Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham Biography

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor.

Acting career

Cranham starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr. Philip Channard and his Cenobitic alter-ego from Hellbound: Hellraiser II. His many stage credits include 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). Most recently, he has been heard on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series as "DS Max Matthews" in the three-play series The Interrogation by Roy Williams.

Personal life

Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, an English civil servant. 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.

Filmography

Hercules: The Legend Begins (2014)
Closed Circuit
Valkyrie
Hot Fuzz
Hellbound: Hellraiser II " Dr. Philip Channard/The Channard Cenobite
Layer Cake
Trauma
A Good Year
Blackball
Man Dancin'
Shiner
Gangster No. 1
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Women Talking Dirty
Deep in the Heart
RPM
The Boxer
Chocolat
Under Suspicion
Tale of a Vampire
Timeslip
Stealing Heaven
Robin and Marian
Up Pompeii!
Oliver!
Two Men Went to War
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Made in Dagenham

Television credits

Panto!
Hustle
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Doc Martin Christmas Special
The Line of Beauty
The Lavender List
Rome as Pompey Magnus (Season 1)
The Genius of Mozart
Sparkling Cyanide
Killing Hitler
Pollyanna
Inspector Morse: The Wolvercote Tongue
Dickens
Dalziel and Pascoe: Home Truths
Kavanagh QC
Heartbeat
Lovejoy
NCS: Manhunt
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
On Dangerous Ground
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Our Mutual Friend
Royal Celebration
Rules of Engagement
Dead Man's Folly
Brideshead Revisited
The Merchant of Venice
Shine on Harvey Moon
Danger UXB
Casualty
Chimera
Reilly, Ace of Spies
Merlin
Falcón

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