Directing • AGE 84
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has be...


Twiggy
(archival footage)
2025

The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
Self (archive footage)
2022

Kitsune
Thanks
2016

Director of Devils
Self
2012

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Self (archive footage)
2012

Mr. Nice
Russell Miegs
2010

The Aristofrogs
2010

A Kitten for Hitler
Santa
2007

10 Best Elgar
Self (archive footage)
2007

The Real Blue Nuns
Self
2006

Trapped Ashes
Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
2006

Brothers of the Head
Himself
2006

Colour Me Kubrick
The Man In Nightgown
2005

Agatha Christie's Marple
Rev Caleb Dane Calthrop
2004

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
2003

Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self - Contributor
2003

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
Self
2002

Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
Narrator (voice)
2002

The Fall of the Louse of Usher
Dr. Calahari
2002

Waking the Dead
Gerry Raistrick
2001

Celebrity Big Brother
Self
2001

The Real Oliver Reed
Self
2000

Dogboys
Director
1998

In Search of the English Folk Song
Self
1997

Vem Var Dracula
Self
1996

Mindbender
Director
1996

Tales of Erotica
Mr. Kirsch (segment 'The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch') (uncredited)
1996

Treasure Island
Director
1995

Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
Self
1995

The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
Mr. Kirsch
1995

Alice in Russialand
1995

Frank Stubbs Promotes
Self
1993

Lady Chatterley
Sir Michael Reid
1993

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
Sir Arnold Bax
1992

Prisoner of Honor
Director
1991

Whore
Waiter (uncredited)
1991

The Russia House
Walter
1990

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Director
1990

Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Director
1989

The Rainbow
Director
1989

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
1989

Il Mefistofele
Director
1989

The Lair of the White Worm
Police Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1988

Salome's Last Dance
Cappadocian
1988

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Himself
1988

Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
1987

Aria
Director
1987

Gothic
Tourist
1987

A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
1986

Faust
Director
1985

Crimes of Passion
Director
1984

Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
Self
1984

The Planets
Director
1983

Altered States
Director
1980

The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Self
1979

The South Bank Show
Self
1978

Valentino
Rex Ingram (uncredited)
1977

Lisztomania
Director
1975

Tommy
Cripple (uncredited)
1975

Mahler
Director
1974

Savage Messiah
Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited)
1972

The Boy Friend
Director
1971

The Devils
Director
1971

The Music Lovers
Director
1971

Dance of the Seven Veils
Director
1970

Women in Love
Director
1969

Song of Summer
Priest
1968

Dante's Inferno
Director
1967

Billion Dollar Brain
Director
1967

Omnibus
Self
1967

Don’t Shoot the Composer
Himself
1966

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Captain Patterson
1966

Always on Sunday
Director
1965

The Debussy Film
Director
1965

The Diary of a Nobody
Director
1964

Bela Bartók
Director
1964

French Dressing
Director
1964

Elgar
Director
1962

Mr Chesher’s Traction Engines
Director
1962

The Preservation Man
Director
1962

Pop Goes the Easel
Director
1962

The Lonely Shore
Director
1962

London Moods
Director
1961

Walk With The Damned
Hood
1961

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill
Director
1961

Prokofiev
Director
1961

Antonio Gaudí
Director
1961

The Light Fantastic
Director
1960

Shelagh Delaney's Salford
Director
1960

A House in Bayswater
Director
1960

A Bedlington Miners' Picnic
Director
1960

Scottish Painters
Director
1959

Portrait of a Goon
Director
1959

From Spain to Streatham
Director
1959

Variations on a Mechanical Theme
Director
1959

Gordon Jacob
Director
1959

John Betjeman: A Poet in London
Director
1959

Amelia and the Angel
Director
1958

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