Kenneth Cranham
| Kenneth Cranham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1944 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a film, television and stage actor. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr. Philip Channard and his Cenobitic alter-ego from Hellbound: Hellraiser II. His many stage credits include 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).
Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-born civil servant.[1][2] He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with his first wife, Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, from whom he is also divorced.
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[edit] Filmography
- Valkyrie
- Hot Fuzz
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II – Dr. Philip Channard/The Channard Cenobite
- Layer Cake
- Trauma
- A Good Year
- Blackball
- Man Dancin'
- Shiner
- Gangster No. 1
- Kevin & Perry Go Large
- Women Talking Dirty
- Deep in the Heart
- RPM
- The Boxer
- Chocolat
- Under Suspicion
- Tale of a Vampire
- Timeslip
- Stealing Heaven
- Robin and Marian
- Up Pompeii!
- Oliver!
- Two Men Went to War
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- Made in Dagenham
[edit] Television credits
- The Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
- Doc Martin Christmas Special
- The Line of Beauty
- The Lavender List
- Rome as Pompey Magnus (Season 1)
- The Genius of Mozart
- Sparkling Cyanide
- Killing Hitler
- Pollyanna
- Inspector Morse: The Wolvercote Tongue
- Dickens
- Dalziel and Pascoe: Home Truths
- Kavanagh QC
- Heartbeat
- Lovejoy
- NCS: Manhunt
- The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
- On Dangerous Ground
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
- Our Mutual Friend
- Royal Celebration
- Rules of Engagement
- Dead Man's Folly
- Brideshead Revisited
- The Merchant of Venice
- Shine on Harvey Moon
- Danger UXB
- Casualty
- Chimera
- Reilly, Ace of Spies
- Merlin
[edit] References
- ^ Secondary school in Brixton, London, left 1961 to follow acting career.Kenneth Cranham Biography (1944–)
- ^ He epitomises the cockney geezer and hard man on screen, but actor Kenneth Cranham's roots – and fondest memories – belong to Fife
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