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| image = Fratello sole, sorella luna (1972) Kenneth Cranham.png | image = Fratello sole, sorella luna (1972) Kenneth Cranham.png
| caption = Cranham in '']'' (1972) | caption = Cranham in '']'' (1972)
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| partner = ] | partner = ]
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| years_active = 1963–present | years_active = 1963–present
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'''Kenneth Cranham''' (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in '']'' (1968), '']'' (1971), '']'' (1988), '']'' (1988), '']'' (2004), '']'' (2000), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2014) and '']'' (2017).
'''Kenneth Cranham''' (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor.

On television he appeared in '']'' (1972), '']'' (1989), '']'' (1993), '']'' (2008), '']'', '']'' (2013), '']'' (2016) and '']'' (2017).

On stage he has twice been nominated for the ], winning it in 2016, for his performance in '']''.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Cranham was born in ], ], the son of ]-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-born ].<ref name=filmbio>{{cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/Kenneth-Cranham.html |title=Kenneth Cranham Biography (1944-) |work=filmreference.com |year=2016 |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/he-epitomises-the-cockney-geezer-and-hard-man-on-screen-but-actor-kenneth-cranham-s-roots-and-fondest-memories-belong-to-fife-1-1150045 |title=He epitomises the cockney geezer and hard man on screen, but actor Kenneth Cranham's roots – and fondest memories – belong to Fife |work=The Scotsman |date=30 November 2008 |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> Cranham was born in ], ], the son of ]-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-born ].<ref name=filmbio>{{cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/Kenneth-Cranham.html |title=Kenneth Cranham Biography (1944–) |work=filmreference.com |year=2016 |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/he-epitomises-the-cockney-geezer-and-hard-man-on-screen-but-actor-kenneth-cranham-s-roots-and-fondest-memories-belong-to-fife-1-1150045 |title=He epitomises the cockney geezer and hard man on screen, but actor Kenneth Cranham's roots – and fondest memories – belong to Fife |work=The Scotsman |date=30 November 2008 |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> Cranham trained at the ]<ref name="20-questions">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/02-2008/20-questions-with-kenneth-cranham_19900.html |title=20 Questions With ... Kenneth Cranham |date=February 2008 |publisher=WhatsOnStage.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213104614/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/02-2008/20-questions-with-kenneth-cranham_19900.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> and the ], graduating in 1966 with a RADA Diploma.<ref name="rada">{{cite web |url= https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/kenneth-cranham/ |title= RADA Student & graduate profiles: Kenneth Cranham |work=rada.ac.uk |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
===Television and film===
Cranham trained at the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/02-2008/20-questions-with-kenneth-cranham_19900.html |title=20 Questions With ... Kenneth Cranham |date=February 2008 |publisher=WhatsOnStage.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213104614/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/02-2008/20-questions-with-kenneth-cranham_19900.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> and at ]. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama '']'', prior to which he had appeared as Charlie Collins in '']'' (1971).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0843925/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title = "A Family at War" Lend Your Loving Arms (TV Episode 1971)| website=] }}</ref> He also appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and many other films. Cranham was cast as the deranged ] and his ] in the ] '']''. Among many stage credits are ] productions of '']'', '']'', '']'' (both transferring to ]), '']'', '']'' and '']'' (at the ]). For his role as Inspector Goole in '']'', he was nominated for a ].
He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama '']'', prior to which he had appeared as Charlie Collins in '']'' (1971).<ref name="tv">{{Cite web | url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenneth-cranham/credits/3000237056/ |title = Kenneth Cranham Credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 21 April 2022}}</ref> He also appeared in '']'' (1968),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (1971),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (1972),Danger UXB(1979) '']'' (1988),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2000),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2004),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2007),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2014)<ref name="tv"/> and '']'' (2017).<ref name="tv"/> He was cast as the deranged ] and his ] in the ] '']''.<ref name="tv"/>


On television he has appeared in '']'' (1972),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (1989),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (1993),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2007),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2008),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2013),<ref name="tv"/> '']'' (2016)<ref name="tv"/> and '']'' (2017).<ref name="tv"/>
In 2016, Cranham won the ] for his role as Andre in ]'s '']''. The play originated at the ]'s ] in the autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the summer of 2015, returning to the ] in spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life".<ref> WhatsonStage.com, 13 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018</ref>


