Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a film, television and stage actor who has appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. Amongst his contemporaries, he is renowned for the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon, However, he is probably best known to genre fans as the deranged Dr. Philip Channard and his Cenobitic alter-ego from Hellbound: Hellraiser II. His many stage credits inc...
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Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a film, television and stage actor who has appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. Amongst his contemporaries, he is renowned for the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon, However, he is probably best known to genre fans as the deranged Dr. Philip Channard and his Cenobitic alter-ego from Hellbound: Hellraiser II. His many stage credits include West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls, (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic).
Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham. He has two daughters; Nancy Cranham, from a former relationship with Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham from his current relationship with actress Fiona Victory.
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