Kenneth Griffith (I) (1921–2006)


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Kenneth went to a grammar school in South Wales where the English literary teacher had the class read out parts in plays, which was the one thing he enjoyed; as a result, he was put in a play about Richard II. A local critic wrote, 'If this boy chooses to make the stage a career he should do well,' which gave Kenneth the idea of acting despite ... See full bio »

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(age 84) in London, England, UK

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Neljät häät ja yhdet hautajaiset Mad Old Man - Wedding One
(1994)
Titanicin kohtalonyö Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips
(1958)
Villihanhet Arthur Witty
(1978)

Filmography

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 2003 Holby Cityn sairaala (TV Series)
Charlie Peters
- One of Our Own (2003) ... Charlie Peters
 2003 Make My Day (TV Series)
- Jason Bates (2003)
 2001 Very Annie Mary
Minister
 1994 Neljät häät ja yhdet hautajaiset
Mad Old Man - Wedding One (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1992 Lovejoy (TV Series)
Sir Desmond Clark
- Eric of Arabia (1992) ... Sir Desmond Clark
 1986 Shaka Zulu (TV Mini Series)
Zacharias Abrahams
- Episode #1.10 (1986) ... Zacharias Abrahams
- Episode #1.9 (1986) ... Zacharias Abrahams
- Episode #1.8 (1986) ... Zacharias Abrahams
- Episode #1.7 (1986) ... Zacharias Abrahams
- Episode #1.6 (1986) ... Zacharias Abrahams
 1984 Robin Hood (TV Movie)
Isaac of York
 1982 Remembrance
Joe
 1982 Iskuryhmä S.A.S.
Bishop Crick
 1981 Berliinin tunneli (TV Movie)
Bruno
 1980 Merten sudet
Wilton
 1979 Minder (TV Series)
Dai Llewellyn
- A Tethered Goat (1979) ... Dai Llewellyn
 1978 Villihanhet
Arthur Witty
 1977 Älkää ampuko opettajaa
Inspector Woods
 1976 Sky Riders
Wasserman
 1976 Bus to Bosworth (TV Movie)
Mr. Huw Meredith BA
 1975 Churchill's People (TV Series)
King John
- Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf (1975) ... King John
 1974 Armchair Cinema (TV Series)
Julien Bour
- The Prison (1974) ... Julien Bour
 1974 Callan
Waterman
 1974 Perils of Pendragon (TV Series)
Isaac
- A Touch of the Tangled Webs (1974) ... Isaac
- Marx and Sparks (1974) ... Isaac
- Cut Yourself a Slice of Throat (1974) ... Isaac
- A Persistent Coffin (1974) ... Isaac
- A Fete Worse Than Death (1974) ... Isaac
 1973 Milligan in... (TV Series)
Various Characters
- Milligan in Summer (1973) ... Various Characters
 1973 Ryan and Ronnie (TV Series)
- Episode #3.1 (1973)
 1973 Ooh La La! (TV Series)
Bouzin
- Kept on a String (1973) ... Bouzin
 1972 Vankileiri Colditz (TV Series)
Dr. Starb
- Court Martial (1972) ... Dr. Starb
 1972 The Man Outside (TV Series)
Isaac
- A Persistent Coffin (1972) ... Isaac
 1972 Pahennuksen pömpeli (TV Series)
Ernest Tafardel
- The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemey Piechut (1972) ... Ernest Tafardel
- The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (1972) ... Ernest Tafardel
- The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) ... Ernest Tafardel
 1972 Spyder's Web (TV Series)
Ratznik
- Emergency Exit (1972) ... Ratznik
 1971 Revenge
Seely
 1971 An Apple a Day (TV Movie)
Dr. Clerke
 1971 Paul Temple (TV Series)
Sergei Yalenkov
- Paper Chase (1971) ... Sergei Yalenkov
 1971 Some Matters of Little Consequence (TV Series)
- Episode #1.4 (1971)
- Episode #1.3 (1971)
- Episode #1.2 (1971)
- Episode #1.1 (1971)
 1970 Kotiopettajattaren romaani (TV Movie)
Mason
 1970 The Gamblers
Broadfoot
 1969 Strange Report (TV Series)
Segarus
 1969 Rulettia venäläisittäin, madame?
