Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1944-12-12 (80 years)
- Place of BirthDunfermline - Scotland - UK
- Also Known As Ken Cranham Кеннет Крэнем
Kenneth Cranham
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2021
Finding Alice
As: Gerry
- 2019
Mr. Jones
As: Lloyd George
- 2019
Official Secrets
As: Judge Hyam
- 2019
Hatton Garden
As: Brian Reader
- 2019
The Spanish Princess
As: John Morton
- 2019
Born a King
As: Lord Curzon
- 2018
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
As: Leopold Czihaczek
- 2017
Bancroft
As: Charlie Haverstock
2017Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
As: Joe Turner
2017Strike
As: Dennis Creed
2017Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
As: The Host
2017The White Princess
As: John Morton
2016War and Peace
As: Uncle Mikhail
- 2014
Maleficent
As: King Henry
201437 Days
As: John Burns
2014Inside No. 9
As: Rupert
2014The Legend of Hercules
As: Lucius
2013Closed Circuit
As: Cameron Fischer
2013Flying Blind
As: Victor
2013In the Flesh
As: Vicar Oddie
2012Panto!
As: Jerry
2012Suspension of Disbelief
As: Bullock
2011Death in Paradise
As: Father John
2011Graffiti Wars
As: Narrator (Voice)
2011National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
As: Firs
2011The Night Watch
As: Horace Mundy
2010Made in Dagenham
As: Monty Taylor
2009Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
As: MJ O'Loughlin
2009Moving On
As: Mike
- 2008
Valkyrie
As: Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
2008Merlin
As: Aulfric
2008Tess of the D'Urbervilles
As: Mr Clare
2007Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
As: General Carteaux
2007Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
As: Captain Turner
- 2007
Hot Fuzz
As: James Reaper
2007Lilies
As: Health Inspector
- 2006
A Good Year
As: Sir Nigel
2006The Line of Beauty
As: Sir Maurice Tipper
2006Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
As: Narrator
2005Rome
As: Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
- 2004
Layer Cake
As: Jimmy Price
2004Trauma
As: DC Jackson
2004Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
As: Narrator
2004The Genius of Mozart
As: Leopold Mozart
2004Hustle
As: Francis Owen
2003Sparkling Cyanide
As: George Barton
2003Blackball
As: Chairman Collins
2003Murder Investigation Team
As: Ray Morgan
2003Killing Hitler
As: Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
2003Pollyanna
As: Mr. Pendleton
2002Two Men Went To War
As: Sgt. Peter King
2002Believe Nothing
As: DI Aldiss
2002The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
As: Colonel Schmidt
2002Night Flight
As: Ted Atwell
2002The Voynich Mystery
As: Narrator
2001Women Talking Dirty
As: George
2000Sins
As: Gilbert
2000Without Motive
As: DCS Derek Henderson
2000Shiner
As: Gibson
2000Born Romantic
As: Barney
2000Gangster No. 1
As: Tommy
2000The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
As: Da
2000Lady Audley's Secret
As: Sir Michael Audley
2000Kevin & Perry Go Large
As: Vicar
1999The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
As: Michael Mansfield QC
1998Vigo
As: The Producer
1998RPM
As: Biggerman
1997The Boxer
As: Matt MaGuire
1997Midnight Man
As: Brig. Charles Ferguson
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Jude Langham
1996The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
As: Reverend Millward
1996Deep in the Heart
As: Robert Flaherty
1996On Dangerous Ground
As: Brig. Charles Ferguson
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
As: Tommy Collingwood
1996Bed of Roses
As: Simon
1995Kavanagh Q.C.
As: Roy Lawrence
1994Requiem Apache
As: Tony
1993The Vision Thing
As: Dick Naughton
1993Royal Celebration
As: Douglas
1993Tale of a Vampire
As: Edgar
1992Monkey Boy
As: Hennessey
1992A Little Bit of Lippy
As: Reggie Titherington
1992Heartbeat
As: Charlie Wallace
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
As: Colonel Schmidt
1991Murder Most Horrid
As: Inspector Salford
1991Under Suspicion
As: Frank Vance
1991Prospero's Books
As: Sebastian
1991Chimera
As: Hennessey
1990Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
As: Pastor Finch
1989A Master of the Marionettes
As: Teddy
1989Just Another Secret
As: Brosch
1988Hellbound: Hellraiser II
As: Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
1988Stealing Heaven
As: Vice Chancellor Suger
1988Chocolat
As: Boothby
1988The Party
As: Joe Shawcross
1988Normal Service
As: Peter
1988The Play on One
As: Joe Shawcross
- 1988
The Play on One
As: Peter
1987The Birthday Party
As: Stanley Webber
1987Inspector Morse
As: Cedric Downes
1987Making Waves
As: Joe Nash
1986Casualty
As: James Lawrence
1986Lovejoy
As: Litvak
1986Dead Man's Folly
As: Insp. Bland
1985The Dumb Waiter
As: Gus
1983Reilly: Ace of Spies
As: Lenin
1981Bergerac
As: Gascoigne
1981Brideshead Revisited
As: Sergeant Block
1981The Caretaker
As: Aston
1981The Sin Bin
As: Alan Grieves
1980The Merchant of Venice
As: Gratiano
1980'Tis Pity She's a Whore
As: Giovanni
1980Therese Raquin
As: Camille Raquin
1979Minder
As: Walter
1979Danger UXB
As: Sapper Salt
- 1979
Danger UXB
As: L / Corporal Salt
1978Butterflies Don't Count
As: Tom
1978Enemy at the Door
As: Jack Foster
1977Joseph Andrews
As: The Wicked Squire
1976Robin and Marian
As: Jack's Apprentice
1974Vampira
As: Paddy
1974The Changeling
As: Antonio
1973Achilles Heel
As: Gordon
1972Crown Court
As: John Tucker
1972Van der Valk
As: Dirk Boutsen
1972Brother Sun, Sister Moon
As: Paolo
1971Budgie
As: Inky Ballantine
1971Up Pompeii
As: Christian
1970Play for Today
As: Alan Grieves
1970From a Bird's Eye View
As: Tim O'Donovan
1970Fragment of Fear
As: Joe
1970All the Way Up
As: Tom Midway
1969Sling Your Hook
As: Roland
1969Otley
As: Kid
1968Oliver!
As: Noah Claypole