Acting
Ken Campbell
Born Dec 10, 1941 · Ilford, Essex, England, UK · Died Aug 31, 2008
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."
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Acting
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
2012
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Friends Reunited
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Creep
2004
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life
2004
Saving Grace
2000
Crime · Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Fantasy · Family
Extraordinary Visitor
1998
Comedy
Hard Men
1996
Action · Crime
Middlemarch
1994
Drama · Comedy
Heartbeat
1992
Crime · Drama · Comedy
A Different Hand
1992
Secret Nation
1992
Drama · History
Wings of Fame
1990
Drama · Fantasy · Comedy
Scandal
1989
Drama · History · Romance
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
Comedy · Crime
Smart Money
1986
Comedy · Thriller · TV Movie
Lovejoy
1986
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Letter to Brezhnev
1985
Comedy · Romance
Dreamchild
1985
Drama · Fantasy
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
Comedy · Drama
Joshua Then and Now
1985
Drama · TV Movie
In Sickness and in Health
1985
Comedy
The Moon Over Soho
1985
The Bride
1985
Science Fiction · Romance · Fantasy
Home to Roost
1985
Comedy
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
Documentary · Drama · Music
In the Secret State
1985
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Super Gran
1985
Comedy · Family · Crime
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Unfair Exchanges
1984
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
The Bill
1984
Crime · Drama
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Private Schulz
1981
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Breaking Glass
1980
Music · Drama
The Gentle Touch
1980
Crime · Drama
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
Comedy · Music
Minder
1979
Comedy · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Tempest
1979
Drama · Fantasy
Phoelix
1979
Dinner at the Sporting Club
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Law & Order
1978
Drama
The Professionals
1977
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
The Story of Pantomime
1976
Justine
1976
Drama
Fawlty Towers
1975
Comedy
The Ken Campbell Roadshow
1971
The Big Flame
1969
Drama · TV Movie
Uncle Silas
1968
Thriller · Horror · TV Movie
Inspector Clouseau
1968
Comedy · Crime
Poor Cow
1967
Drama
Mystery and Imagination
1966
Drama · Mystery
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama
Directed
The Mound Builders
1976
Drama
Written
Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life
2004
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Unfair Exchanges
1984
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama