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On the West End and repertory stage, as well as TV, he has been noteworthy for his performances in the plays of Joe Orton ("The Ruffian on the Stair," "Loot," Entertaining Mr. Sloane") and Harold Pinter ("The Birthday Party," "The Caretaker"). See more trivia »

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2014 Maleficent (post-production)
King Henry
 
2013 Closed Circuit (completed)
 
2013 In the Flesh (TV series)
Vicar Oddie
– Episode #1.3 (2013) … Vicar Oddie
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Vicar Oddie
– Episode #1.1 (2013) … Vicar Oddie
 
2013 Death in Paradise (TV series)
Father John
– Episode #2.2 (2013) … Father John
 
2012 Panto! (TV movie)
Jerry
 
2012 Suspension of Disbelief
Bullock
 
2012 Falcón (TV series)
Alberto Montes
– The Silent and the Damned … Alberto Montes
 
2012 Flying Blind
Victor
 
2012 Upstairs Downstairs (TV series)
Sergeant Ashworth
– A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing (2012) … Sergeant Ashworth
 
2011 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Firs
– The Cherry Orchard (2011) … Firs
 
2011 5 Days of War
Michael Stilton (as Ken Cranham)
 
2011 The Night Watch (TV movie)
Horace Mundy
 
2010 Made in Dagenham
Monty Taylor
 
2010 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Jude Langham
– Blood on the Saddle (2010) … Jude Langham
 
2009 Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (TV movie)
MJ O'Loughlin
 
2009 Running in Traffic
Bill Cullen
 
2008 Valkyrie
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
 
2008 Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (TV movie)
Rex Fortescue (as Ken Cranham)
 
2008 Merlin (TV series)
Aulfric
– The Gates of Avalon (2008) … Aulfric
 
2008 Tess of the D'Urbervilles (TV mini-series)
Mr Clare
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Mr Clare
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Mr Clare
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Mr Clare
 
2007 Heroes and Villains (TV series documentary)
General Carteaux
– Napoleon (2007) … General Carteaux
 
2007 The Curry Club (short)
Bob
 
2007 The Last Detective (TV series)
Gary Solway
– The Man from Montevideo (2007) … Gary Solway
 
2007 Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (TV documentary)
Captain Turner
 
2007 Hot Fuzz
James Reaper
 
2007 Lilies (TV series)
Mr. Pritchard
– The Tallyman (2007) … Mr. Pritchard
 
2006 Doc Martin (TV series)
Terry
– On the Edge (2006) … Terry
 
2006 Victoria Cross Heroes (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Empire (2006) … Narrator (voice)
– The Great War (2006) … Narrator (voice)
– The Modern Age (2006) … Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Afterlife (TV series)
Stan Mundy
– Mind the Bugs Don't Bite (2006) … Stan Mundy
 
2006 A Good Year
Sir Nigel
 
2006 The Line of Beauty (TV mini-series)
Sir Maurice Tipper
– To Whom Do You Beautifully Belong (2006) … Sir Maurice Tipper
 
2006 New Tricks (TV series)
Lord McCready
– Dockers (2006) … Lord McCready
 
2006 Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Hustle (TV series)
Francis Owen
– The Hustlers News of the Day (2006) … Francis Owen
 
2006 The Chatterley Affair (TV movie)
Older Keith
 
2006 The Lavender List (TV movie)
Harold Wilson
 
2005 Rome (TV series)
Pompey Magnus
– Caesarion (2005) … Pompey Magnus
– Pharsalus (2005) … Pompey Magnus
– Egeria (2005) … Pompey Magnus
– The Ram Has Touched the Wall (2005) … Pompey Magnus
– Stealing from Saturn (2005) … Pompey Magnus
See all 8 episodes »
 
2005 The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey
Kent
 
2005 Genghis Khan (TV movie)
Genghis Khan (voice)
 
2005 Murder Investigation Team (TV series)
Ray Morgan
– Episode #2.1 (2005) … Ray Morgan
 
2004 Layer Cake
Jimmy Price
 
2004 The Genius of Mozart (TV mini-series)
Leopold Mozart
 
2004/I Trauma
Detective Constable Jackson (as Ken Cranham)
 
