Acting • AGE 81
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 Claypol...


Finding Alice
Gerry
2021

Trying
Barry
2020

Mr. Jones
Lloyd George
2019

Official Secrets
Judge Hyam
2019

Hatton Garden
Brian Reader
2019

The Spanish Princess
John Morton
2019

Born a King
Lord Curzon
2019

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
Leopold Czihaczek
2018

Bancroft
Charlie Haverstock
2017

Joe Orton Laid Bare
Himself
2017

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Joe Turner
2017

Strike
Dennis Creed
2017

Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
The Host
2017

The White Princess
John Morton
2017

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Dean Smith
2016

War and Peace
Uncle Mikhail
2016

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Self
2015

Maleficent
King Henry
2014

37 Days
John Burns
2014

Inside No. 9
Rupert
2014

The Legend of Hercules
Lucius
2014

Closed Circuit
Cameron Fischer
2013

Flying Blind
Victor
2013

In the Flesh
Vicar Oddie
2013

Panto!
Jerry
2012

Suspension of Disbelief
Bullock
2012

Death in Paradise
Father John
2011

Graffiti Wars
Narrator (Voice)
2011

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
Firs
2011

5 Days of War
Michael Stilton
2011

The Night Watch
Horace Mundy
2011

Upstairs Downstairs
Sgt Ashworth
2010

Made in Dagenham
Monty Taylor
2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
MJ O'Loughlin
2009

Moving On
Mike
2009

Valkyrie
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
2008

Merlin
Aulfric
2008

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Mr Clare
2008

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
General Carteaux
2007

Heroes and Villains
2007

The Man from Montevideo
Gary Solway
2007

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Captain Turner
2007

Hot Fuzz
James Reaper
2007

Lilies
2007

A Good Year
Sir Nigel
2006

The Line of Beauty
Sir Maurice Tipper
2006

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Narrator
2006

The Chatterley Affair
Older Keith
2006

Rome
Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
2005

Mangal Pandey - The Rising
Mr. Kent
2005

Agatha Christie's Marple
Rex Fortescue
2004

Layer Cake
Jimmy Price
2004

Trauma
DC Jackson
2004

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
Narrator
2004

The Genius of Mozart
Leopold Mozart
2004

Hustle
Francis Owen
2004

New Tricks
2004

Sparkling Cyanide
George Barton
2003

Blackball
Chairman Collins
2003

Murder Investigation Team
Ray Morgan
2003

Killing Hitler
Brigadier Sir Stewart Menzies
2003

Pollyanna
Mr. Pendleton
2003

Two Men Went To War
Sgt. Peter King
2002

Believe Nothing
DI Aldiss
2002

Dickens
John Forster
2002

The Voynich Mystery
Narrator
2002

Women Talking Dirty
George
2001

Without Motive
DCS Derek Henderson
2000

Shiner
Gibson
2000

Born Romantic
Barney
2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Colonel Schmidt
2000

Gangster No. 1
Tommy
2000

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Da
2000

Lady Audley's Secret
Sir Michael Audley
2000

Kevin & Perry Go Large
Vicar
2000

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Michael Mansfield QC
1999

Vigo
The Producer
1998

RPM
Biggerman
1998

Our Mutual Friend
Silas Wegg
1998

The Boxer
Matt MaGuire
1997

Midnight Man
Brigadier Charles Ferguson
1997

Midsomer Murders
Jude Langham
1997

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Reverend Michael Millward
1996

Deep in the Heart
Robert Flaherty
1996

On Dangerous Ground
Brigadier Charles Ferguson
1996

Bed of Roses
Simon
1996

Kavanagh Q.C.
Roy Lawrence
1995

Requiem Apache
Tony
1994

The Vision Thing
Dick Naughton
1993

Royal Celebration
Douglas
1993

Tale of a Vampire
Edgar
1993

Monkey Boy
Hennessey
1992

A Little Bit of Lippy
Reggie Titherington
1992

Between the Lines
DCI Stubbs
1992

Heartbeat
Charlie Wallace
1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Colonel Schmidt
1992

Murder Most Horrid
Insp Salford
1991

Under Suspicion
Frank Vance
1991

Prospero's Books
Sebastian
1991

Chimera
Hennessey
1991

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Pastor Finch
1990

Rules of Engagement
Martin Goodman
1989

A Master of the Marionettes
Teddy
1989

Just Another Secret
Brosch
1989

Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
1988

The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Cherry
1988

Stealing Heaven
Vice Chancellor Suger
1988

Chocolat
Jonathan Boothby
1988

The Party
Joe Shawcross
1988

Normal Service
Peter
1988

The Play on One
Peter
1988

The Birthday Party
Stanley Webber
1987

Inspector Morse
Cedric Downes
1987

Making Waves
Joe Nash
1987

Casualty
James Lawrence
1986

ScreenPlay
Supt. Cherry
1986

Lovejoy
Litvak
1986

Dead Man's Folly
Insp. Bland
1986

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lord Darlington
1985

Theatre Night
Stanley
1985

The Dumb Waiter
Gus
1985

Natural World
1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies
Lenin
1983

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
Self
1982

Shine on Harvey Moon
Harvey Moon
1982

Brideshead Revisited
Sergeant Block
1981

The Caretaker
Aston
1981

The Sin Bin
Alan Grieves
1981

The Merchant of Venice
Gratiano
1980

'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Giovanni
1980

Cribb
Francis Mostyn-Smith
1980

Therese Raquin
Camille Raquin
1980

Minder
Walter
1979

Danger UXB
Sapper Salt
1979

Butterflies Don't Count
Tom
1978

Strangers
Willie Bruce
1978

Enemy at the Door
Jack Foster
1978

Joseph Andrews
The Wicked Squire
1977

Robin and Marian
Jack's Apprentice
1976

Vampira
Paddy
1974

The Changeling
Antonio
1974

Achilles Heel
Gordon
1973

Crown Court
John Tucker
1972

Van der Valk
Dirk Boutsen
1972

New Scotland Yard
David Collins
1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Paolo
1972

Budgie
Inky Ballantine
1971

Up Pompeii
Christian
1971

Play for Today
Alan Grieves
1970

From a Bird's Eye View
Tim O'Donovan
1970

Fragment of Fear
Joe
1970

All the Way Up
Tom Midway
1970

Sling Your Hook
Roland
1969

Otley
Kid
1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Terry
1969

Oliver!
Noah Claypole
1968

Death of a Private
Young intellectual
1967

ITV Playhouse
Private Seaton
1967

Boy Meets Girl
Tom Last
1967

BBC Play of the Month
Antonio
1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Charlie
1965

Coronation Street
Roy
1960