Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/12/1944
Place of Birth
Dunfermline - 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 drama Shine on Harvey Moon. His most famous film role from around this time was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fu...
Known For
Maleficent
as King Henry
Hot Fuzz
as James Reaper
Oliver!
as Noah Claypole
Official Secrets
as Judge Hyam
Valkyrie
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
RPM
as Biggerman
Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
as The Host
A Good Year
as Sir Nigel
Trauma
as DC Jackson
Night Flight
as Ted Atwell
Layer Cake
as Jimmy Price
The Night Watch
as Horace Mundy
Vigo
as The Producer
Panto!
as Jerry
Midnight Man
as Brigadier Charles Ferguson
Otley
as Kid
Sparkling Cyanide
as George Barton
The Boxer
as Matt MaGuire
All the Way Up
as Tom Midway
Under Suspicion
as Frank Vance
Career Timeline
2020
2019
2017
2014
2011
2009
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
2002
2000
Sins
as Gilbert
Without Motive
as DCS Derek Henderson
Shiner
as Gibson
Born Romantic
as Barney
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Colonel Schmidt
Gangster No. 1
as Tommy
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as Da
Lady Audley's Secret
as Sir Michael Audley
Kevin & Perry Go Large
as Vicar
1997
1996
1993
1992
1991
1989
1988
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
as Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
The Black and Blue Lamp
as Supt. Cherry
Stealing Heaven
as Vice Chancellor Suger
Chocolat
as Jonathan Boothby
The Party
as Joe Shawcross
Normal Service
as Peter
The Play on One
as Joe Shawcross
The Play on One
as Peter