1944-12-12 Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
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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Official Secrets | Judge Hyam | 2019-08-30 |
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Mr. Jones | Lloyd George | 2019-10-25 |
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ولد ملكًا | Lord Curzon | 2019-04-25 |
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Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires | Leopold Czihaczek | 2018-11-10 |
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Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer | The Host | 2017-08-01 |
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Joe Turner | 2017-11-17 |
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Joe Orton Laid Bare | Himself | 2017-11-25 |
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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II | Himself | 2015-06-18 |
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The Legend of Hercules | Lucius | 2014-01-10 |
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Maleficent | King Henry | 2014-05-28 |
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Closed Circuit | Cameron Fischer | 2013-08-28 |
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Flying Blind | Victor | 2013-04-12 |
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Suspension of Disbelief | Bullock | 2012-11-01 |
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Panto! | Jerry | 2012-12-26 |
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Graffiti Wars | Narrator (Voice) | 2011-08-14 |
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The Night Watch | Horace Mundy | 2011-04-04 |
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National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard | Firs | 2011-06-30 |
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Made in Dagenham | Monty Taylor | 2010-09-11 |
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Harold Pinter: A Celebration | 2010-01-24 | |
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Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | MJ O'Loughlin | 2009-08-05 |
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Valkyrie | Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel | 2008-12-25 |
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Heroes & Villains: Napoleon | General Carteaux | 2007-11-11 |
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Hot Fuzz | James Reaper | 2007-02-14 |
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Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic | Captain Turner | 2007-05-12 |
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A Good Year | Sir Nigel | 2006-09-09 |
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Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare | Narrator | 2006-05-05 |
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The Lavender List | Harold Wilson | 2006-03-01 |
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Man Dancin' | D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers | 2004-02-20 |
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Trauma | DC Jackson | 2004-09-17 |
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Layer Cake | Jimmy Price | 2004-09-30 |
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Killing Hitler | Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies | 2003-03-30 |
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Sparkling Cyanide | George Barton | 2003-10-05 |
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Blackball | Chairman Collins | 2003-05-18 |
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Pollyanna | Mr. Pendleton | 2003-01-01 |
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Night Flight | Ted Atwell | 2002-02-02 |
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Two Men Went To War | Sgt. Peter King | 2002-01-01 |
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Women Talking Dirty | George | 2001-12-07 |
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Kevin & Perry Go Large | Vicar | 2000-04-20 |
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The Most Fertile Man in Ireland | Da | 2000-06-08 |
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Gangster No. 1 | Tommy | 2000-06-09 |
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Lady Audley's Secret | Sir Michael Audley | 2000-05-17 |
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Born Romantic | Barney | 2000-09-14 |
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Shiner | Gibson | 2000-09-22 |
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The Murder of Stephen Lawrence | Michael Mansfield QC | 1999-02-18 |
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The Last Yellow | Len | 1999-01-01 |
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades | Colonel Schmidt | 1999-01-01 |
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Vigo | The Producer | 1998-09-14 |
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RPM | Biggerman | 1998-06-23 |
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The Boxer | Matt MaGuire | 1997-12-31 |
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Midnight Man | Brig. Charles Ferguson | 1997-08-20 |
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Bed of Roses | Simon | 1996-01-26 |
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On Dangerous Ground | Brig. Charles Ferguson | 1996-05-13 |
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Deep in the Heart | Robert Flaherty | 1996-10-10 |
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Requiem Apache | Tony | 1994-10-11 |
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Royal Celebration | Douglas | 1993-09-26 |
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A Little Bit of Lippy | Reggie Titherington | 1992-09-16 |
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Monkey Boy | Hennessey | 1992-12-31 |
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Tale of a Vampire | Edgar | 1992-01-01 |
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Under Suspicion | Frank Vance | 1991-09-27 |
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Prospero's Books | Sebastian | 1991-08-30 |
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Just Another Secret | Brosch | 1989-01-01 |
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Chocolat | Boothby | 1988-05-18 |
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Normal Service | Peter | 1988-02-02 |
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The Black and Blue Lamp | 1988-09-07 | |
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II | Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite | 1988-12-23 |
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Stealing Heaven | Vice Chancellor Suger | 1988-05-20 |
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The Party | Joe Shawcross | 1988-03-08 |
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The Birthday Party | Stanley Webber | 1987-06-21 |
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Making Waves | Joe Nash | 1987-01-01 |
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Dead Man's Folly | Insp. Bland | 1986-01-08 |
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Lady Windermere's Fan | Lord Darlington | 1985-09-15 |
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The Dumb Waiter | Gus | 1985-06-23 |
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The Caretaker | Aston | 1981-06-07 |
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The Sin Bin | Alan Grieves | 1981-03-17 |
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The Merchant of Venice | Gratiano | 1980-12-17 |
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'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Giovanni | 1980-05-07 |
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Donkeys' Years | Bill Taylor | 1980-01-01 |
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Butterflies Don't Count | Tom | 1978-11-28 |
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Joseph Andrews | The Wicked Squire | 1977-03-09 |
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Robin and Marian | Jack's Apprentice | 1976-03-11 |
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Vampira | Paddy | 1974-10-10 |
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The Changeling | Antonio | 1974-01-20 |
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Achilles Heel | Gordon | 1973-03-18 |
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Fratello sole, sorella luna | Paolo | 1972-03-03 |
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Fragment of Fear | Joe | 1970-09-03 |
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All the Way Up | Tom Midway | 1970-01-01 |
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Otley | Kid | 1969-03-11 |
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Oliver! | Noah Claypole | 1968-09-26 |
