Kenneth Cranham
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Kenneth Cranham
Lloyd George
... 2019
Judge Hyam
... 2019
Lord Curzon
... 2019
Leopold Czihaczek
... 2018
Himself
... 2017
Joe Turner
... 2017
The Host
... 2017
... 2015
King Henry
... 2014
Lucius
... 2014
Cameron Fischer
... 2013
Victor
... 2013
Jerry
... 2012
Bullock
... 2012
Narrator (Voice)
... 2011
Horace Mundy
... 2011
... 2011
Monty Taylor
... 2010
... 2010
MJ O'Loughlin
... 2009
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
... 2008
Colonel Schmidt
... 2007
Captain Turner
... 2007
James Reaper
... 2007
Sir Nigel
... 2006
Harold Wilson
... 2006
Jimmy Price
... 2004
DC Jackson
... 2004
D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
... 2004
George Barton
... 2003
Chairman Collins
... 2003
Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
... 2003
Mr. Pendleton
... 2003
... 2002
Sgt. Peter King
... 2002
George
... 2001
Gibson
... 2000
Barney
... 2000
Tommy
... 2000
Sir Michael Audley
... 2000
Vicar
... 2000
Michael Mansfield QC
... 1999
The Producer
... 1998
Biggerman
... 1998
Matt MaGuire
... 1997
Brig. Charles Ferguson
... 1997
Robert Flaherty
... 1996
Brig. Charles Ferguson
... 1996
Simon
... 1996
Tony
... 1994
Edgar
... 1992
Frank
... 1991
Sebastian
... 1991
Hennessey
... 1990
Brosch
... 1989
Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
... 1988
... 1988
Vice Chancellor Suger
... 1988
Stanley Webber
... 1987
... 1987
Insp. Bland
... 1986
Lord Darlington
... 1985
Aston
... 1981
Alan Grieves
... 1981
Gratiano
... 1980
Giovanni
... 1980
Bill Taylor
... 1980
The Wicked Squire
... 1977
Jack's Apprentice
... 1976
Paddy
... 1974
... 1974
Gordon
... 1973
Paolo
... 1972
Joe
... 1970
... 1970
Kid
... 1968
Noah Claypole
... 1968
Firs