Ken Campbell
Acting
Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre." Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible." The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance. The Guardian, in a posthumous tribute, judged him to be "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him." The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe."
Known for
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movieCreep
2004
Arthur
movieSaving Grace
2000
Sgt. Alfred Masely
movieAlice in Wonderland
1999
Mr. Duck
movieThe Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
Wolf 1 (voice)
movieHard Men
1996
Mr Ross
tvMiddlemarch
1994
Mr Mawmsey
tvHeartbeat
1992
Hector Plumpton
movieA Different Hand
1992
The Doctor
movieSecret Nation
1992
Parkinson
Crimestrike
1990
Julius Caesar
movieWings of Fame
1990
Head Waiter
movieScandal
1989
Editor of Pictorial
movieA Fish Called Wanda
1988
Bartlett
Erasmus Microman
1988
Erasmus Microman
movieSmart Money
1986
Mr. Sayles
tvLovejoy
1986
Ted Goat
movieLetter to Brezhnev
1985
Newspaper Reporter
movieDreamchild
1985
Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)
movieA Zed & Two Noughts
1985
Stephen Pipe
movieJoshua Then and Now
1985
Sidney Murdoch
tvIn Sickness and in Health
1985
The Irate Driver / Fred Johnson
movieThe Moon Over Soho
1985
Geoffrey Hargreaves
movieThe Bride
1985
Pedlar
tvHome to Roost
1985
Mr Prendergast
movieIn the Secret State
1985
Hoskins
movieUnfair Exchanges
1985
Tim Rickett
tvSuper Gran
1985
Unlucky Luciano
tvScreen Two
1985
Tim Rickett
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
James Ryder
tvThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
James Ryder
tvPrivate Schulz
1981
Krauss
movieBreaking Glass
1980
Publican
movieThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
Various Roles
tvMinder
1979
Seedy Customer
movieThe Tempest
1979
Gonzalo, an honest councillor
The Last Window Cleaner
1979
DC Denis Deacey
tvLaw & Order
1978
Alex Gladwell
tvThe Professionals
1977
Parker
movieJustine
1976
Dubourg
tvFawlty Towers
1975
Roger
movieThe Big Flame
1969
Journalist
movieUncle Silas
1968
Crabbe
movieInspector Clouseau
1968
Reporter
moviePoor Cow
1967
Mr. Jacks
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Thomas Chadwick
Writing4
Production2
movieSecret Service
1977
Producer
movieThe Rules of the Game
1975
Producer
Directing1
movieThe Mound Builders
1976
Director