Cedric Downes | ||
| Joe Nash | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| James Lawrence | ||
| Litvak | ||
| Insp. Bland | ||
| 1985 | Lord Darlington | |
| Gus | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| Lenin | ||
| 1982 | Nick Fawley | |
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Gascoigne | |
| Sergeant Block | ||
| Aston | ||
| Alan Grieves | ||
| 1980 | Gratiano | |
| Giovanni | ||
| Camille Raquin | ||
| Bill Taylor | ||
| 1979 | Walter | |
| Sapper Salt | ||
| L / Corporal Salt | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Tom | ||
| Jack Foster | ||
| 1977 | The Wicked Squire | |
| 1976 | Jack's Apprentice | |
| 1974 | Paddy | |
| Antonio | ||
| 1973 | Gordon | |
| 1972 | John Tucker | |
| Dirk Boutsen | ||
| Paolo | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1970 | Alan Grieves | |
| Tim O'Donovan | ||
| Joe | ||
| Tom Midway | ||
| 1969 | Roland | |
| Kid | ||
| 1968 | Noah Claypole | |
| 1967 | Young intellectual | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
