
1944Born, Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
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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.…
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MaleficentKing Henry
Hot FuzzJames Reaper
ValkyrieField Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Layer CakeJimmy Price
A Good YearSir Nigel2021Finding AliceGerry Walsh · 6 episodesShow
2019Hatton GardenBrian Reader · 4 episodesShow
2019The Spanish PrincessJohn Morton · 1 episodeShow
2017BancroftCharlie Haverstock · 4 episodesShow
2017StrikeDennis Creed · 1 episodeShow
2017The White PrincessJohn Morton · 8 episodesShow
2016Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesDean Smith · 1 episodeShow
2016War and PeaceUncle Mikhail · 6 episodesShow
201437 DaysJohn Burns · 3 episodesShow
2014Inside No. 9Rupert · 1 episodeShow
2013In the FleshVicar Oddie · 4 episodesShow
2010Upstairs DownstairsSgt Ashworth · 1 episodeShow
2009Moving OnMike · 1 episodeShow
2009The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own WordsW H Auden · 1 episodeShow
2008MerlinAulfric · 1 episodeShow
2007Heroes and Villains6 episodesShow
2007LiliesHealth Inspector · 8 episodesShow
2006The Line of BeautySir Maurice Tipper · 1 episodeShow
2005RomeGnaeus Pompey Magnus · 12 episodesShow
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleRex Fortescue · 1 episodeShow
2004The Genius of MozartLeopold Mozart · 3 episodesShow
2004HustleFrancis Owen · 1 episodeShow
2004New Tricks1 episodeShow
2003Murder Investigation TeamRay Morgan · 1 episodeShow
2002Believe NothingDI Aldiss · 1 episodeShow
2002DickensJohn Forster · 3 episodesShow
2000Without MotiveDCS Derek Henderson · 12 episodesShow
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