Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Acting

Birthday

1944/12/12 (80 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

Also know as

Ken Cranham , Кеннет Крэнем

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 He...Read more

Acting
Fratello sole, sorella luna
7.0

(1972) Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Paolo

Gangster No. 1
6.4

(2000) Gangster No. 1

as Tommy

Layer Cake
6.9

(2004) Layer Cake

as Jimmy Price

Bed of Roses
5.8

(1996) Bed of Roses

as Simon

Prospero's Books
6.8

(1991) Prospero's Books

as Sebastian

Chocolat
6.8

(1988) Chocolat

as Boothby

Dead Man's Folly
6.1

(1986) Dead Man's Folly

as Insp. Bland

Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4

(1988) Hellbound: Hellraiser II

as Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite

A Good Year
6.7

(2006) A Good Year

as Sir Nigel

Under Suspicion
5.9

(1991) Under Suspicion

as Frank Vance

Joseph Andrews
4.7

(1977) Joseph Andrews

as The Wicked Squire

Tale of a Vampire
5.4

(1993) Tale of a Vampire

as Edgar

Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic
6.7

(2007) Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

as Captain Turner

The Vision Thing
0.0

(1993) The Vision Thing

as Dick Naughton

Royal Celebration
6.0

(1993) Royal Celebration

as Douglas

Sling Your Hook
0.0

(1969) Sling Your Hook

as Roland

0.0

(1967) Death of a Private

as Young intellectual

Two Men Went To War
6.3

(2002) Two Men Went To War

as Sgt. Peter King

Oliver!
7.0

(1968) Oliver!

as Noah Claypole

A Master of the Marionettes
0.0

(1989) A Master of the Marionettes

as Teddy

On Dangerous Ground
4.8

(1996) On Dangerous Ground

as Brigadier Charles Ferguson

Midnight Man
4.8

(1997) Midnight Man

as Brig. Charles Ferguson

Killing Hitler
5.8

(2003) Killing Hitler

as Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies

Pollyanna
8.4

(2003) Pollyanna

as Mr. Pendleton

Maleficent
7.1

(2014) Maleficent

as King Henry

Women Talking Dirty
5.0

(2001) Women Talking Dirty

as George

Stealing Heaven
6.4

(1988) Stealing Heaven

as Vice Chancellor Suger

Closed Circuit
5.9

(2013) Closed Circuit

as Cameron Fischer

Flying Blind
5.0

(2013) Flying Blind

as Victor

The Legend of Hercules
4.8

(2014) The Legend of Hercules

as Lucius

Normal Service
0.0

(1988) Normal Service

as Peter

A Little Bit of Lippy
0.0

(1992) A Little Bit of Lippy

as Reggie Titherington

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
5.7

(2006) Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

as Narrator

Making Waves
6.5

(1987) Making Waves

as Joe Nash

Just Another Secret
0.0

(1989) Just Another Secret

as Brosch

0.0

(2006) The Lavender List

as Harold Wilson

All the Way Up
6.0

(1970) All the Way Up

as Tom Midway

Graffiti Wars
6.0

(2011) Graffiti Wars

as Narrator (Voice)

The Night Watch
5.9

(2011) The Night Watch

as Horace Mundy

Monkey Boy
0.0

(1992) Monkey Boy

as Hennessey

Born Romantic
6.2

(2000) Born Romantic

as Barney

Trauma
5.2

(2004) Trauma

as DC Jackson

Panto!
0.0

(2012) Panto!