2004 Bible Mysteries (TV series)
– Revelation: The End of the World
 
2003 Sparkling Cyanide (TV movie)
George Barton
 
2003 Blackball
Chairman Collins
 
2003 Man Dancin'
D.I. Pancho Villers
 
2003 Killing Hitler (TV documentary)
Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
 
2003 Pollyanna (TV movie)
Mr. Pendleton
 
2002 Two Men Went to War
Sgt. Peter King
 
2002 Believe Nothing (TV series)
DI Aldiss
– Double First (2002) … DI Aldiss
 
2002 Dickens (TV series)
John Forster / John Foster
– Terror to the End (2002) … John Foster
– Blazing Away (2002) … John Forster
– Secrets (2002) … John Forster
 
2002 Night Flight (TV movie)
Ted Atwell
 
2001 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Tommy Collingwood
– Home Truths (2001) … Tommy Collingwood
 
2001 NCS: Manhunt (TV movie)
Ricky Valesi
 
2001 Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 The Sins (TV mini-series)
Gilbert
– Sloth (2000) … Gilbert
 
2000 Without Motive (TV series)
DCS Derek Henderson
 
2000 Shiner
Gibson
 
2000 The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Da
 
2000 Born Romantic
Barney
 
2000 The Ancients (TV movie)
William Blake
 
2000 Gangster No. 1
Tommy (as Ken Cranham)
 
2000 Lady Audley's Secret (TV movie)
Sir Michael Audley
 
2000 Kevin & Perry Go Large
Vicar (as Ken Cranham)
 
2000 Justice in Wonderland (TV movie)
George Carman
 
1999 The Last Yellow
Len
 
1999 Women Talking Dirty
George
 
1999 The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (TV movie)
Michael Mansfield QC
 
1998 Vigo
The Producer
 
1998 RPM
Biggerman
 
1998 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Roy Lawrence
– Dead Reckoning (1998) … Roy Lawrence
 
1998 Our Mutual Friend (TV mini-series)
Silas Wegg
– Episode #1.4 (1998) … Silas Wegg
– Episode #1.3 (1998) … Silas Wegg
– Episode #1.2 (1998) … Silas Wegg
– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Silas Wegg
 
1997 The Boxer
Matt MaGuire
 
1997 Get Well Soon (TV series)
Inspector Trussler
– Tucker's Gambit (1997) … Inspector Trussler
 
1997 Midnight Man (TV movie)
Brig. Charles Ferguson
 
1996 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV mini-series)
Reverend Millward
– Episode #1.3 (1996) … Reverend Millward
– Episode #1.1 (1996) … Reverend Millward
 
1996 Deep in the Heart
Robert Flaherty
 
1996 Heartbeat (TV series)
Charlie Wallace
– Something of Value (1996) … Charlie Wallace
– A Long Shot (1996) … Charlie Wallace
 
1996 On Dangerous Ground (TV movie)
Brig. Charles Ferguson
 
1996 Bed of Roses
Simon
 
1994 Requiem Apache (TV movie)
Tony
 
1993 Shooting to Stardom (TV short)
Detective Inspector
 
1988-1993 Screenplay (TV series)
Actor / Reggie Titherington / Supt. Cherry
– The Vision Thing (1993) … Actor
– A Little Bit of Lippy (1992) … Reggie Titherington
– The Black and Blue Lamp (1988) … Supt. Cherry
 
1993 Screen One (TV series)
Douglas
– Royal Celebration (1993) … Douglas
 
1993 Lovejoy (TV series)
Litvak
– The Kakiemon Tiger (1993) … Litvak
 
1993 Minder (TV series)
Walter
– I'll Never Forget Whats'ername (1993) … Walter
 
1992 Tale of a Vampire
Edgar
 
1992 Between the Lines (TV series)
D.C.I. Stubbs
– Watching the Detectives (1992) … D.C.I. Stubbs
 
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)
Colonel Schmidt
– Barcelona, May 1917 (1992) … Colonel Schmidt
 
1990-1992 El C.I.D. (TV series)
Gus Mercer
– The Lone Stranger (1992) … Gus Mercer
– Day of the Gato (1992) … Gus Mercer
– Nothing Is Forever (1992) … Gus Mercer
– Making Amends (1992) … Gus Mercer
– Getting Even (1990) … Gus Mercer
See all 8 episodes »
 
1991 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Inspector Salford
– He Died a Death (1991) … Inspector Salford
 
