Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham is the kind of British actor whose face you recognize long before you can place the name, and I mean that as a compliment. Look at his run of screen credits, from Oliver! all the way back in 1968 to Hellraiser II, Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Hot Fuzz, and Maleficent, and you see a working actor who simply never stopped. He moves between stage, film, television, and radio without fuss. I find that durability admirable. Born in Dunfermline in 1944, he's the sort of dependable character player who quietly holds scenes together while flashier names get the posters. A true craftsman.

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a British film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in Oliver! (1968), 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).

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Name (English)

Kenneth Cranham

Name (Japanese)

ケネス・クラナム

Reading

けねす・くらなむ

Born

December 12, 1944 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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