Kenneth Cranham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1944
- Birthplace
- Dunfermline - Scotland - UK
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 Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are 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). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.
Filmography
Mr. Jones 2019
as Lloyd George
Official Secrets 2019
as Judge Hyam
Born a King 2019
as Lord Curzon
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires 2018
as Leopold Czihaczek
Joe Orton Laid Bare 2017
as Himself
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017
as Joe Turner
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer 2017
as The Host
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II 2015
as Self
Maleficent 2014
as King Henry
The Legend of Hercules 2014
as Lucius
Closed Circuit 2013
as Cameron Fischer
Flying Blind 2013
as Victor
Panto! 2012
as Jerry
Suspension of Disbelief 2012
as Bullock
Graffiti Wars 2011
as Narrator (Voice)
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard 2011
as Firs
5 Days of War 2011
as Michael Stilton
The Night Watch 2011
as Horace Mundy
Made in Dagenham 2010
as Monty Taylor
Harold Pinter: A Celebration 2010
as Self
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen 2009
as MJ O'Loughlin
Valkyrie 2008
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon 2007
as General Carteaux
The Man from Montevideo 2007
as Gary Solway
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea 2007
as Captain Turner
Hot Fuzz 2007
as James Reaper
A Good Year 2006
as Sir Nigel
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare 2006
as Narrator
The Chatterley Affair 2006
as Older Keith
- The Lavender List
The Lavender List 2006
as Harold Wilson
Mangal Pandey - The Rising 2005
as Mr. Kent
Layer Cake 2004
as Jimmy Price
Trauma 2004
as DC Jackson
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome 2004
as Narrator
- Man Dancin'
Man Dancin' 2004
as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers
Sparkling Cyanide 2003
as George Barton
Blackball 2003
as Chairman Collins
Killing Hitler 2003
as Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
Pollyanna 2003
as Mr. Pendleton
Two Men Went To War 2002
as Sgt. Peter King
- Night Flight
Night Flight 2002
as Ted Atwell
The Voynich Mystery 2002
as Narrator
Women Talking Dirty 2001
as George
Shiner 2000
as Gibson
Born Romantic 2000
as Barney
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades 2000
as Colonel Schmidt
Gangster No. 1 2000
as Tommy
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland 2000
as Da
Lady Audley's Secret 2000
as Sir Michael Audley
Kevin & Perry Go Large 2000
as Vicar
- Justice in Wonderland
Justice in Wonderland 2000
as George Carman
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence 1999
as Michael Mansfield QC
The Last Yellow 1999
as Len
Vigo 1998
as The Producer
RPM 1998
as Biggerman
The Boxer 1997
as Matt MaGuire
Midnight Man 1997
as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
Deep in the Heart 1996
as Robert Flaherty
On Dangerous Ground 1996
as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
Bed of Roses 1996
as Simon
Requiem Apache 1994
as Tony
The Vision Thing 1993
as Dick Naughton
Royal Celebration 1993
as Douglas
Tale of a Vampire 1993
as Edgar
Monkey Boy 1992
as Hennessey
A Little Bit of Lippy 1992
as Reggie Titherington
Under Suspicion 1991
as Frank Vance
Prospero's Books 1991
as Sebastian
A Master of the Marionettes 1989
as Teddy
Just Another Secret 1989
as Brosch
Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988
as Dr. Philip Channard
The Black and Blue Lamp 1988
as Supt. Cherry
Stealing Heaven 1988
as Vice Chancellor Suger
Chocolat 1988
as Jonathan Boothby
The Party 1988
as Joe Shawcross
Normal Service 1988
as Peter
The Birthday Party 1987
as Stanley Webber
Making Waves 1987
as Joe Nash
Dead Man's Folly 1986
as Insp. Bland
Lady Windermere's Fan 1985
as Lord Darlington
The Dumb Waiter 1985
as Gus
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton 1982
as Self
The Caretaker 1981
as Aston
The Sin Bin 1981
as Alan Grieves
The Merchant of Venice 1980
as Gratiano
'Tis Pity She's a Whore 1980
as Giovanni
- Donkeys' Years
Donkeys' Years 1980
as Bill Taylor
Butterflies Don't Count 1978
as Tom
Joseph Andrews 1977
as The Wicked Squire
Robin and Marian 1976
as Jack's Apprentice
Vampira 1974
as Paddy
The Changeling 1974
as Antonio
Achilles Heel 1973
as Gordon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972
as Paolo
Up Pompeii 1971
as Christian
Fragment of Fear 1970
as Joe
All the Way Up 1970
as Tom Midway
Sling Your Hook 1969
as Roland
Otley 1969
as Kid
Oliver! 1968
as Noah Claypole
Death of a Private 1967
as Young intellectual
Credits from TMDB.