===Theatre===
Among many stage credits are ] productions of '']'', '']'', '']'' (both transferring to ]), '']'', '']'' and '']'' (at the ]). For his role as Inspector Goole in '']'', he was nominated for a ].<ref name="olivier1993"/> It took another 23 years before winning the award when in 2016, Cranham won the ] for his role as Andre in ]'s '']''.<ref name="father">{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35954142 |title= Olivier Awards: Winners unveiled at London ceremony|work=bbc.co.uk |date=3 April 2016}}</ref> Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" by Michael Coveney of ].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/father-tricycle-kenneth-cranham-claire-skinner_37798.html |title= The Father (Tricycle Theatre)|author=Michael Coveney| work= WhatsonStage.com|date=13 May 2015}}</ref>

===Radio===
For ]'s '']'', Cranham has played DS Max Matthews in ''The Interrogation'' by ] (2012–present) and starred as Thomas Gradgrind in BBC Radio's 2007 adaptation of Dickens' '']''. For ]'s '']'', Cranham has played DS Max Matthews in ''The Interrogation'' by ] (2012–present) and starred as Thomas Gradgrind in BBC Radio's 2007 adaptation of Dickens' '']''.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
His first wife was actress ]. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham from a relationship with actress ], and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, to whom he is still married, actress ].<ref name=filmbio /> His first wife was actress ]. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham from a relationship with actress ], and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, to whom he is still married, actress ].<ref name=filmbio />

Cranham was appointed ] (CBE) in the ] for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64082|supp=y|page=B9|date=17 June 2023}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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*'']'' (2017) as Joe Turner *'']'' (2017) as Joe Turner
*'']'' (2019) as ] *'']'' (2019) as ]
*'']'' (2019) as Lord Curzon
*'']'' (2019) as Judge Hyam *'']'' (2019) as Judge Hyam
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* ''Boy Meets Girl'' (1969) as Tom Last * ''Boy Meets Girl'' (1969) as Tom Last
* '']'' (1970) as Togo Millington * '']'' (1970) as Togo Millington
* '']'' (1970–1972) as Ken Buckley / Ashley * '']'' (1970–1972) as Ken Buckley / Ashley
* '']'' (1971) as Charlie Collins * '']'' (1971) as Charlie Collins
* '']'' (1971) as Andrew Matlock * '']'' (1971) as Andrew Matlock
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* ''On Dangerous Ground'' (1996) as Brig. Charles Ferguson * ''On Dangerous Ground'' (1996) as Brig. Charles Ferguson
* '']'' (1996) as Charlie Wallace * '']'' (1996) as Charlie Wallace
* '']'' (1996) as Reverend Millward * '']'' (1996) as Reverend Millward
* ''Midnight Man'' (1997) as Brig. Charles Ferguson * ''Midnight Man'' (1997) as Brig. Charles Ferguson
* '']'' (1997) as Inspector Trussler * '']'' (1997) as Inspector Trussler
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* '']'' (2005) as Genghis Khan (voice) * '']'' (2005) as Genghis Khan (voice)
* '']'' (2005) as ] * '']'' (2005) as ]
* '']'' (2006) as Harold Wilson * '']'' (2006) as ]
* '']'' (2006) as Older Keith * '']'' (2006) as Older Keith
* '']'' (2006) as Francis Owen * '']'' (2006) as Francis Owen
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* '']'' (2006) as Narrator * '']'' (2006) as Narrator
* '']'' (2006, 2022) as Terry Glasson * '']'' (2006, 2022) as Terry Glasson
* '']'' (2007) as Mr. Pritchard * '']'' (2007) as Mr. Pritchard
* '']'' (2007) as Captain Turner * '']'' (2007) as Captain Turner
* '']'' (2007) as Gary Solway * '']'' (2007) as Gary Solway
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* '']'' (2013) as Father John * '']'' (2013) as Father John
* '']'' (2013–2014) as Vicar Oddie * '']'' (2013–2014) as Vicar Oddie
* '']'' (2014) as John Burns * '']'' (2014) as ]
* '']'' (2014) as Mike * '']'' (2014) as Mike
* '']'' (2015) as ] * '']'' (2015) as ]
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* '']'' (2017) as ] * '']'' (2017) as ]
* '']'' (2017) as Charlie Baverstock * '']'' (2017) as Charlie Baverstock
* '']'' (2019) as Edmund Dalrymple
* '']'' (2019) as Brian Reader * '']'' (2019) as ]
* '']'' (2021) as Gerry Walsh * '']'' (2021) as Gerry Walsh




