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name: "Ken Morley"
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born: "17 January 1943"
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# Ken Morley

Actor. Born 17 January 1943 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 January 1943, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Kenneth W Morley, Ken Morley (I)

## Biography

Ken Morley is an English actor and comedian. He was born on 17 January 1943 in Chorley, Lancashire. Before entering acting he trained as a mechanic and worked as a primary school teacher.

His television roles include General Leopold von Flockenstuffen in the BBC sitcom *'Allo 'Allo!* (1988–1991), Reg Holdsworth in the ITV soap opera *Coronation Street* (1989–1995), and Herbert in *Benidorm* (2014). He appeared as Captain Voorhese in the *Red Dwarf* episode "Stoke Me a Clipper" (1997). Other credits include *Hardware* (2003–2004) and guest appearances in series such as *Doctors* (2015).

Morley has been active in television since the 1970s and continued working into the 2010s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Captain Voorhese — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

## Also known for

- *'Allo 'Allo!* (1984), General Leopold von Flockenstuffen
- *Benidorm* (2007), Herbert

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