Monsieur Popescu
 1968 Suuri Katariina
Naryshkin
 1968 Koroshi (TV Movie)
Richards
 1968 Leijona talvella
Strolling Player
 1968 Saarroksissa (TV Series)
The President / Schnipps / Number Two
- Fall Out (1968) ... The President
- The Girl Who Was Death (1968) ... Schnipps / Number Two
 1967 Kuiskausten talo
Mr. Weaver
 1967 Bobo - sininen matadori
Pepe Gamazo
 1967 Vaarojen mies (TV Series)
Richards
- Shinda Shima (1967) ... Richards
 1967 A Change of Spots (TV Movie)
Ted Jones
 1966 The Wednesday Play (TV Series)
Mr. Jones
- A Walk in the Sea (1966) ... Mr. Jones
 1965 Buddenbrooks (TV Mini Series)
Christian Buddenbrooks
- Silent Night (1965) ... Christian Buddenbrooks
- Tom (1965) ... Christian Buddenbrooks
- Lengthening Shadows (1965) ... Christian Buddenbrooks
- Tony Again (1965) ... Christian Buddenbrooks
- Children's Day (1965) ... Christian Buddenbrooks
 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series)
Mr. Rounds
- Mr. Ponge (1965) ... Mr. Rounds
 1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV Series)
Mr. Seam
- The Babysitter (1965) ... Mr. Seam
 1965 Yhteiskunnan mätämunat
Lenny the Dip
 1964 Paris 1900 (TV Series)
Massenay / Livergin / Saint-Florimund / ...
- The Luck of the Game (1964) ... Massenay
- The Ribbon (1964) ... Livergin
- Half a Husband (1964) ... Saint-Florimund
- The Lambert Affair (1964) ... Edouard
- Fashions for Ladies (1964) ... Dr. Hercule Molineaux
 1964 Drama 61-67 (TV Series)
Szepesi
- Drama '64: A Memory of October (1964) ... Szepesi
 1964 Festival (TV Series)
Mr. Jones
- The Inner World of Miss Vaughan (1964) ... Mr. Jones
 1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Lambke
- To Bury Caesar (1963) ... Lambke
 1956-1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Lt.Touzenbach / Napoleon / Ferdinand De Levis / ...
- Three Sisters (1963) ... Lt.Touzenbach
- War and Peace (1963) ... Napoleon
- A Doll's House (1961)
- Loyalties (1960) ... Ferdinand De Levis
- The School for Wives (1958) ... Alain, a countryman
 1960-1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series)
Mr. Edwards / Offa Mogg / Harry
- The Sponge Room (1963) ... Mr. Edwards
- The Slip (1962) ... Offa Mogg
 1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)
Lembke
- To Bury Caesar (1963) ... Lembke
 1963 Maupassant (TV Series)
M. Caillard
- Wives and Lovers (1963) ... M. Caillard
 1963 Taivas varjelkoon
Rev. Owen Thomas
 1963 Hancock (TV Series)
Owen Bowen
- The Assistant (1963) ... Owen Bowen
 1962 The Arthur Haynes Show (TV Series)
- Episode #10.3 (1962)
 1962 Riemuristeilyllä
Orator
 1962 Not at All (TV Movie)
 1962 Thirty Minute Theatre (TV Series)
Jack Price
- The Bearer of Bad News (1962) ... Jack Price
 1957-1962 Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
Lydiat Shell / Reuben / Gervais Laroche / ...
- Nothing to Pay (1962) ... Lydiat Shell
- The Fishing Match (1962) ... Reuben
- The Web of Lace (1958) ... Gervais Laroche
- The Pier (1957) ... Derry Spooner
 1962 The Painted Smile
Kleinie
 1962 Leikki kahdelle
Ieuan Jenkins (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1961 Poliisikoira (TV Series)
George Webber
- The George Webber Story (1961) ... George Webber
 1961 Alamaailman sudet
Wally (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1961 Rag Doll
Wilson
 1960 Snowball
Phil Hart
 1960 Suspect
Dr. Shole
 1960 Ranskatar ja me miehet
Mr. Meade
 1960 Kauhujen sirkus
Martin
 1960 Who Killed Menna Lorraine? (TV Movie)
Inspector Farley
 1960 International Detective (TV Series)
Gaspare
- The Winthrop Case (1960) ... Gaspare
 1959 A Car in a Thicket (TV Movie)
Abel Huws
 1959 Café Expresso Bongo
Charlie (uncredited)