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===Radio=== ===Radio===
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*''The Legends of Robin Hood'' (2019) as Sheriff Hugh of Nottingham
*''Grossman's War: Stalingrad'' (2019) as Stepan Spiridonov *''Grossman's War: Stalingrad'' (2019) as Stepan Spiridonov
*''The Father'' (2016) as Andre *''The Father'' (2016) as Andre
*''The Interrogation'' (2012–present) as DS/DI Max Matthews *''The Interrogation'' (2012–present) as DS/DI Max Matthews
*'']'' (2011) as Sergeant Cuff *'']'' (2011) as ]
*'']'' (2011) as the Narrator *'']'' (2011) as the Narrator
*''Grossman's War: Life and Fate'' (2011) as Stepan Spiridonov *''Grossman's War: Life and Fate'' (2011) as Stepan Spiridonov
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*'']'' (1992) as James *'']'' (1992) as James
*'']'' (1986) as Crichton *'']'' (1986) as Crichton
*'']'' (1986) as Duke Francisco<ref name="Radio Times issue #3250, 8/3/1986, Genome link">{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1ffa44791bd2467a8ae5e0f6257e0bd6 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=9 March 1986 }}</ref>
*'']'' (1983) as Duke Francisco
*''Fear and Fear Again'' (1983) as Franz Kafka *''Fear and Fear Again'' (1983) as ]
*'']'' (1983) as Frank Crutchley<ref name="Radio Times issue #3085, 24/12/1985, Genome link">{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4df5cb9dcbd0493bb2fa0c1b7050d305 | title=BBC Programme Index }}</ref> *'']'' (1983) as Frank Crutchley<ref name="Radio Times issue #3085, 24/12/1985, Genome link">{{cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4df5cb9dcbd0493bb2fa0c1b7050d305 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=3 January 1983 }}</ref>
*'']'' (1982) as Hogben *'']'' (1982) as Hogben
*'']'' as Hal *'']'' as Hal
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Scottish actor (born 1944)

Kenneth CranhamCBE
Cranham in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Born (1944-12-12) 12 December 1944 (age 80)
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
Spouse(s) Diana Quick ​ ​(m. 1974; div. 1978)​
Fiona Victory
PartnerCharlotte Cornwell
Children2

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in Oliver! (1968), Up Pompeii (1971), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Chocolat (1988), Layer Cake (2004), Gangster No. 1 (2000), Hot Fuzz (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017).

On television he appeared in Budgie (1972), Boon (1989), Minder (1993), Merlin (2008), Rome, Death in Paradise (2013), War & Peace (2016) and The White Princess (2017).

On stage he has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play, winning it in 2016, for his performance in The Father.

Early life

Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-born civil servant. Cranham trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1966 with a RADA Diploma.

Career

Television and film

He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon, prior to which he had appeared as Charlie Collins in A Family at War (1971). He also appeared in Oliver! (1968), Up Pompeii (1971), Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972),Danger UXB(1979) Chocolat (1988), Gangster No. 1 (2000), Layer Cake (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). He was cast as the deranged Philip Channard and his Cenobitic alter-ego in the Horror film Hellbound: Hellraiser II.

On television he has appeared in Budgie (1972), Boon (1989), Minder (1993), Rome (2007), Merlin (2008), Death in Paradise (2013), War & Peace (2016) and The White Princess (2017).

Theatre

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 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play. It took another 23 years before winning the award when in 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" by Michael Coveney of WhatsOnStage.com.

Radio

For BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play, Cranham has played DS Max Matthews in The Interrogation by Roy Williams (2012–present) and starred as Thomas Gradgrind in BBC Radio's 2007 adaptation of Dickens' Hard Times.

Personal life

His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham from a relationship with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, to whom he is still married, actress Fiona Victory.

Cranham was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

Filmography

Film

Television


Radio

He has also performed a number of readings for BBC Radio.

Awards and nominations

Theatre

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1993 1993 Laurence Olivier Awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor An Inspector Calls Nominated
2015 Critics’ Circle Theatre Award Best Actor The Father Won
2016 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Won

References

  1. ^ "Kenneth Cranham Biography (1944–)". filmreference.com. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "He epitomises the cockney geezer and hard man on screen, but actor Kenneth Cranham's roots – and fondest memories – belong to Fife". The Scotsman. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "20 Questions With ... Kenneth Cranham". WhatsOnStage.com. February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
  4. "RADA Student & graduate profiles: Kenneth Cranham". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Kenneth Cranham Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Olivier Winners 1993". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Olivier Awards: Winners unveiled at London ceremony". bbc.co.uk. 3 April 2016.
  8. Michael Coveney (13 May 2015). "The Father (Tricycle Theatre)". WhatsonStage.com.
  9. "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B9.
  10. "BBC Programme Index". 9 March 1986.
  11. "BBC Programme Index". 3 January 1983.
  12. "2015 Results | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  13. "Olivier Winners 2016". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

External links

Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
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