Ken Russell
Birthday
1927/07/03
Day of death
2011/11/27 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Also know as
Alfred Russell, Alf Russell
Biography
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being over-obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often about famous composers, or based on other works of art which he adapts loosely. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he did creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. ...Read more
Acting
(1991) Whore
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1983) Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
as Self
(1986) Gothic
as Tourist
(2006) The Real Blue Nuns
as Self
(1975) Tommy
as Cripple (uncredited)
(2006) Trapped Ashes
as Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
(1977) Valentino
as Rex Ingram (uncredited)
(1966) Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
as Captain Patterson
(1988) Salome's Last Dance
as Cappadocian
(2000) The Real Oliver Reed
as Self
(2002) The Fall of the Louse of Usher
as Dr. Calahari
(2007) A Kitten for Hitler
as Santa
(2002) Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
as Self
(1995) Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
as Self
(1996) Tales of Erotica
as ---
(2009) Boudica Bites Back
as Roman Senator
(1972) Savage Messiah
as Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited)
(1995) The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
as Mr. Kirsch
(2004) Revenge of the Elephant Man
as ---
(2010) Mr. Nice
as Russell Miegs
(2000) Lion's Mouth
as Ken
(2022) The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Vem Var Dracula
as Self
(1987) Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
as ---
(1966) Don’t Shoot the Composer
as Himself
(2006) Brothers of the Head
as Himself
(1988) Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
as Himself
(2012) Director of Devils
as Self
(1986) A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
as Self
(2007) 10 Best Elgar
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) The Russia House
as Walter
(1995) Empire of the Censors
as Self
(2012) Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Song of Summer
as Priest
(2005) Colour Me Kubrick
as The Man In Nightgown
(1988) The Lair of the White Worm
as Police Radio (voice) (uncredited)
(1961) Walk With The Damned
as Hood
(1966) Russell at Work
as ---
(1992) The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
as Sir Arnold Bax
(2010) The Aristofrogs
as ---
(1989) A British Picture
as ---
(2012) The Devils Original on-set footage
as ---
PuzzleFace
as god
(1997) Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
as Himself
(1979) The Kids Are Alright
as ---
(2025) Twiggy
as (archival footage)
(2002) Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
as Narrator (voice)
(1978) The South Bank Show
as Self
(1990) Plunder
as ---
(2001) Waking the Dead
as Gerry Raistrick
(1993) Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Self
(2004) Agatha Christie's Marple
as Rev Caleb Dane Calthrop
(1993) Lady Chatterley
as Sir Michael Reid
(2001) Celebrity Big Brother
as Self