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Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

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

Born

Dec 12, 1944

Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

100 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

Maleficent
Maleficent
2014 as King Henry
★ 7.1
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 as James Reaper
★ 7.6
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
2008 as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
★ 7.0
Layer Cake
Layer Cake
2004 as Jimmy Price
★ 6.9
A Good Year
A Good Year
2006 as Sir Nigel
★ 6.7
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 as Lucius
★ 4.8
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988 as Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
★ 6.4
Official Secrets
Official Secrets
2019 as Judge Hyam
★ 7.2
Oliver!
Oliver!
1968 as Noah Claypole
★ 7.0
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit
2013 as Cameron Fischer
★ 5.9
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
2019 as Lloyd George
★ 6.7
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000 as Vicar
★ 5.0
5 Days of War
5 Days of War
2011 as Michael Stilton
★ 5.7
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1
2000 as Tommy
★ 6.4
The Boxer
The Boxer
1997 as Matt MaGuire
★ 6.7
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
1976 as Jack's Apprentice
★ 6.3
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion
1991 as Frank Vance
★ 5.9
Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham
2010 as Monty Taylor
★ 6.7
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly
1986 as Insp. Bland
★ 6.4
The Night Watch
The Night Watch
2011 as Horace Mundy
★ 5.8
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
★ 6.4
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 as Paolo
★ 7.0
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1996 as Simon
★ 5.9
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 as Jonathan Boothby
★ 6.9
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Audley's Secret
2000 as Sir Michael Audley
★ 4.6
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
2003 as Mr. Pendleton
★ 8.4
Born Romantic
Born Romantic
2000 as Barney
★ 6.0
Trauma
Trauma
2004 as DC Jackson
★ 5.2
Born a King
Born a King
2019 as Lord Curzon
★ 7.4
Blackball
Blackball
2003 as Chairman Collins
★ 5.2
RPM
RPM
1998 as Biggerman
★ 3.3
Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven
1988 as Vice Chancellor Suger
★ 6.2
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
2003 as George Barton
★ 5.0
Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii
1971 as Christian
★ 6.1
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 as The Wicked Squire
★ 5.2
Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War
2002 as Sgt. Peter King
★ 6.7
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
1991 as Sebastian
★ 6.8
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
★ 5.6
Requiem Apache
Requiem Apache
1994 as Tony
★ 7.5
Royal Celebration
Royal Celebration
1993 as Douglas
★ 7.5
Monkey Boy
Monkey Boy
1992 as Hennessey
Otley
Otley
1969 as Kid
★ 6.3
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
★ 8.0
Vigo
Vigo
1998 as The Producer
★ 4.9
Vampira
Vampira
1974 as Paddy
★ 5.2
Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty
2001 as George
★ 5.3
Suspension of Disbelief
Suspension of Disbelief
2012 as Bullock
★ 4.2
All the Way Up
All the Way Up
1970 as Tom Midway
★ 7.0
Shiner
Shiner
2000 as Gibson
★ 5.4
movie
Night Flight
2002 as Ted Atwell
★ 6.0
The Changeling
The Changeling
1974 as Antonio
★ 8.5
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
1970 as Joe
★ 5.9
The Party
The Party
1988 as Joe Shawcross
movie
Man Dancin'
2004 as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
★ 4.3
Flying Blind
Flying Blind
2013 as Victor
★ 4.8
Sling Your Hook
Sling Your Hook
1969 as Roland
★ 8.0
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
★ 6.3
Tale of a Vampire
Tale of a Vampire
1993 as Edgar
★ 5.7
Midnight Man
Midnight Man
1997 as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
★ 5.5
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009 as MJ O'Loughlin
★ 7.3
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
2005 as Mr. Kent
★ 6.1
The Sin Bin
The Sin Bin
1981 as Alan Grieves
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 as Himself
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1980 as Gratiano
★ 7.3
The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair
2006 as Older Keith
★ 5.3
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
1999 as Michael Mansfield QC
★ 6.8
Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
1996 as Robert Flaherty
★ 8.0
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007 as General Carteaux
Achilles Heel
Achilles Heel
1973 as Gordon
★ 1.0
Killing Hitler
Killing Hitler
2003 as Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
★ 6.5
A Little Bit of Lippy
A Little Bit of Lippy
1992 as Reggie Titherington
★ 9.0
Panto!
Panto!
2012 as Jerry
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1981 as Aston
Just Another Secret
Just Another Secret
1989 as Brosch
★ 9.0
movie
The Last Yellow
1999 as Len
★ 7.5
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground
1996 as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
★ 5.1
The Vision Thing
The Vision Thing
1993 as Dick Naughton
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
2018 as Leopold Czihaczek
Normal Service
Normal Service
1988 as Peter
★ 10.0
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
1985 as Lord Darlington
★ 9.0
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980 as Giovanni
★ 6.0
Graffiti Wars
Graffiti Wars
2011 as Narrator (Voice)
★ 6.0
Butterflies Don't Count
★ 10.0
The Voynich Mystery
The Voynich Mystery
2002 as Narrator
Making Waves
Making Waves
1987 as Joe Nash
★ 6.8
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter
1985 as Gus
★ 8.0
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
1987 as Stanley Webber
★ 6.8
movie
Donkeys' Years
1980 as Bill Taylor
The Black and Blue Lamp
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988 as Supt. Cherry
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
★ 5.7
The Man from Montevideo
The Man from Montevideo
2007 as Gary Solway
movie
The Lavender List
2006 as Harold Wilson
Death of a Private
Death of a Private
1967 as Young intellectual
★ 9.0
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
★ 7.5