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Kenneth Cranham

Cast & creator

Kenneth Cranham

1944-12-12 (age 81) Dunfermline - Scotland - UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, Death in Paradise

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 Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.

Also known as: Ken Cranham , Кеннет Крэнем

Movies

101

film credits

Series

85

television credits

Career

186

1960–2021 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Jude Langham · 1997

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Roy · 1960

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Father John · 2011

Casualty

Casualty

James Lawrence · 1986

Play for Today

Play for Today

Alan Grieves · 1970

Across film & television

Filmography (186)

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Showing 186 of 186 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Jude Langham

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Roy

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Father John

Casualty

Casualty

James Lawrence

Play for Today

Play for Today

Alan Grieves

Play for Today

Play for Today

Tom

Crown Court

Crown Court

John Tucker

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Charlie Wallace

Minder

Minder

Walter

Merlin

Merlin

Aulfric

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Antonio

Rome

Rome

Gnaeus Pompey Magnus

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Private Seaton

Natural World

Natural World

New Tricks

New Tricks

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Rex Fortescue

Hustle

Hustle

Francis Owen

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Charlie

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Barry

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Cedric Downes

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Tommy Collingwood

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

Rupert

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Terry

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Supt. Cherry

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Reggie Titherington

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Dick Naughton

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Litvak

Strike

Strike

Dennis Creed

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

David Collins

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

Dirk Boutsen

Trying

Trying

Barry

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Colonel Schmidt

Moving On

Moving On

Mike

The Play on One

The Play on One

Peter

The Play on One

The Play on One

Joe Shawcross

The Play on One

The Play on One

Teddy Rose

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

DCI Stubbs

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

Harvey Moon

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

James Reaper

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Frank Vance

The Spanish Princess

The Spanish Princess

John Morton

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

Roy Lawrence

Strangers

Strangers

Willie Bruce

Strangers

Strangers

DCI Jim Lennard

The White Princess

The White Princess

John Morton

Maleficent

Maleficent

King Henry

Budgie

Budgie

Inky Ballantine

War and Peace

War and Peace

Uncle Mikhail

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

Insp Salford

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Lenin

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs Downstairs

Sgt Ashworth

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

Jack Foster

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

Sergeant Block

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

Stanley

Cribb

Cribb

Francis Mostyn-Smith

Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden

Brian Reader

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Danger UXB

Danger UXB

Sapper Salt

Danger UXB

Danger UXB

L / Corporal Salt

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Tom Last

Official Secrets

Official Secrets

Judge Hyam

A Good Year

A Good Year

Sir Nigel

Murder Investigation Team

Murder Investigation Team

Ray Morgan

In the Flesh

In the Flesh

Vicar Oddie

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Mr Clare

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

Silas Wegg

The Legend of Hercules

The Legend of Hercules

Lucius

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite

Layer Cake

Layer Cake

Jimmy Price

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Joe Turner

The Genius of Mozart

The Genius of Mozart

Leopold Mozart

From a Bird's Eye View

From a Bird's Eye View

Tim O'Donovan

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

Dean Smith

The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

Sir Maurice Tipper

Lilies

Lilies

Lilies

Lilies

Health Inspector

Bancroft

Bancroft

Charlie Haverstock

Believe Nothing

Believe Nothing

DI Aldiss

Finding Alice

Finding Alice

Gerry Walsh

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Reverend Michael Millward

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Chimera

Chimera

Hennessey

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Pastor Finch

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Cameron Fischer

Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

Jack's Apprentice

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Lloyd George

5 Days of War

5 Days of War

Michael Stilton

Oliver!

Oliver!

Noah Claypole

Village Hall

Village Hall

Lop

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Vicar

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

Monty Taylor

Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

Insp. Bland

Against the Crowd

Geoff Smailes

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

Simon

Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Camille Raquin

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Paolo

37 Days

37 Days

John Burns

Dickens

Dickens

John Forster

The Boxer

The Boxer

Matt MaGuire

Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

Tommy

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

Martin Goodman

Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Mr. Kent

Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books

Sebastian

Chocolat

Chocolat

Jonathan Boothby

He-Play She-Play

He-Play She-Play

Detective Inspector

Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War

Sgt. Peter King

Without Motive

Without Motive

DCS Derek Henderson

The Bell

Nick Fawley

Blackball

Blackball

Chairman Collins

Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

Vice Chancellor Suger

A Sort of Innocence

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Self

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

Narrator

Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

George Barton

Trauma

Trauma

DC Jackson

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Gratiano

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Self

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

W H Auden

The Night Watch

The Night Watch

Horace Mundy

All the Way Up

All the Way Up

Tom Midway

Killing Hitler

Killing Hitler

Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies

Graffiti Wars

Graffiti Wars

Narrator (Voice)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

Colonel Schmidt

Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart

Robert Flaherty

Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley's Secret

Sir Michael Audley

Suspension of Disbelief

Suspension of Disbelief

Bullock

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

George

Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

Joe

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

Captain Turner

Butterflies Don't Count

Butterflies Don't Count

Tom

Tale of a Vampire

Tale of a Vampire

Edgar

Justice in Wonderland

George Carman

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

Michael Mansfield QC

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Leopold Czihaczek

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

Da

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

The Wicked Squire

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Giovanni

Vampira

Vampira

Paddy

The Party

The Party

Joe Shawcross

Royal Celebration

Royal Celebration

Douglas

The Changeling

The Changeling

Antonio

The Man from Montevideo

The Man from Montevideo

Gary Solway

A Little Bit of Lippy

A Little Bit of Lippy

Reggie Titherington

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

Victor

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lord Darlington

Donkeys' Years

Bill Taylor

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Himself

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

Firs

Shiner

Shiner

Gibson

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

Mr. Pendleton

Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

Christian

The Chatterley Affair

The Chatterley Affair

Older Keith

Neanderthal

Neanderthal

Self - Narrator (voice)

Vigo

Vigo

The Producer

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

Brigadier Charles Ferguson

Midnight Man

Midnight Man

Brigadier Charles Ferguson

Born Romantic

Born Romantic

Barney

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

MJ O'Loughlin

The Black and Blue Lamp

The Black and Blue Lamp

Supt. Cherry

Born a King

Born a King

Lord Curzon

Requiem Apache

Requiem Apache

Tony

Night Flight

Ted Atwell

Achilles Heel

Achilles Heel

Gordon

A Master of the Marionettes

A Master of the Marionettes

Teddy

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

Self

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

General Carteaux

Death of a Private

Death of a Private

Young intellectual

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Aston

Otley

Otley

Kid

The Vision Thing

The Vision Thing

Dick Naughton

Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret

Brosch

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer

The Host

The Sin Bin

The Sin Bin

Alan Grieves

Sling Your Hook

Sling Your Hook

Roland

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

Stanley Webber

RPM

RPM

Biggerman

Making Waves

Making Waves

Joe Nash

Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy

Hennessey

The Dumb Waiter

The Dumb Waiter

Gus

Man Dancin'

D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers

The Last Yellow

The Last Yellow

Len

The Voynich Mystery

The Voynich Mystery

Narrator

The Lavender List

Harold Wilson

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome

Narrator

Panto!

Panto!

Jerry

Normal Service

Normal Service

Peter