Kenneth Cranham
Acting
Born December 12, 1944 · Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
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 Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fu…
Known For · 40 titles
Midsomer Murders
Coronation Street
Death in Paradise
Play for Today
Casualty
Heartbeat
Natural World
Minder
Crown Court
BBC Play of the Month
Agatha Christie's Marple
Merlin
Trying
ITV Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
New Tricks
Hustle
Rome
Inspector Morse
ScreenPlay
Inside No. 9
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Lovejoy
Strike
Maleficent
Moving On
Van der Valk
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
War and Peace
New Scotland Yard
Between the Lines
Hot Fuzz
The Spanish Princess
Kavanagh Q.C.
Murder Most Horrid
The Play on One
The White Princess
Shine on Harvey Moon
Strangers
Upstairs Downstairs