Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham (born December 12, 1944 in Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland ) is a British film and stage actor .
Life
The son of Ronald Cranham and Margaret McKay has been an actor on stage and in front of the camera since the mid-1960s. He received his first well-known film role in the 1968 literary film adaptation Oliver by director Carol Reed . Four years later, in 1972, he stood in the history of film Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Franco Zeffirelli on camera - another film that was known to the Cranham also in Germany.
Today Cranham is one of the most sought-after actors when it comes to casting mostly strong supporting roles. In 2005 he appeared in eight episodes of the television series Rome as the Roman Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , in the same year as Sir Nigel in A Good Year , in 2007 in Hot Fuzz and as Captain Turner in The Downfall of Lusitania - Tragedy One Luxusliners and 2008 in Operation Walküre - The Stauffenberg Assassination as German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel .
Kenneth Cranham is married to actress Fiona Victory for the second time . His only child, a daughter, comes from a relationship with actress Charlotte Cornwell .
He lives in London today .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Oliver (Oliver!)
- 1972: Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello solle, sorella luna)
- 1988: Time of Darkness (Stealing Heaven)
- 1988: Hellbound - Hellraiser II
- 1988: Chocolat - Forbidden Longing (Chocolat)
- 1991: Prospero's Books (Prospero's Books)
- 1991: Under Suspicion (Under Suspicion)
- 1996: Bed of Roses (Bed of Roses)
- 2000: Gangster No. 1
- 2003: Pollyanna ( Pollyanna , TV movie)
- 2004: Layer Cake
- 2004: Trauma (trauma)
- 2005: Rom ( Rome , TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2006: a good year
- 2007: Hot Fuzz
- 2007: The sinking of the Lusitania - tragedy of a luxury liner (Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic)
- 2008: Operation Walküre - The Stauffenberg Assassination (Valkyrie)
- 2010: We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham)
- 2011: 5 Days of War
- 2012: Flying Blind
- 2012: Suspension of Disbelief
- 2013: Under observation (closed circuit)
- 2013: Death in Paradise (TV series)
- since 2013: In The Flesh (TV series)
- 2014: The Legend of Hercules
- 2014: Maleficent - The Dark Fairy (Maleficent)
- 2016: AD: Rebels and Martyrs
- 2017: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
- 2019: Official Secrets
- 2019: Mr. Jones
Awards
- 2016: Nomination for Best Actor in The Father
Web links
- Kenneth Cranham in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olivier awards 2016: complete list of nominations In: theguardian.com, February 29, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cranham, Kenneth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland |