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Kenneth Ives

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Kenneth Ives
Born
Kenneth Ainsworth Ives

(1934-03-26) 26 March 1934 (age 90)
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Imogen Hassall (1974–1978)
Marti Caine (1984–1995, her death)

Kenneth Ives (born 26 March 1934) is a British actor turned director with a number of 1960s and 1970s television credits.

As an actor, he appeared in the 1968 film version of The Lion in Winter as Queen Eleanor's guard, the 1971 BBC serial The Last of the Mohicans as Hawkeye, and had roles in Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Churchills, and as one of the eponymous villains in the Doctor Who story The Dominators.

In later years, he focused on directing, with credits for television productions of Strindberg's The Father (1985) and Pinter's The Birthday Party (1987) for the BBC's Theatre Night series, as well as episodes of Poldark, Gangsters, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, All Creatures Great and Small and Secret Army.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967 The Deadly Affair Stagehand Uncredited
1968 The Lion in Winter Queen Eleanor's guard