1941-12-10 Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre." Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible." The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance. The Guardian, in a posthumous tribute, judged him to be "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him." The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe."
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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Self | 2012-03-11 |
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Friends Reunited | Zero | 2005-05-29 |
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Creep | Arthur | 2004-08-10 |
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Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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Saving Grace | Sgt. Alfred Masely | 2000-01-24 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Mr. Duck | 1999-02-28 |
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Extraordinary Visitor | Rodney | 1998-09-02 |
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Wolf 1 (voice) | 1998-09-28 |
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Hard Men | Mr Ross | 1996-10-28 |
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A Different Hand | The Doctor | 1992-03-23 |
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Secret Nation | Parkinson | 1992-01-02 |
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Crimestrike | Julius Caesar | 1990-10-01 |
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Wings of Fame | Head Waiter | 1990-03-23 |
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Scandal | Editor of Pictorial | 1989-03-03 |
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A Fish Called Wanda | Bartlett | 1988-07-15 |
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Darkest England | 1988-04-25 | |
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Smart Money | Mr. Sayles | 1986-10-26 |
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Dreamchild | Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice) | 1985-10-04 |
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Joshua Then and Now | Sidney Murdoch | 1985-09-17 |
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A Zed & Two Noughts | Stephen Pipe | 1985-10-04 |
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Letter to Brezhnev | Newspaper Reporter | 1985-11-15 |
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The Moon Over Soho | Geoffrey Hargreaves | 1985-08-18 |
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Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain | Samuel Smiles | 1985-04-08 |
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In the Secret State | Hoskins | 1985-03-10 |
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Unfair Exchanges | Tim Rickett | 1985-01-20 |
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The Bride | Pedlar | 1985-08-16 |
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Towers of Babel | Alfie | 1981-07-09 |
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Breaking Glass | Publican | 1980-10-01 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
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The Tempest | Gonzalo, an honest councillor | 1979-09-13 |
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Phoelix | 1979-08-01 | |
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The Last Window Cleaner | DC Denis Deacey | 1979-02-13 |
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Dinner at the Sporting Club | Neville | 1978-11-07 |
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The Story of Pantomime | Self | 1976-12-23 |
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Justine | Dubourg | 1976-01-01 |
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The Ken Campbell Roadshow | Self | 1971-01-01 |
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The Big Flame | Journalist | 1969-02-19 |
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Inspector Clouseau | Reporter | 1968-07-19 |
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Uncle Silas | Crabbe | 1968-11-04 |
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The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick | Thomas Chadwick | 1967-09-26 |
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Poor Cow | Mr. Jacks | 1967-12-05 |
