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Ken Dodd(1927-2018)

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  • Actor
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Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd was born on 8 November 1927 in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Hamlet (1996), Cruella (2021) and The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979). He was previously married to Anne Dodd. He died on 11 March 2018 in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
BornNovember 8, 1927
DiedMarch 11, 2018(90)
BornNovember 8, 1927
DiedMarch 11, 2018(90)
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Ken Dodd, George Harrison, and The Beatles in Scene at 6:30 (1963)
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Gay Byrne, Ken Dodd, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Scene at 6:30 (1963)
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Gay Byrne, Ken Dodd, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Scene at 6:30 (1963)
Ken Dodd and Líse McNally in Good Morning Britain (2014)
Ken Dodd in Good Morning Britain (2014)
Ken Dodd in Granada Reports (1992)
Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd

Known for:

Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet (1996)
Hamlet
7.7
  • Yorick
  • 1996
Emma Stone in Cruella (2021)
Cruella
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Love is Like a Violin" (Mon Coeur est un Violon))
  • 2021
Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979)
The Ken Dodd Laughter Show
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Tina Majorino, and Martin Short in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Alice in Wonderland
6.3
TV Movie
  • Mr. Mouse
  • 1999

Credits

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Writer

  • Ken Dodd: Another Audience with Ken Dodd (2002)
    Ken Dodd: Another Audience with Ken Dodd
    • written by
    • TV Special
    • 2002
  • Ken Dodd: Live Laughter Tour (1996)
    Ken Dodd: Live Laughter Tour
    • script
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994)
    Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • TV Special
    • 1994
  • Ken Dodd in Showbiz (1982)
    Showbiz
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979)
    The Ken Dodd Laughter Show
    • devised by
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • World of Laughter
    • devised by
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1976
  • Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Show (1959)
    The Ken Dodd Show
    • script
    • TV Series
    • 1960–1969
  • Doddy for Christmas
    • script
    • TV Movie
    • 1968
  • Doddy's Music Box (1967)
    Doddy's Music Box
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1967

Actor

  • The Canterbury Tales (1998)
    The Canterbury Tales
    • Canon (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Tina Majorino, and Martin Short in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
    Alice in Wonderland
    • Mr. Mouse
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet (1996)
    Hamlet
    • Yorick
    • 1996
  • Kerry Shale and Richard Pearce in Dennis the Menace (1996)
    Dennis the Menace
    • Sir Fitz-Patrick Flush (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • Tollmaster
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Ken Dodd in Showbiz (1982)
    Showbiz
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Funny You Should Say That
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Robinson Crusoe
    • Billy Crusoe
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Points North
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Red Riding Hood
    • Jolly Jenkins
    • TV Movie
    • 1955

Additional Crew

  • Comedy Britain
    • archive
    • TV Movie
    • 2011

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Amapiano Songs
    • Fakaza 2023 Songs
  • Alternative names
    • "Christmas Card"
  • Born
    • November 8, 1927
    • Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 11, 2018
    • Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK(following a period of ill health)
  • Spouse
    • Anne DoddMarch 9, 2018 - March 11, 2018 (his death)
  • Other works
    He performed in the show, "How Tickled I Am!," at the London Palladium in London, England with The Williams Brothers, Stutz Bear Cats, Omar Pasha, and The Diddymen in the cast. Carole Todd was director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1989, he was charged with tax evasion. Thanks to the work of George Carman QC who defended him, he was acquitted. For a while afterwards, he used the experience in his stage acts, introducing himself by saying "Good evening, my name is Kenneth Arthur Dodd: singer, photographic playboy and failed accountant.".
  • Quotes
    How tickled I am!
  • Trademarks
      Carried a feather-duster around, he refers to it as a "Tickling Stick".
  • Nicknames
    • Doddy
    • Ken

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