Kenneth Cranham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1944 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Finding Alice
TV · as Gerry Walsh · 6 eps
Trying
TV · as Barry · 1 ep
Official Secrets
Movie · as Judge Hyam
Mr. Jones
Movie · as Lloyd George
Born a King
Movie · as Lord Curzon
Hatton Garden
TV · as Brian Reader · 4 eps
The Spanish Princess
TV · as John Morton · 1 ep
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Movie · as Leopold Czihaczek
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Movie · as Joe Turner
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
Movie · as The Host
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Movie · as Himself
The White Princess
TV · as John Morton · 8 eps
Bancroft
TV · as Charlie Haverstock · 4 eps
Strike
TV · as Dennis Creed · 1 ep
War and Peace
TV · as Uncle Mikhail · 6 eps
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
TV · as Dean Smith · 1 ep
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Movie · as Self
Maleficent
Movie · as King Henry
The Legend of Hercules
Movie · as Lucius
37 Days
TV · as John Burns · 3 eps
Inside No. 9
TV · as Rupert · 1 ep
Closed Circuit
Movie · as Cameron Fischer
Flying Blind
Movie · as Victor
In the Flesh
TV · as Vicar Oddie · 4 eps
Panto!
Movie · as Jerry
Suspension of Disbelief
Movie · as Bullock
Graffiti Wars
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
The Night Watch
Movie · as Horace Mundy
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Movie · as Firs
5 Days of War
Movie · as Michael Stilton
Death in Paradise
TV · as Father John · 1 ep
Made in Dagenham
Movie · as Monty Taylor
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Upstairs Downstairs
TV · as Sgt Ashworth · 1 ep
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Movie · as MJ O'Loughlin
Moving On
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
TV · as W H Auden · 1 ep
Valkyrie
Movie · as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Merlin
TV · as Aulfric · 1 ep
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
TV · as Mr Clare · 3 eps
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Movie · as Captain Turner
Hot Fuzz
Movie · as James Reaper
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Movie · as General Carteaux
The Man from Montevideo
Movie · as Gary Solway
Lilies
TV · as Health Inspector · 1 ep
Heroes and Villains
TV · 6 eps
A Good Year
Movie · as Sir Nigel
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Movie · as Narrator
The Lavender List
Movie · as Harold Wilson
The Chatterley Affair
Movie · as Older Keith
The Line of Beauty
TV · as Sir Maurice Tipper · 1 ep
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Movie · as Mr. Kent
Rome
TV · as Gnaeus Pompey Magnus · 12 eps
Layer Cake
Movie · as Jimmy Price
Trauma
Movie · as DC Jackson
Man Dancin'
Movie · as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
Movie · as Narrator
Hustle
TV · as Francis Owen · 1 ep
New Tricks
TV · 1 ep
The Genius of Mozart
TV · as Leopold Mozart · 3 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Rex Fortescue · 1 ep
Killing Hitler
Movie · as Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
Pollyanna
Movie · as Mr. Pendleton
Sparkling Cyanide
Movie · as George Barton
Blackball
Movie · as Chairman Collins
Murder Investigation Team
TV · as Ray Morgan · 1 ep
Two Men Went To War
Movie · as Sgt. Peter King
Night Flight
Movie · as Ted Atwell
The Voynich Mystery
Movie · as Narrator
Believe Nothing
TV · as DI Aldiss · 1 ep
Dickens
TV · as John Forster · 3 eps
Women Talking Dirty
Movie · as George
Neanderthal
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Gangster No. 1
Movie · as Tommy
Born Romantic
Movie · as Barney
Shiner
Movie · as Gibson
Lady Audley's Secret
Movie · as Sir Michael Audley
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Movie · as Colonel Schmidt
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Movie · as Vicar
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Movie · as Da
Justice in Wonderland
Movie · as George Carman
Without Motive
TV · as DCS Derek Henderson · 12 eps
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Movie · as Michael Mansfield QC
The Last Yellow
Movie · as Len
RPM
Movie · as Biggerman
Vigo
Movie · as The Producer
Our Mutual Friend
TV · as Silas Wegg · 4 eps
Midnight Man
Movie · as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