1991 Under Suspicion
Frank
 
1991 Prospero's Books
Sebastian
 
1991 Chimera (TV mini-series)
Hennessey
– Episode #1.2 (1991) … Hennessey
– Episode #1.1 (1991) … Hennessey
 
1991 Van der Valk (TV series)
Dirk Boutsen
– A Sudden Silence (1991) … Dirk Boutsen
 
1990 Bergerac (TV series)
Gascoigne
– There for the Picking (1990) … Gascoigne
 
1990 Dunrulin (TV movie)
Mr. Kneecap
 
1990 Wales Playhouse (TV series)
– I Used to Live Here Before I Was Born (1990)
 
1990 Casualty (TV series)
James Lawrence
– A Reasonable Man (1990) … James Lawrence
 
1989 Boon (TV series)
Aiden Curtis
– Don't Buy from Me, Argentina (1989) … Aiden Curtis
 
1989 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV mini-series)
Pastor Finch
 
1989 Rules of Engagement (TV mini-series)
Martin Goodman
– Episode #1.6 (1989) … Martin Goodman
– Episode #1.5 (1989) … Martin Goodman
– Episode #1.4 (1989) … Martin Goodman
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Martin Goodman
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Martin Goodman
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985-1989 Theatre Night (TV series)
Lord Darlington / Stanley Webber
– The Contractor (1989)
– The Birthday Party (1987) … Stanley Webber
– Lady Windermere's Fan (1985) … Lord Darlington
 
1988-1989 The Play on One (TV series)
Joe Shawcross / Teddy
– A Master of the Marionettes (1989) … Teddy
– The Party (1988) … Joe Shawcross
 
1989 Just Another Secret (TV movie)
Brosch
 
1988 Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
 
1988 Stealing Heaven
Suger
 
1988 Chocolat
Boothby
 
1988 Normal Service (TV movie)
 
1987 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Cedric Downes
– The Wolvercote Tongue (1987) … Cedric Downes
 
1987 Making Waves (short)
Joe Nash
 
1986 A Sort of Innocence (TV series)
Eric Palmer
 
1986 Dead Man's Folly (TV movie)
Detective Inspector Bland
 
1985 Heart of the High Country
Calvin Laird
 
1982-1985 Shine on Harvey Moon (TV series)
Harvey Moon / Harvey Moon #1
– Love and Marriage (1985) … Harvey Moon
– We're in the Money (1985) … Harvey Moon
– All, or Nothing at All (1985) … Harvey Moon
– Lover, Come Back to Me (1985) … Harvey Moon
– Love Is Blind (1985) … Harvey Moon
See all 29 episodes »
 
1985 Summer Season (TV series)
– The Dumb Waiter (1985)
 
1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV mini-series)
Lenin
– After Moscow (1983) … Lenin
– Endgame (1983) … Lenin
– Gambit (1983) … Lenin
 
1980-1982 Strangers (TV series)
Det. Chief Insp. Jim Lennard / Willie Bruce
– A Free Weekend in the Country (1982) … Det. Chief Insp. Jim Lennard
– No Orchids for Missing Blandisch (1980) … Willie Bruce
 
1982 La ronde (TV movie)
 
1973-1982 Crown Court (TV series)
John Tucker / Clive Jessup QC
– Resurrection Woman: Part 1 (1982) … Clive Jessup QC
– The Thunderbolts: Part 3 (1973) … John Tucker
– The Thunderbolts: Part 2 (1973) … John Tucker
– The Thunderbolts: Part 1 (1973) … John Tucker
 
1982 The Bell (TV series)
Nick Fawley
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Nick Fawley
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Nick Fawley
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Nick Fawley
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Nick Fawley
 
1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series)
Sergeant Block
– Et in Arcadia Ego (1981) … Sergeant Block
 
1978-1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Alan Grieves / Father Tom
– The Sin Bin (1981) … Alan Grieves
– Butterflies Don't Count (1978) … Father Tom
 
1980 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Gratiano
 
1980 Cribb (TV series)
Francis Mostyn-Smith
– Wobble to Death (1980) … Francis Mostyn-Smith
 
1980 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (TV movie)
Giovanni
 
1980 Enemy at the Door (TV series)
Jack Foster
– The Education of Nils Borg (1980) … Jack Foster
 
1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV mini-series)
Camille Raquin
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Camille Raquin
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Camille Raquin
 
