Kenneth J. Warren
Kenneth John Warren (25 September 1929 – 27 August 1973) was an Australian actor.[1][2]
Kenneth J. Warren | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 August 1973 43) | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Bald and heavily built, Warren emigrated to the UK in the late 1950s, after appearing in the West End with the Australian play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.[3] He played many character roles on film and TV, often villainous, until his death aged 43.[4] Among his television roles were the Danger Man episode "The Paper Chase"; and as the diabolical film director Z.Z. von Schnerk in The Avengers episode "Epic"; and in The Saint episode "The Fiction Makers".[5] He also appeared in an episode of Steptoe and Son ("Cuckoo in the Nest", 1970) as Harold's supposed older half-brother.[6] He also played in the 1968 West End musical production of the ‘’Canterbury Tales’’, as The Miller.[7] His performance as the Police Commissioner in The Siege of Pinchgut, is notable for his characterisation of a masculine leader who is intelligent, self assured and no-nonsense.
Selected filmography
- Long John Silver (1954)
- Three in One (1957) - Andy (segment "Joe Wilson's Mates")
- Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) - F / O Davies
- The Navy Lark (1959) - Brown
- Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959) - Porter
- The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) - Police Commissioner
- I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Card Player
- Woman's Temptation (1959) - Warner
- Danger Tomorrow (1960) - Patient (uncredited)
- Circus of Horrors (1960) - First Roustabout (uncredited)
- Surprise Package (1960) - Lecherous Man (uncredited)
- The Criminal (1960) - Clobber
- Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) - Sgt. Cook
- Strip Tease Murder (1961) - Branco
- The Frightened City (1961) - Title Thug
- On the Fiddle (1961) - Dusty
- Part-Time Wife (1961) - Drew Tierney
- The Boys (1962) - George Tanner
- Life for Ruth (1962) - Sergeant Finley
- The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) - Fred
- The Informers (1963) - Lou Waites
- A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) - Capt. Marpole
- The 25th Hour (1967) - Insp. Varga
- The Double Man (1967) - Police Chief
- Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) - Third Warder
- The Fiction-Makers (1968) - Warlock
- Journey into Darkness (1968) - Joe Blake (episode 'Paper Dolls')
- Leo the Last (1970) - Kowalski
- The Revolutionary (1970) - Sergeant
- I, Monster (1971) - Deane
- Demons of the Mind (1972) - Klaus
- The Creeping Flesh (1973) - Lenny
- Beyond Atlantis (1973)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) - General Frank
- S*P*Y*S (1974) - Grubov (final film role)
References
- "Kenneth J. Warren". BFI.
- "Kenneth J Warren | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
- "The Avengers Forever: Kenneth J. Warren". theavengers.tv.
- "Kenneth J. Warren". www.aveleyman.com.
- "Steptoe and Son - S6 - Episode 8: A Cuckoo in the Nest". Radio Times.
- "Canterbury Tales". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.