The Boxer
Movie · as Matt MaGuire
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Jude Langham · 1 ep
Bed of Roses
Movie · as Simon
On Dangerous Ground
Movie · as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
Deep in the Heart
Movie · as Robert Flaherty
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
TV · as Reverend Michael Millward · 2 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Tommy Collingwood · 1 ep
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV · as Roy Lawrence · 1 ep
Requiem Apache
Movie · as Tony
Tale of a Vampire
Movie · as Edgar
The Vision Thing
Movie · as Dick Naughton
Royal Celebration
Movie · as Douglas
He-Play She-Play
TV · as Detective Inspector · 1 ep
A Little Bit of Lippy
Movie · as Reggie Titherington
Monkey Boy
Movie · as Hennessey
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV · as Colonel Schmidt · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Charlie Wallace · 2 eps
Between the Lines
TV · as DCI Stubbs · 1 ep
Prospero's Books
Movie · as Sebastian
Under Suspicion
Movie · as Frank Vance
Chimera
TV · as Hennessey · 4 eps
Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Insp Salford · 1 ep
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
TV · as Pastor Finch · 3 eps
A Master of the Marionettes
Movie · as Teddy
Just Another Secret
Movie · as Brosch
Rules of Engagement
TV · as Martin Goodman · 6 eps
Chocolat
Movie · as Jonathan Boothby
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Movie · as Dr. Philip Channard
Stealing Heaven
Movie · as Vice Chancellor Suger
Normal Service
Movie · as Peter
The Black and Blue Lamp
Movie · as Supt. Cherry
The Party
Movie · as Joe Shawcross
The Play on One
TV · as Peter, Joe Shawcross, Teddy Rose · 1 ep
Making Waves
Movie · as Joe Nash
The Birthday Party
Movie · as Stanley Webber
Inspector Morse
TV · as Cedric Downes · 1 ep
Dead Man's Folly
Movie · as Insp. Bland
Lovejoy
TV · as Litvak · 1 ep
A Sort of Innocence
TV · 6 eps
Casualty
TV · as James Lawrence · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as Supt. Cherry, Reggie Titherington, Dick Naughton · 1 ep
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · as Lord Darlington
The Dumb Waiter
Movie · as Gus
Theatre Night
TV · as Stanley · 1 ep
Summer Season
TV · as Gus · 1 ep
Natural World
TV · 1 ep
Reilly: Ace of Spies
TV · as Lenin · 3 eps
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Movie · as Self
Shine on Harvey Moon
TV · as Harvey Moon · 29 eps
The Bell
TV · as Nick Fawley · 4 eps
The Caretaker
Movie · as Aston
The Sin Bin
Movie · as Alan Grieves
Brideshead Revisited
TV · as Sergeant Block · 1 ep
Donkeys' Years
Movie · as Bill Taylor
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Movie · as Giovanni
The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Gratiano
Therese Raquin
TV · as Camille Raquin · 2 eps
Cribb
TV · as Francis Mostyn-Smith · 1 ep
Minder
TV · as Walter · 1 ep
Danger UXB
TV · as Sapper Salt, L / Corporal Salt · 5 eps
Butterflies Don't Count
Movie · as Tom
Enemy at the Door
TV · as Jack Foster · 1 ep
Strangers
TV · as Willie Bruce, DCI Jim Lennard · 1 ep
Joseph Andrews
Movie · as The Wicked Squire
Robin and Marian
Movie · as Jack's Apprentice
Against the Crowd
TV · as Geoff Smailes · 1 ep
Vampira
Movie · as Paddy
The Changeling
Movie · as Antonio
Village Hall
TV · as Lop · 1 ep
Achilles Heel
Movie · as Gordon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Movie · as Paolo
Van der Valk
TV · as Dirk Boutsen · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as John Tucker · 3 eps
New Scotland Yard
TV · as David Collins · 1 ep
Up Pompeii
Movie · as Christian
Budgie
TV · as Inky Ballantine · 1 ep
All the Way Up
Movie · as Tom Midway
Fragment of Fear
Movie · as Joe
From a Bird's Eye View
TV · as Tim O'Donovan · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Alan Grieves, Tom · 1 ep
Sling Your Hook
Movie · as Roland
Otley
Movie · as Kid
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Terry · 1 ep
Oliver!
Movie · as Noah Claypole
Death of a Private
Movie · as Young intellectual
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Private Seaton · 1 ep
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Tom Last · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Antonio · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Charlie, Barry · 1 ep
Coronation Street
TV · as Roy · 4 eps