Kenneth Connor
Acting
Biography
Kenneth Connor MBE (6 June 1918 – 28 November 1993) was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.
Born: June 6, 1918
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Known For
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Blackadder
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Miss Robin Hood
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.
What's a Carry On?
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
'Allo 'Allo!
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
Carry On Again Christmas
The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. This special was filmed in black and white due to a technicians strike in the UK at the time of filming.
The Ladykillers
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Make Mine a Million
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
You Rang, M'Lord?
You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC. The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The series featured many actors who had also appeared in their earlier series, notably Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard, all of whom had previously been in Perry and Croft's holiday camp sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Also featured were Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles from Perry and Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Bill Pertwee and occasionally Frank Williams from Dad's Army. The memorable 1920s-style theme tune was sung by Bob Monkhouse.
Norbert Smith: A Life
A mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.
Filmography
as Dusty the Dog / Rocky the Horse / Foreman (voice)
as Stanley Blunt (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Professor Heinrich Van Manheim
as Greenham Officer
as Monsieur Alfonse
as Mr Warren
as Mossup
as Self
as Robert Taylor
as Sammy
as Leyland
as Various Characters (archive footage)
as Captain S. Melly
as Major Leep
as Nickoff
as Sir William
as King Philip
as Athelstan
as Punter
as King Arthur
as Sir Harry Bulgen-Plunger
as Stanley
as Constable
as Mr. Sibley / Anthro Pod / Bishop / Private Parkin / Ballerina / Will Scarlet
as Mayor Frederick Bumble
as Various Characters
as Stanley Blunt
as Mr. Tidey
as Willie Beattie
as Lord Hampton of Wick
as Dr. Livershake / Long John Silver
as Mr. Rhubarb
as Mr. Claude Chumley
as Swallow Bath
as Wick
as Self
as Wilco Roger
as Centurion Hengist Pod
as Ted Watson
as Dr. Arthur Binn
as Ernie Broughton
as Sam Field
as AC 2 Alexander Wood
as British Tourist
as Sam Twist
as Harold
as Ordinary Seaman Blissworth
as Sam Field
as Constable Charlie Constable
as Mr. Gregory Adams
as Anxious Husband
as Bernie Bishop
as Private Horace Strong
as Herbie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as George Amble
as Customer in Roadhouse
as Tom Bass
as Board Member
as Boy in Post Office