as Jerry

0.0

(1980) Donkeys' Years

as Bill Taylor

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4

(2015) Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

as Self

The Black and Blue Lamp
0.0

(1988) The Black and Blue Lamp

as ---

Vampira
5.1

(1974) Vampira

as Paddy

Hot Fuzz
7.6

(2007) Hot Fuzz

as James Reaper

RPM
3.0

(1998) RPM

as Biggerman

0.0

(1985) Lady Windermere's Fan

as Lord Darlington

2.0

(2004) Man Dancin'

as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
7.8

(2004) Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

as Narrator

Valkyrie
6.9

(2008) Valkyrie

as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

The Changeling
7.0

(1974) The Changeling

as Antonio

Sparkling Cyanide
4.6

(2003) Sparkling Cyanide

as George Barton

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
7.3

(2009) Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

as MJ O'Loughlin

Requiem Apache
7.0

(1994) Requiem Apache

as Tony

Made in Dagenham
6.7

(2010) Made in Dagenham

as Monty Taylor

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
0.0

(2010) Harold Pinter: A Celebration

as Self

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
10.0

(2011) National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

as Firs

Deep in the Heart
0.0

(1996) Deep in the Heart

as Robert Flaherty

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
6.4

(2017) Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

as Joe Turner

'Tis Pity She's a Whore
5.0

(1980) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

as Giovanni

Fragment of Fear
5.9

(1970) Fragment of Fear

as Joe

Otley
6.2

(1969) Otley

as Kid

Shiner
5.6

(2000) Shiner

as Gibson

Lady Audley's Secret
3.5

(2000) Lady Audley's Secret

as Sir Michael Audley

Official Secrets
7.2

(2019) Official Secrets

as Judge Hyam

Blackball
5.3

(2003) Blackball

as Chairman Collins

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
5.7

(1999) The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

as Michael Mansfield QC

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.0

(2002) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

as Colonel Schmidt

Night Flight
6.0

(2002) Night Flight

as Ted Atwell

Robin and Marian
6.3

(1976) Robin and Marian

as Jack's Apprentice

Vigo
4.8

(1998) Vigo

as The Producer

The Caretaker
0.0

(1981) The Caretaker

as Aston

The Boxer
6.7

(1997) The Boxer

as Matt MaGuire

The Sin Bin
0.0

(1981) The Sin Bin

as Alan Grieves

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
0.0

(2018) Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

as Leopold Czihaczek

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
0.0

(2017) Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

as The Host

Kevin & Perry Go Large
5.0

(2000) Kevin & Perry Go Large

as Vicar

The Birthday Party
6.7

(1987) The Birthday Party

as Stanley Webber

Mr. Jones
6.8

(2019) Mr. Jones

as Lloyd George

Joe Orton Laid Bare
0.0

(2017) Joe Orton Laid Bare

as Himself

The Merchant of Venice
7.0

(1980) The Merchant of Venice

as Gratiano

Achilles Heel
1.0

(1973) Achilles Heel

as Gordon

Suspension of Disbelief
4.3

(2012) Suspension of Disbelief

as Bullock

The Dumb Waiter
8.0

(1985) The Dumb Waiter

as Gus

Butterflies Don't Count
0.0

(1978) Butterflies Don't Count

as Tom

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
5.7

(2000) The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

as Da

6.0

(1999) The Last Yellow

as Len

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
0.0

(2007) Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

as General Carteaux

The Party
0.0

(1988) The Party

as Joe Shawcross

ولد ملكًا
7.9

(2019) Born a King

as Lord Curzon

The Voynich Mystery
0.0

(2002) The Voynich Mystery

as Narrator

Up Pompeii
6.2

(1971) Up Pompeii

as Christian

Murder Most Horrid
6.6

(1991) Murder Most Horrid

as Inspector Salford

Believe Nothing
6.7

(2002) Believe Nothing

as DI Aldiss

Budgie
7.0

(1971) Budgie

