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Kenneth Cranham

Acting

🎂 1944-12-12

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.

Cast credits(164)

Jude Langham

1997

Father John

2011

Rex Fortescue

2004

Alan Grieves

1970

Aulfric

2008

James Lawrence

1986

Walter

1979

Roy

1960

Charlie Wallace

1992

Gnaeus Pompey Magnus

2005

John Tucker

1972

Antonio

1965

Rupert

2014

1983

Cedric Downes

1987

King Henry

2014

2004

Francis Owen

2004

Barry

2020

Dennis Creed

2017

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

2008

James Reaper

2007

Tommy Collingwood

1996

1992

Uncle Mikhail

2016

Dirk Boutsen

1972

John Morton

2017

John Morton

2019

Joe Turner

2017

Mike

2009

Roy Lawrence

1995

Colonel Schmidt

1992

Litvak

1986

Jimmy Price

2004

Edgar

1993

Ted Atwell

2002

MJ O'Loughlin

2009

Lenin

1983

Lucius

2014

Gary Solway

2007

Inspector Salford

1991

Narrator

2006

Sir Nigel

2006

Brigadier Charles Ferguson

1996

Brigadier Charles Ferguson

1997

Lord Curzon

2019

Sergeant Block

1981

Tommy

2000

Jack's Apprentice

1976

Noah Claypole

1968

Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite

1988

Joe Shawcross

1988

Peter

1988

Michael Stilton

2011

Judge Hyam

2019

Sebastian

1991

Inky Ballantine

1971

Matt MaGuire

1997

Paolo

1972

Douglas

1993

Vicar

2000

Narrator (Voice)

2011

Lloyd George

2019

Roland

1969

Aston

1981

Frank Vance

1991

Lord Darlington

1985

Jack Foster

1978

Mr Clare

2008

Cameron Fischer

2013

Chairman Collins

2003

Vice Chancellor Suger

1988

Ray Morgan

2003

The Producer

1998

Harvey Moon

1982

Monty Taylor

2010

Pastor Finch

1990

Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies

2003

Leopold Czihaczek

2018

Insp. Bland

1986

Charlie Haverstock

2017

Firs

2011

DC Jackson

2004

Jonathan Boothby

1988

Vicar Oddie

2013

Alan Grieves

1981

Sir Maurice Tipper

2006

Joe Shawcross

1988

General Carteaux

2007

Mr. Pendleton

2003

Gerry

2021

Narrator

2004

Sir Michael Audley

2000

Da

2000

Sgt. Peter King

2002

Brosch

1989

Tony

1994

Sapper Salt

1979

L / Corporal Salt

1979

Himself

2017

Christian

1971

Narrator

2002

Teddy

1989

Captain Turner

2007

1998

The Host

2017

The Wicked Squire

1977

Joe

1970

Peter

1988

D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers

2004

Harold Wilson

2006

Stanley

1985

Young intellectual

1967

Gordon

1973

Brian Reader

2019

Self

2010

Antonio

1974

Gilbert

2000

Dick Naughton

1993

Tom Midway

1970

Joe Nash

1987

Michael Mansfield QC

1999

Reggie Titherington

1992

Victor

2013

Paddy

1974

Horace Mundy

2011

Gibson

2000

Reverend Millward

1996

John Burns

2014

Kid

1969

Stanley Webber

1987

Jerry

2012

2007

Hennessey

1992

Tom

1978

2007

Health Inspector

2007

2016

Len

1999

George Barton

2003

Tim O'Donovan

1970

Barney

2000

Bullock

2012

Self

2015

Gus

1985

George

2001

Colonel Schmidt

2000

1988

Simon

1996

Robert Flaherty

1996

Hennessey

1991

Gratiano

1980

Camille Raquin

1980

DI Aldiss

2002

Bill Taylor

1980

Biggerman

1998

DCS Derek Henderson

2000

Martin Goodman

1989

2002

1986

Leopold Mozart

2004

Nick Fawley

1982

W H Auden

2009

Giovanni

1980