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Kenneth Cranham
Born December 12, 1944
Place of birth: 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 dram...
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Actor (165 credits)
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Official SecretsJudge Hyam
2019
Mr. JonesLloyd George
2019
Born a KingLord Curzon
2019
Egon Schiele: Dangerous DesiresLeopold Czihaczek
2018
Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolJoe Turner
2017
Dark Ditties Presents: The OfferThe Host
2017
Joe Orton Laid BareHimself
2017
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser IISelf
2015
MaleficentKing Henry
2014
The Legend of HerculesLucius
2014
Closed CircuitCameron Fischer
2013
Flying BlindVictor
2013
Panto!Jerry
2012
Suspension of DisbeliefBullock
2012
Graffiti WarsNarrator (Voice)
2011
The Night WatchHorace Mundy
2011
National Theatre Live: The Cherry OrchardFirs
2011
5 Days of WarMichael Stilton
2011
Made in DagenhamMonty Taylor
2010
Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf
2010
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten FallenMJ O'Loughlin
2009
ValkyrieField Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
2008
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at SeaCaptain Turner
2007
Hot FuzzJames Reaper
2007
Heroes & Villains: NapoleonGeneral Carteaux
2007
The Man from MontevideoGary Solway
2007
A Good YearSir Nigel
2006
Hannibal: Rome's Worst NightmareNarrator
2006
The Lavender ListHarold Wilson
2006
Layer CakeJimmy Price
2004
TraumaDC Jackson
2004
Man Dancin'D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
2004
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated RomeNarrator
2004
Killing HitlerBrigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
2003
PollyannaMr. Pendleton
2003
Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton
2003
BlackballChairman Collins
2003
Two Men Went To WarSgt. Peter King
2002
Night FlightTed Atwell
2002
The Voynich MysteryNarrator
2002
Women Talking DirtyGeorge
2001
Gangster No. 1Tommy
2000
Born RomanticBarney
2000
ShinerGibson
2000
Lady Audley's SecretSir Michael Audley
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesColonel Schmidt
2000
Kevin & Perry Go LargeVicar
2000
The Most Fertile Man in IrelandDa
2000
The Murder of Stephen LawrenceMichael Mansfield QC
1999
The Last YellowLen
1999
RPMBiggerman
1998
VigoThe Producer
1998
Midnight ManBrigadier Charles Ferguson
1997
The BoxerMatt MaGuire
1997
Bed of RosesSimon
1996
On Dangerous GroundBrigadier Charles Ferguson
1996
Deep in the HeartRobert Flaherty
1996
Requiem ApacheTony
1994
Tale of a VampireEdgar
1993
The Vision ThingDick Naughton
1993
Royal CelebrationDouglas
1993
A Little Bit of LippyReggie Titherington
1992
Monkey BoyHennessey
1992
Prospero's BooksSebastian
1991
Under SuspicionFrank Vance
1991
A Master of the MarionettesTeddy
1989
Just Another SecretBrosch
1989
ChocolatJonathan Boothby
1988
Hellbound: Hellraiser IIDr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
1988
Stealing HeavenVice Chancellor Suger
1988
Normal ServicePeter
1988
The Black and Blue LampSupt. Cherry
1988
The PartyJoe Shawcross
1988
Making WavesJoe Nash
1987
The Birthday PartyStanley Webber
1987
Dead Man's FollyInsp. Bland
1986
Lady Windermere's FanLord Darlington
1985
The Dumb WaiterGus
1985
The CaretakerAston
1981
The Sin BinAlan Grieves
1981
Donkeys' YearsBill Taylor
1980
'Tis Pity She's a WhoreGiovanni
1980
The Merchant of VeniceGratiano
1980
Butterflies Don't CountTom
1978
Joseph AndrewsThe Wicked Squire
1977
Robin and MarianJack's Apprentice
1976
VampiraPaddy
1974
The ChangelingAntonio
1974
Achilles HeelGordon
1973
Brother Sun, Sister MoonPaolo
1972
Up PompeiiChristian
1971
All the Way UpTom Midway
1970
Fragment of FearJoe
1970
Sling Your HookRoland
1969
OtleyKid
1969
Oliver!Noah Claypole
1968
Death of a PrivateYoung intellectual
1967
Tv
Finding AliceGerry
2021
TryingBarry
2020
Hatton GardenBrian Reader
2019
The Spanish PrincessJohn Morton
2019
The White PrincessJohn Morton
2017
BancroftCharlie Haverstock
2017
StrikeDennis Creed
2017
War and PeaceUncle Mikhail
2016
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
37 DaysJohn Burns
2014
Inside No. 9Rupert
2014
In the FleshVicar Oddie
2013
Death in ParadiseFather John
2011
Moving OnMike
2009
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own WordsW H Auden
2009
MerlinAulfric
2008
Tess of the D'UrbervillesMr Clare
2008
Lilies
2007
LiliesHealth Inspector
2007
Heroes and Villains
2007
The Line of BeautySir Maurice Tipper
2006
RomeGnaeus Pompey Magnus
2005
HustleFrancis Owen
2004
New Tricks
2004
The Genius of MozartLeopold Mozart
2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleRex Fortescue
2004
Murder Investigation TeamRay Morgan
2003
Believe NothingDI Aldiss
2002
DickensJohn Forster
2002
Without MotiveDCS Derek Henderson
2000
SinsGilbert
2000
Our Mutual FriendSilas Wegg
1998
Midsomer MurdersJude Langham
1997
Dalziel & PascoeTommy Collingwood
1996
The Tenant of Wildfell HallReverend Michael Millward
1996
Kavanagh Q.C.Roy Lawrence
1995
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesColonel Schmidt
1992
HeartbeatCharlie Wallace
1992
Between the Lines
1992
Murder Most HorridInspector Salford
1991
ChimeraHennessey
1991
Oranges Are Not the Only FruitPastor Finch
1990
Rules of EngagementMartin Goodman
1989
The Play on OneJoe Shawcross
1988
The Play on OnePeter
1988
Inspector MorseCedric Downes
1987
LovejoyLitvak
1986
A Sort of Innocence
1986
CasualtyJames Lawrence
1986
Theatre NightStanley
1985
Natural World
1983
Reilly: Ace of SpiesLenin
1983
Shine on Harvey MoonHarvey Moon
1982
The BellNick Fawley
1982
Brideshead RevisitedSergeant Block
1981
Therese RaquinCamille Raquin
1980
MinderWalter
1979
Danger UXBSapper Salt
1979
Danger UXBL / Corporal Salt
1979
Enemy at the DoorJack Foster
1978
Van der ValkDirk Boutsen
1972
Crown CourtJohn Tucker
1972
BudgieInky Ballantine
1971
From a Bird's Eye ViewTim O'Donovan
1970
Play for TodayAlan Grieves
1970
Play for TodayTom
1970
BBC Play of the MonthAntonio
1965
Coronation StreetRoy
1960