 1959 Yö on viholliseni
Fitch
 1953-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
General Karl Albrecht / Dents Schofield / Weintraub / ...
- Treason (1959) ... General Karl Albrecht
- The End of the Equation (1958) ... Dents Schofield
- Epitaph (1956) ... Weintraub
- Crime and Punishment (1953) ... Rodion Raskolnikoff
 1959 Kohtalokas kotiinpaluu
Choirmaster
 1959 Lähettiläs liemessä
Sir John's Assistant, Griffths (uncredited)
 1958 Vakoilua päämajassa
Adolf Hitler
 1958 Chain of Events
Clarke
 1958 The Man Upstairs
Mr. Pollen
 1958 Titanicin kohtalonyö
Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips
 1957 The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV Series)
Hollis
- The Absconder Story (1957) ... Hollis
- The Kidnap Story (1957) ... Hollis
 1957 Kauhukakarat tappotuulella
Charlie Bull
 1957 Alaston totuus
Porter
 1957 Toivoton tunari
Cyril Johns
 1957 Hätä ei lue lakia
Hearse Driver (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1956 Tiger in the Smoke
Crutches
 1956 New Ramps for Old (TV Series)
Bracken
- No Percentage (1956) ... Bracken
 1956 Laivaston lemmikki
Sub-Lieutenant
 1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV Series)
Jim
- The Ends of Justice (1956) ... Jim
 1956 1984
Prisoner (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1956 Alokas liemessä
Private Dai Jones (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1955 Fabian of the Yard (TV Series)
Heywood
- The Sixth Dagger (1955) ... Heywood
 1955 Track the Man Down
Ken Orwell (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1955 Vanki
The Secretary
 1954 Vihreä Buddha
Nobby (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1953 36 Hours
Henry Slosson
 1952 The Starfish
Jack Trevennick
 1951 Valtiopetos
Jimmy Ellis
 1950 Waterfront
Maurice Bruno
 1949 Blue Scar
Thomas Williams
 1949 Helter Skelter
Nick Martin's BBC Colleague (uncredited)
 1949 Forbidden
Johnny (as Kenneth Griffiths)
 1948 Bond Street
Len Phillips
 1947 Fame Is the Spur
Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited)
 1947 Timanttikettu
Archie Fellows
 1946 The Shop at Sly Corner (TV Movie)
Archie Fellowes
 1943 Young and Willing
Older Actor (uncredited)
 1942 The Great Mr. Handel
Minor Role (uncredited)
 1942 Metsien sankarit
Forest Ranger
 1942 Hard Steel
Dixon
 1942 Black Sheep of Whitehall
Butcher's Boy (uncredited)
 1941 Love on the Dole
Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall (uncredited)
 1941 The Farmer's Wife
George Smerdon
 1940 Channel Incident (Short)
Johnnie
 1940 Miss Knowall (Short)
Chris (as K.R Griffiths)
 1938 The Shoemaker's Holiday (TV Movie)
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Other Works:

He acted in the Old Vic Theatre season at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Irene Worth, Paul Rogers, Jill Balcon, Douglas Campbell, Coral Browne, Donald Wolfit, Alan Badel, Stephen Murray, Leo McKern, André Morell, Richard Pasco, John Neville and Robert Shaw in the cast. Hugh Hunt was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ken Griffith | K.R Griffiths | Kenneth Griffiths | Ken Griffiths

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Karol Hagar  (divorced)  (3 children) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

My grandparents were Victorians with Victorian values and anything decent about me I owe to my non-conformist Protestant upbringing. See more »

Trivia:

Besides Patrick McGoohan, he was the only other actor to appear in the finales of both Vaarojen mies (1964) and Saarroksissa (1967). See more »

Star Sign:

Libra

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