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 drama... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

1.2

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

Birthday

December 12, 1944

Known for

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972
7.0
Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

2000
6.4
Layer Cake

Layer Cake

2004
6.9
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1996
5.8
Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books

1991
6.7
Chocolat

Chocolat

1988
6.9
Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

1986
6.2
Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988
6.4
A Good Year

A Good Year

2006
6.7
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

1991
5.9
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977
4.8
Tale of a Vampire

Tale of a Vampire

1993
5.4
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

2007
6.7
The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

1993
0.0
Royal Celebration

Royal Celebration

1993
6.0
Sling Your Hook

Sling Your Hook

1969
0.0
Death of a Private

Death of a Private

1967
0.0
Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War

2002
6.5
Oliver!

Oliver!

1968
7.0
A Master of the Marionettes

A Master of the Marionettes

1989
0.0
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1996
4.8
Midnight Man

Midnight Man

1997
4.8
Killing Hitler

Killing Hitler

2003
5.8
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

2003
8.4
Maleficent

Maleficent

2014
7.1
Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

2001
5.1
Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

1988
6.1
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

2013
5.9
Flying Blind

Flying Blind

2013
4.8
The Legend of Hercules

The Legend of Hercules

2014
4.8
Normal Service

Normal Service

1988
0.0
A Little Bit of Lippy

A Little Bit of Lippy

1992
0.0
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

2006
5.6
Making Waves

Making Waves

1987
6.4
Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret

1989
0.0
The Lavender List

The Lavender List

2006
0.0
All the Way Up

All the Way Up

1970
6.0
Graffiti Wars

Graffiti Wars

2011
6.0
The Night Watch

The Night Watch

2011
5.8
Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy

1992
0.0
Born Romantic

Born Romantic

2000
5.9
Trauma

Trauma

2004
5.2
Panto!

Panto!

2012
0.0
Donkeys' Years

Donkeys' Years

1980
0.0
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

2015
6.4
The Black and Blue Lamp

The Black and Blue Lamp

1988
0.0
Vampira

Vampira

1974
5.0
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007
7.6
RPM

RPM

1998
2.7
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1985
0.0
Man Dancin'

Man Dancin'

2004
1.5
Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

2004
7.8
Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008
6.9
The Changeling

The Changeling

1974
7.0
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

2003
4.7
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009
7.3
Requiem Apache

Requiem Apache

1994
7.0
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

2010
6.7
Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010
0.0
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

2011
10.0
Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart

1996
0.0
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017
6.4
'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980
5.0
Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970
6.0
Otley

Otley

1969
6.2
Shiner

Shiner

2000
5.2
Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley's Secret

2000
3.5
Official Secrets

Official Secrets

2019
7.2
Blackball

Blackball

2003
5.2
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

1999
5.7
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000
5.5
Night Flight

Night Flight

2002
6.0
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976
6.3
Vigo

Vigo

1998
4.1
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

1981
0.0
The Boxer

The Boxer

1997
6.7
The Sin Bin

The Sin Bin

1981
0.0
Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018
0.0
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

2017
0.0
Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000
5.0
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

1987
6.7
Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

2019
6.8
Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017
0.0
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1980
7.0
Achilles Heel

Achilles Heel

1973
1.0
Suspension of Disbelief

Suspension of Disbelief

2012
4.2
The Dumb Waiter

The Dumb Waiter

1985
8.0
Butterflies Don't Count

Butterflies Don't Count

1978
0.0
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

2000
5.3
The Last Yellow

The Last Yellow

1999
6.0
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

2007
0.0
The Party

The Party

1988
0.0
Born a King

Born a King

2019
7.3
The Voynich Mystery

The Voynich Mystery

2002
0.0
Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

1971
5.9
5 Days of War

5 Days of War

2011
5.6
The Man from Montevideo

The Man from Montevideo

2007
0.0
Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

1991
6.8
Believe Nothing

Believe Nothing

2002
6.4
Budgie

Budgie

1971
7.0
Rome

Rome

2005
8.3
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992
6.5
Finding Alice

Finding Alice

2021
5.6
Hustle

Hustle

2004
7.7
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992
7.1
Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996
6.3
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987
7.8
Murder Investigation Team

Murder Investigation Team

2003
6.3
Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1992
5.2
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986
7.3
Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

1981
7.9
Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982
7.6
Van der Valk

Van der Valk

1972
5.8
New Tricks

New Tricks

2004
7.4
A Sort of Innocence

A Sort of Innocence

1986
0.0
Chimera

Chimera

1991
6.0
Natural World

Natural World

1983
7.1
From a Bird's Eye View

From a Bird's Eye View

1970
5.5
Moving On

Moving On

2009
7.1
Without Motive

Without Motive

2000
5.5
War and Peace

War and Peace

2016
7.6
Crown Court

Crown Court

1972
5.4
37 Days

37 Days

2014
7.4
Lilies

Lilies

2007
7.4
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

1989
2.0
Sins

Sins

2000
0.5
In the Flesh

In the Flesh

2013
7.2
The Bell

The Bell

1982
1.0
Casualty

Casualty

1986
6.1
Minder

Minder

1979
6.8
Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

1978
7.8
Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995
7.0
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

2016
6.2
The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

2006
6.3
Lilies

Lilies

2007
7.4
The Genius of Mozart

The Genius of Mozart

2004
0.0
The White Princess

The White Princess

2017
7.8
Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

1980
5.3
Bancroft

Bancroft

2017
6.8
Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

2007
7.0
Merlin

Merlin

2008
7.8
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

2009
0.0
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990
6.5
Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden

2019
5.8
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997
7.5
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014
8.0
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011
7.5
Danger UXB

Danger UXB

1979
8.0
Danger UXB

Danger UXB

1979
8.0
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
6.3
The Play on One

The Play on One

1988
6.0
The Play on One

The Play on One

1988
6.0
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

2008
7.5
Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983
7.0
The Spanish Princess

The Spanish Princess

2019
7.6
Strike

Strike

2017
7.2
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985
0.0
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
7.8
Trying

Trying

2020
7.7
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
5.0
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960
5.3
Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

1998
7.8
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1996
7.4
Dickens

Dickens

2002
0.0
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
6.3

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