Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

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 Claypole in the 1968 Carol Reed musical Oliver! In the late '70s, Cranham memorably played Sapper Salt in Euston Films' Danger UXB, before taking the title role in the popular postwar set period comedy...

Known For

Maleficent

as King Henry

Hot Fuzz

as James Reaper

Valkyrie

as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Cast Credits

Mr. Jones

as Lloyd George

Official Secrets

as Judge Hyam

Born a King

as Lord Curzon

Maleficent

as King Henry

Closed Circuit

as Cameron Fischer

Flying Blind

as Victor

Panto!

as Jerry

5 Days of War

as Michael Stilton

The Night Watch

as Horace Mundy

Made in Dagenham

as Monty Taylor

Valkyrie

as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

as General Carteaux

Hot Fuzz

as James Reaper

A Good Year

as Sir Nigel

The Chatterley Affair

as Older Keith

The Lavender List

as Harold Wilson

Layer Cake

as Jimmy Price

Trauma

as DC Jackson

Man Dancin'

as D.I. Walter 'Pancho' Villers

Sparkling Cyanide

as George Barton