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Ken Parry

Known for

Acting

Born

June 20, 1930

Birthplace

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Died

December 12, 2007 (aged 77)

Biography

Kenneth Parry (20 June 1930 – 5 December 2007) was an English actor, born in Wigan, Lancashire. Bald, portly and cherubic, Parry portrayed mainly comic character parts in a number of films, but was more prolific on television, in such series as The Army Game, The Avengers, The Baron, The Newcomers, Dixon of Dock Green, Nearest and Dearest, Love Thy Neighbour, Z-Cars, The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Hazell and Children's Ward

Best known work

Lifeforce
Lifeforce
1985
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
1982
Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer
1980
Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief
1994
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
1975
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Come Play with Me
Come Play with Me
1977
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
1975

Filmography

  1. 1999

    Oliver TwistTV

    as Board Man (4 episodes)

  2. 1994

    The House of WindsorTV

    as Royston Bloat (1 episode)

  3. 1994

    The Rainbow Thief

    as Snow

  4. 1987

    Filthy Rich & CatflapTV

    as Spurty (1 episode)

  5. 1986

    Classic Ghost StoriesTV

    as Judge (uncredited) (1 episode)

  6. 1985

    Lifeforce

    as Sykes

  7. 1982

    The Young OnesTV

    as Major Domo (1 episode)

  8. 1980

    Hawk the Slayer

    as Thomas

  9. 1978

    Ice Age

    as Fat Man

  10. 1977

    Come Play with Me

    as Podsnap

  11. 1977

    Nicholas NicklebyTV

    as Keeper (1 episode)

  12. 1977

    Joseph Andrews

    as Mr. Wilson's Companion

  13. 1977

    What's Up Nurse

    as 1st Gay Young Man

  14. 1975

    Lisztomania

    as Rossini

  15. 1975

    The Crazy Kill

    as Taxi Driver

  16. 1975

    The SweeneyTV

    as Fat Eric (1 episode)

  17. 1973

    Bequest to the Nation

    as Victory's Cook

  18. 1972

    That's Your Funeral

    as Railway Porter

  19. 1972

    Van der ValkTV

    as Sartorius (1 episode)

  20. 1972

    Love Thy NeighbourTV

    as Cyril (6 episodes)

  21. 1971

    A Hole Lot of Trouble

    as Charles

  22. 1970

    Spring and Port Wine

    as Pawnbroker

  23. 1970

    Never Say DieTV

    as Sister Ringstead (6 episodes)

  24. 1970

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    as Dr. Boileau

  25. 1969

    Otley

    as Businessman

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