1979 Screenplay (TV series)
– The Sound of Guns (1979)
 
1979 Danger UXB (TV series)
Sapper Salt / Corporal Salt / L
– Butterfly Winter (1979) … L / Corporal Salt
– Seventeen Seconds to Glory (1979) … L / Corporal Salt
– Bad Company (1979) … Sapper Salt
– Digging Out (1979) … L / Corporal Salt
– The Silver Lining (1979) … L / Corporal Salt
See all 9 episodes »
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
The Wicked Squire
 
1977 Holding On (TV series)
Ted Wheelwright
– Episode #1.6 (1977) … Ted Wheelwright
– Episode #1.5 (1977) … Ted Wheelwright
 
1976 Robin and Marian
Jack's Apprentice
 
1976 Peer Gynt
 
1975 Against the Crowd (TV series)
Geoff Smailes
– Bread and Circuses (1975) … Geoff Smailes
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Lop
– The Rough and the Smooth (1975) … Lop
 
1975 Old Drac
Paddy, the Delinquent
 
1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Antonio
– The Changeling (1974) … Antonio
 
1973 Achilles Heel (TV movie)
Gordon
 
1969-1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Chauffeur and the Lady (1972)
– Gangster (1969)
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Terry
– The Samaritan (1972) … Terry
 
1972 Budgie (TV series)
Inky Ballentine
– 24,000 Ball Point Pens (1972) … Inky Ballentine
 
1972 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Collins
– The Comeback (1972) … Collins
 
1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Paolo
 
1970-1972 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Ashley / Ken Buckley
– Anywhere in the Wide World (1972) … Ken Buckley
– Sprats and Mackerels (1970) … Ashley
 
1971 From a Bird's Eye View (TV series)
– Hurricane Millie (1971)
 
1971 Up Pompeii
First Christian
 
1971 Hadleigh (TV series)
Andrew
– Exposure (1971) … Andrew
 
1971 A Family at War (TV series)
Charlie Collins
– Lend Your Loving Arms (1971) … Charlie Collins
 
1970 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Soutine
– A Requiem for Modigliani (1970) … Soutine
 
1970 Fragment of Fear
Joe
 
1968-1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Gilbert Woollacott / Private Seaton
– Private Lillywhite's Dead (1970) … Private Seaton
– Rogues' Gallery: The Misfortunes of Lucy Hodges (1968) … Gilbert Woollacott
 
1970 Z Cars (TV series)
Togo Millington
– Nice Bit O' Stuff: Part 2 (1970) … Togo Millington
– Nice Bit O' Stuff: Part 1 (1970) … Togo Millington
 
1970 All the Way Up
Tom Midway
 
1969 Boy Meets Girl (TV series)
Tom Last
– The Eye of Heaven (1969) … Tom Last
 
1967-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Roland / Young intellectual
– Sling Your Hook (1969) … Roland
– Death of a Private (1967) … Young intellectual
 
1968 Otley
Kid #3
 
1968 Oliver!
Noah Claypole
 
1967 City 68' (TV series)
Len
– The Shooting War (1967) … Len
 
1967 Ways with Words (TV series)
 
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1998 Our Mutual Friend (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2011 Graffiti Wars (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010 The Man in Seat 61 (documentary short)
 
1982-2010 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself / Various characters
– Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010) … Various characters
– Harold Pinter Part 1: The Room (2002) … Himself
– A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton (1982) … Himself (as Ken Cranham)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 21 January 2010 (2010) … Himself - Actor
 
2009 The Supersizers Go... (TV series)
Himself
– Ancient Rome (2009) … Himself
 
2008 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Timothy Spall (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Nureyev: From Russia with Love (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 The Play's the Thing (TV series documentary)
Himself - Cast Member
– Episode #1.3 (2006) … Himself - Cast Member
 
2003 The Matrix Defence (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 To More Men Went to War (video documentary)
Host
 
2002 A History of Britain (TV series documentary)
– Forces of Nature (2002) (voice)
 
2001 Neanderthal (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Conjuring Shakespeare (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - It's a Family Affair
 
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(1976) He acted in Trevor Griffiths' play, "Comedians" at the Wyndham Theatre in London, England with Jimmy Jewel in the cast. Richard Eyre was director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Trivia:

On the West End and repertory stage, as well as TV, he has been noteworthy for his performances in the plays of Joe Orton ("The Ruffian on the Stair," "Loot," Entertaining Mr. Sloane") and Harold Pinter ("The Birthday Party," "The Caretaker"). See more »

Star Sign:

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