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Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 10, 1941
Died Aug 31, 2008 (66)
Birthplace Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Creep

Creep

2004

as Arthur

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

2000

as Sgt. Alfred Masely

The Skulls

The Skulls

2000

as Starting Judge

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Mr. Duck

Extraordinary Visitor

Extraordinary Visitor

1998

as Rodney

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

as Wolf 1 (voice)

Hard Men

Hard Men

1996

as Mr Ross

Secret Nation

Secret Nation

1992

as Parkinson

Crimestrike

Crimestrike

1990

as Julius Caesar

Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

1990

as Head Waiter

Scandal

Scandal

1989

as Editor of Pictorial

A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

1988

as Bartlett

Smart Money

Smart Money

1986

as Mr. Sayles

The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

1985

as Geoffrey Hargreaves

In the Secret State

In the Secret State

1985

as Hoskins

A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

as Stephen Pipe

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

1985

as Sidney Murdoch

The Bride

The Bride

1985

as Pedlar

Dreamchild

Dreamchild

1985

as Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)

Letter to Brezhnev

Letter to Brezhnev

1985

as Newspaper Reporter

Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass

1980

as Publican

The Last Window Cleaner

The Last Window Cleaner

1979

as DC Denis Deacey

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1979

as Various Roles

The Tempest

The Tempest

1979

as Gonzalo, an honest councillor

Dinner at The Sporting Club

Dinner at The Sporting Club

1978

as Neville

The Big Flame

The Big Flame

1969

as Journalist

Inspector Clouseau

Inspector Clouseau

1968

as Reporter

The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick

The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick

1967

as Thomas Chadwick

Poor Cow

Poor Cow

1967

as Mr. Jacks

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The Mound Builders

The Mound Builders

1976

Director

Secret Service

Secret Service

1977

Producer

The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

1975

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Baby Bob

as Baby Bob

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Mar 18, 2002

Erasmus Microman

as Erasmus Microman

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Mar 03, 1988

Middlemarch

as Mr Mawmsey

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 10, 1994

Law & Order

as Alex Gladwell

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 06, 1978

Private Schulz

as Krauss

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 06, 1981

Fawlty Towers

as Roger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1975

Heartbeat

as Hector Plumpton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Minder

as Seedy Customer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Lovejoy

as Ted Goat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Super Gran

as Unlucky Luciano

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1985

Sherlock Holmes

as James Ryder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Home to Roost

as Mr Prendergast

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1985

The Professionals

as Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1977

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Crump

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

In Sickness and in Health

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Sep 01, 1985

Local Heroes

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 17, 1996

Dooley Gardens

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 03, 1999

Six Experiments that Changed the World

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 01, 1999

Reality on the Rocks

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1995

The Bill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

The Gentle Touch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 1980

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

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