Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

  • Birthday: 1944-12-12
  • Place of birth: Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
  • Also know as: Ken Cranham

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.

Filmography

Two Men Went To War

2002

As Sgt. Peter King

The Lavender List

2006

As Harold Wilson

Graffiti Wars

2011

As Narrator (Voice)

Deep in the Heart

1996

As Robert Flaherty

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980

As Giovanni

The Birthday Party

1987

As Stanley Webber

Royal Celebration

1993

As Douglas

Tale of a Vampire

1993

As Edgar

On Dangerous Ground

1996

As Brig. Charles Ferguson

Midnight Man

1997

As Brig. Charles Ferguson

Making Waves

1987

As Joe Nash

Just Another Secret

1989

As Brosch

Requiem Apache

1994

As Tony

The Sin Bin

1981

As Alan Grieves

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018

As Leopold Czihaczek

The Dumb Waiter

1985

As Gus

Normal Service

1988

As Peter

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988

As Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite

Under Suspicion

1991

As Frank Vance

Killing Hitler

2003

As Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies

Pollyanna

2003

As Mr. Pendleton

Flying Blind

2013

As Victor

Monkey Boy

1992

As Hennessey

Lady Windermere's Fan

1985

As Lord Darlington

Man Dancin'

2004

As D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers

Sparkling Cyanide

2003

As George Barton

Night Flight

2002

As Ted Atwell

The Caretaker

1981

As Aston

The Party

1988

As Joe Shawcross

The Vision Thing

1993

As Dick Naughton

Women Talking Dirty

2001

As George

All the Way Up

1970

As Tom Midway

Lady Audley's Secret

2000

As Sir Michael Audley

A Little Bit of Lippy

1992

As Reggie Titherington

Closed Circuit

2013

As Cameron Fischer

Mr. Jones

2019

As Lloyd George

The Last Yellow

1999

As Len

Sling Your Hook

1969

As Roland

Gangster No. 1

2000

As Tommy

Dead Man's Folly

1986

As Insp. Bland

Trauma

2004

As DC Jackson

Panto!

2012

As Jerry

RPM

1998

As Biggerman

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009

As MJ O'Loughlin

The Merchant of Venice

1980

As Gratiano

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017

As Himself

Achilles Heel

1973

As Gordon

Born a King

2019

As Lord Curzon

Layer Cake

2004

As Jimmy Price

Prospero's Books

1991

As Sebastian

Stealing Heaven

1988

As Vice Chancellor Suger

Donkeys' Years

1980

As Bill Taylor

Valkyrie

2008

As Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

The Boxer

1997

As Matt MaGuire

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

2007

As General Carteaux

Death of a Private

1967

As Young intellectual

Bed of Roses

1996

As Simon

Joseph Andrews

1977

As The Wicked Squire

Born Romantic

2000

As Barney

Maleficent

2014

As King Henry

The Night Watch

2011

As Horace Mundy

The Changeling

1974

As Antonio

Made in Dagenham

2010

As Monty Taylor

Blackball

2003

As Chairman Collins

Vigo

1998

As The Producer

Suspension of Disbelief

2012

As Bullock

The Legend of Hercules

2014

As Lucius

Shiner

2000

As Gibson

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999

As Michael Mansfield QC

Chocolat

1988

As Boothby

A Good Year

2006

As Sir Nigel

Oliver!

1968

As Noah Claypole

Vampira

1974

As Paddy

Robin and Marian

1976

As Jack's Apprentice

Hot Fuzz

2007

As James Reaper

Fragment of Fear

1970

As Joe

Official Secrets

2019

As Judge Hyam

Otley

1969

As Kid

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