as Inky Ballantine

Rome
8.3

(2005) Rome

as Gnaeus Pompey Magnus

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5

(1992) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Colonel Schmidt

Finding Alice
5.5

(2021) Finding Alice

as Gerry

Hustle
7.6

(2004) Hustle

as Francis Owen

Heartbeat
7.0

(1992) Heartbeat

as Charlie Wallace

Dalziel & Pascoe
6.4

(1996) Dalziel & Pascoe

as Tommy Collingwood

Inspector Morse
7.8

(1987) Inspector Morse

as Cedric Downes

Murder Investigation Team
5.5

(2003) Murder Investigation Team

as Ray Morgan

Between the Lines
5.6

(1992) Between the Lines

as ---

Lovejoy
7.3

(1986) Lovejoy

as Litvak

Brideshead Revisited
8.0

(1981) Brideshead Revisited

as Sergeant Block

Shine on Harvey Moon
7.7

(1982) Shine on Harvey Moon

as ---

Van der Valk
5.8

(1972) Van der Valk

as Dirk Boutsen

New Tricks
7.4

(2004) New Tricks

as ---

0.0

(1986) A Sort of Innocence

as ---

Chimera
6.0

(1991) Chimera

as Hennessey

Natural World
7.1

(1983) Natural World

as ---

From a Bird's Eye View
5.5

(1970) From a Bird's Eye View

as Tim O'Donovan

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as ---

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
7.4

(1996) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

as Reverend Millward

Moving On
7.1

(2009) Moving On

as Mike

Without Motive
6.0

(2000) Without Motive

as DCS Derek Henderson

War and Peace
7.6

(2016) War and Peace

as Uncle Mikhail

Crown Court
5.4

(1972) Crown Court

as John Tucker

37 Days
7.3

(2014) 37 Days

as John Burns

Lilies
7.5

(2007) Lilies

as ---

2.0

(1989) Rules of Engagement

as Martin Goodman

The Sins
0.5

(2000) Sins

as Gilbert

In the Flesh
7.2

(2013) In the Flesh

as Vicar Oddie

1.0

(1982) The Bell

as Nick Fawley

Dickens
0.0

(2002) Dickens

as ---

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as James Lawrence

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Walter

Enemy at the Door
8.0

(1978) Enemy at the Door

as Jack Foster

Kavanagh Q.C.
7.0

(1995) Kavanagh Q.C.

as Roy Lawrence

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
6.2

(2016) Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

as ---

The Line of Beauty
6.4

(2006) The Line of Beauty

as Sir Maurice Tipper

Lilies
7.5

(2007) Lilies

as Health Inspector

The Genius of Mozart
0.0

(2004) The Genius of Mozart

as Leopold Mozart

Our Mutual Friend
7.7

(1998) Our Mutual Friend

as ---

The White Princess
7.8

(2017) The White Princess

as John Morton

Therese Raquin
5.9

(1980) Therese Raquin

as Camille Raquin

Bancroft
6.6

(2017) Bancroft

as Charlie Haverstock

Heroes and Villains
7.0

(2007) Heroes and Villains

as ---

Merlin
7.8

(2008) Merlin

as Aulfric

0.0

(2009) The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

as W H Auden

Bergerac
6.5

(1981) Bergerac

as Gascoigne

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
6.7

(1990) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

as Pastor Finch

Hatton Garden
5.7

(2019) Hatton Garden

as Brian Reader

Midsomer Murders
7.5

(1997) Midsomer Murders

as Jude Langham

Inside No. 9
8.0

(2014) Inside No. 9

as Rupert

Death in Paradise
7.4

(2011) Death in Paradise

as Father John

Danger UXB
8.0

(1979) Danger UXB

as Sapper Salt

Danger UXB
8.0

(1979) Danger UXB

as L / Corporal Salt

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Alan Grieves

The Play on One
6.0

(1988) The Play on One

as Joe Shawcross

The Play on One
6.0

(1988) The Play on One

as Peter

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
7.6

(2008) Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Mr Clare

Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

(1983) Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Lenin

The Spanish Princess
7.6

(2019) The Spanish Princess

as John Morton

Strike
7.1

(2017) Strike

as Dennis Creed

0.0

(1985) Theatre Night

as Stanley

Agatha Christie's Marple
7.6

(2004) Agatha Christie's Marple

as Rex Fortescue

Trying
7.7

(2020) Trying

as Barry