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Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

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 He

Born

Dec 12, 1944

Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

101 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

Maleficent
Maleficent
2014 • as King Henry
★ 7.1
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 • as James Reaper
★ 7.6
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
2008 • as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
★ 7.0
A Good Year
A Good Year
2006 • as Sir Nigel
★ 6.7
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
2004 • as Jimmy Price
★ 6.9
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988 • as Dr. Philip Channard
★ 6.4
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 • as Lucius
★ 4.8
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
2019 • as Lloyd George
★ 6.7
Oliver!
Oliver!
1968 • as Noah Claypole
★ 7.0
Official Secrets
Official Secrets
2019 • as Judge Hyam
★ 7.2
5 Days of War
5 Days of War
2011 • as Michael Stilton
★ 5.7
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
★ 6.3
Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham
2010 • as Monty Taylor
★ 6.7
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000 • as Vicar
★ 5.0
The Boxer
The Boxer
1997 • as Matt MaGuire
★ 6.7
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 • as Paolo
★ 7.1
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly
1986 • as Insp. Bland
★ 6.4
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit
2013 • as Cameron Fischer
★ 5.9
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
1976 • as Jack's Apprentice
★ 6.3
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1
2000 • as Tommy
★ 6.4
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion
1991 • as Frank Vance
★ 5.9
Trauma
Trauma
2004 • as DC Jackson
★ 5.2
Blackball
Blackball
2003 • as Chairman Collins
★ 5.2
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1996 • as Simon
★ 5.9
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 • as Jonathan Boothby
★ 6.9
The Black and Blue Lamp
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988 • as Supt. Cherry
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
★ 5.7
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground
1996 • as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
★ 5.1
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Audley's Secret
2000 • as Sir Michael Audley
★ 4.6
Otley
Otley
1969 • as Kid
★ 6.3
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
2005 • as Mr. Kent
★ 6.1
Vampira
Vampira
1974 • as Paddy
★ 5.1
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War
2002 • as Sgt. Peter King
★ 6.7
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
1985 • as Lord Darlington
★ 9.0
RPM
RPM
1998 • as Biggerman
★ 3.3
Born Romantic
Born Romantic
2000 • as Barney
★ 6.0
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
★ 8.0
Born a King
Born a King
2019 • as Lord Curzon
★ 7.4
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 • as The Wicked Squire
★ 5.4
Shiner
Shiner
2000 • as Gibson
★ 5.4
Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven
1988 • as Vice Chancellor Suger
★ 6.2
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
1970 • as Joe
★ 5.9
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
1991 • as Sebastian
★ 6.8
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
2003 • as George Barton
★ 5.0
A Little Bit of Lippy
A Little Bit of Lippy
1992 • as Reggie Titherington
★ 9.0
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1981 • as Aston
Vigo
Vigo
1998 • as The Producer
★ 5.4
The Night Watch
The Night Watch
2011 • as Horace Mundy
★ 5.8
Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty
2001 • as George
★ 5.4
Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii
1971 • as Christian
★ 6.1
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
2003 • as Mr. Pendleton
★ 8.4
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1980 • as Gratiano
★ 7.3
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 • as Himself
movie
Donkeys' Years
1980 • as Bill Taylor
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
1999 • as Michael Mansfield QC
★ 6.8
Graffiti Wars
Graffiti Wars
2011 • as Narrator (Voice)
★ 6.4
Tale of a Vampire
Tale of a Vampire
1993 • as Edgar
★ 5.6
The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair
2006 • as Older Keith
★ 5.3
Sling Your Hook
Sling Your Hook
1969 • as Roland
★ 8.0
Suspension of Disbelief
Suspension of Disbelief
2012 • as Bullock
★ 4.1
Killing Hitler
Killing Hitler
2003 • as Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
★ 6.5
Just Another Secret
Just Another Secret
1989 • as Brosch
★ 9.0
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
2018 • as Leopold Czihaczek
All the Way Up
All the Way Up
1970 • as Tom Midway
★ 7.0
Midnight Man
Midnight Man
1997 • as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
★ 5.3
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
★ 6.3
movie
Night Flight
2002 • as Ted Atwell
★ 7.5
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
★ 5.7
Flying Blind
Flying Blind
2013 • as Victor
★ 4.8
Royal Celebration
Royal Celebration
1993 • as Douglas
★ 7.5
The Party
The Party
1988 • as Joe Shawcross
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
1987 • as Stanley Webber
★ 6.8
Requiem Apache
Requiem Apache
1994 • as Tony
★ 7.5
The Sin Bin
The Sin Bin
1981 • as Alan Grieves
Butterflies Don't Count
★ 10.0
The Changeling
The Changeling
1974 • as Antonio
★ 8.5
The Man from Montevideo
The Man from Montevideo
2007 • as Gary Solway
Normal Service
Normal Service
1988 • as Peter
★ 10.0
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009 • as MJ O'Loughlin
★ 7.3
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007 • as General Carteaux
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980 • as Giovanni
★ 6.0
Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
1996 • as Robert Flaherty
★ 8.0
Panto!
Panto!
2012 • as Jerry
movie
The Lavender List
2006 • as Harold Wilson
The Vision Thing
The Vision Thing
1993 • as Dick Naughton
Monkey Boy
Monkey Boy
1992 • as Hennessey
The Last Yellow
The Last Yellow
1999 • as Len
★ 7.5
The Voynich Mystery
The Voynich Mystery
2002 • as Narrator
movie
Justice in Wonderland
2000 • as George Carman
Death of a Private
Death of a Private
1967 • as Young intellectual
★ 9.0
Making Waves
Making Waves
1987 • as Joe Nash
★ 6.8
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
★ 7.5
Achilles Heel
Achilles Heel
1973 • as Gordon
★ 4.0
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter
1985 • as Gus
★ 8.0
movie
Man Dancin'
2004 • as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
★ 4.3