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Ken Campbell

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
68

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 10, 1941 (84 years old)

Place of Birth
Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Ken Campbell

Biography

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

Acting

2012Nina Conti: Her Master's Voiceas Self
2005Friends Reunitedas Zero
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Crump
2004Creepas Arthur
2004Ken Campbell's Meaning of Lifeas Self
2000Saving Graceas Sgt. Alfred Masely
1999Six Experiments that Changed the Worldas
1999Dooley Gardensas
1999Alice in Wonderlandas Mr. Duck
1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Storyas Wolf 1 (voice)
1998Extraordinary Visitoras Rodney
1996Hard Menas Mr Ross
1996Local Heroesas
1995Reality on the Rocksas
1994Middlemarchas Mr Mawmsey
1992Heartbeatas Hector Plumpton
1992A Different Handas The Doctor
1992Secret Nationas Parkinson
1990Crimestrikeas Julius Caesar
1990Wings of Fameas Head Waiter
1989The Nineteenth Holeas Johnson
1989Scandalas Editor of Pictorial
1988A Fish Called Wandaas Bartlett
1988Darkest Englandas
1988Erasmus Micromanas Erasmus Microman
1986Smart Moneyas Mr. Sayles
1986Lovejoyas Ted Goat
1985Letter to Brezhnevas Newspaper Reporter
1985Dreamchildas Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)
1985A Zed & Two Noughtsas Stephen Pipe
1985Joshua Then and Nowas Sidney Murdoch
1985In Sickness and in Healthas Fred Johnson
1985In Sickness and in Healthas The Irate Driver
1985The Moon Over Sohoas Geoffrey Hargreaves
1985The Brideas Pedlar
1985Home to Roostas Mr Prendergast
1985Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britainas Samuel Smiles
1985In the Secret Stateas Hoskins
1985Unfair Exchangesas Tim Rickett
1985Super Granas Unlucky Luciano
1985Screen Twoas Tim Rickett
1984The Billas
1984Sherlock Holmesas James Ryder
1984The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesas James Ryder
1981Towers of Babelas Alfie
1981Private Schulzas Krauss
1980Breaking Glassas Publican
1980The Gentle Touchas
1979The Secret Policeman's Ballas Various Roles
1979Minderas Seedy Customer
1979The Tempestas Gonzalo, an honest councillor
1979Phoelixas
1979The Last Window Cleaneras DC Denis Deacey
1978Dinner at the Sporting Clubas Neville
1978Law & Orderas Alex Gladwell
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977The Professionalsas Parker
1976The Story of Pantomimeas Self
1976Justineas Dubourg
1975Fawlty Towersas Roger
1971The Ken Campbell Roadshowas Self
1969The Big Flameas Journalist
1968Uncle Silasas Crabbe
1968Inspector Clouseauas Reporter
1967Poor Cowas Mr. Jacks
1967The Heroism of Thomas Chadwickas Thomas Chadwick
1966Mystery and Imaginationas Crabbe
1956Armchair Theatreas Thomas Chadwick

Production

2004Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life...Writer
1985Unfair Exchanges...Writer
1985Screen Two...Writer
1977Secret Service...Producer
1976The Mound Builders...Director
1975The Rules of the Game...Producer
1956Armchair Theatre...Writer