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name: "Kenneth Griffith"
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born: "12 October 1921"
died: "25 June 2006"
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updated: "2026-09-20T05:07:06.719659+00:00"
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# Kenneth Griffith

Actor. Born 12 October 1921 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Died 25 June 2006.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 October 1921, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 25 June 2006
- **Also known as:** Kenneth Reginald Griffith, Kenneth Reginald Griffiths, 肯尼思·格里菲思, Kenneth Griffiths
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Griffith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676629, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341558/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51879

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Lion in Winter*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md) (81)

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## Biography

Kenneth Griffith (12 October 1921 – 25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker. Born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, he began his stage career in the late 1930s and later joined the Old Vic company.

He appeared in numerous British films from the 1940s onwards, including *A Night to Remember* (1958), *The Lion in Winter* (1968) as a strolling player, *The Wild Geese* (1978), *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (1994) and *The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain* (1995). Griffith also produced and presented several documentaries, notably on historical and political subjects.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lion in Winter* (1968), Fi1m 81, as Strolling Player — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md)

## Complete filmography (105)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Very Annie Mary* (2001), as Minister
- *The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain* (1995), as Reverend Jones
- *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (1994), as Mad Old Man - Wedding One — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/four-weddings-and-a-funeral.md)
- *Shaka Zulu* (1986), series, as Zacharias Abrahams
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Sir Desmond Clark
- *The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood* (1984), as Isaac of York
- *Remembrance* (1982), as Joe
- *Who Dares Wins* (1982), as Bishop Crick
- *Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever* (1982), Writer
- *Berlin Tunnel 21* (1981), as Bruno Balderbach
- *The Sea Wolves* (1980), as Charlie Wilton
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Dai Llewellyn
- *A Famous Journey* (1979), as Narrator
- *Curious Journey* (1978), Narrator, Writer
- *The Wild Geese* (1978), as Arthur Witty
- *Why Shoot the Teacher?* (1977), as Inspector Woods
- *Sky Riders* (1976), as Wasserman
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as King John
- *S*P*Y*S* (1974), as Lippet
- *Armchair Cinema* (1974), series, as Julien Bour
- *The Prison* (1974), as Julien Bour
- *Callan* (1974), as Waterman
- *The Perils Of Pendragon* (1974), series, as Isaac
- *The Public's Right to Know* (1974), Writer
- *The House in Nightmare Park* (1973), as Ernest Henderson
- *Clochemerle* (1972), series, as Ernest Tafardel
- *Revenge* (1971), as Seely
- *Black As Hell and Thick As Grass* (1971), Presenter, Writer
- *Jane Eyre* (1970), as Mason
- *The Gamblers* (1970), as Broadfoot
- *Strange Report* (1969), series, as Segarus
- *The Assassination Bureau* (1969), as Monsieur Popescu
- *Great Catherine* (1968), as Naryshkin
- *Koroshi* (1968), as Richards
- *Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher* (1968), as Mr. Church
- *A Fairy Story* (1968), Actor
- *The Lion in Winter* (1968), as Strolling Player — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md)
- *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, Actor
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as The President, Schnipps / Number Two — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *The Whisperers* (1967), as Mr. Weaver
- *The Bobo* (1967), as Pepe Gamazo
- *A Walk in the Sea* (1966), as Mr. Jones
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Mr Rounds
- *The Wednesday Thriller* (1965), series, as Mr Seam
- *Rotten to the Core* (1965), as Lenny the Dip
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Mr. Jones
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Mr. Jones
- *The Airy Tomb* (1963), as Narrator
- *Heavens Above!* (1963), as Rev. Owen Thomas
- *We Joined the Navy* (1963), as Orator
- *Nothing to Pay* (1962), as Lydiat Shell
- *The Fishing Match* (1962), as Reuben
- *The Painted Smile* (1962), as Kleinie
- *Only Two Can Play* (1962), as Ieuan Jenkins
- *The Frightened City* (1961), as Wally
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Szepesi
- *Payroll* (1961), as Monty
- *Rag Doll* (1961), as Wilson
- *Suspect* (1960), as Dr Shole
- *A French Mistress* (1960), as Mr Meade
- *Circus of Horrors* (1960), as Martin
- *Snowball* (1960), as Phil Hart
- *Expresso Bongo* (1959), as Charlie
- *Libel* (1959), as Fitch
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Dai
- *Carlton-Browne of the F.O.* (1959), as Sir John's Assistant (uncredited)
- *Tiger Bay* (1959), as Mr. Seymour
- *The Two-Headed Spy* (1958), as Adolf Hitler
- *Chain of Events* (1958), as Clarke
- *The Man Upstairs* (1958), as Pollen
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips
- *Blue Murder at St. Trinian's* (1957), as Charlie Bull
- *The Naked Truth* (1957), as Porter
- *Lucky Jim* (1957), as Cyril Johns
- *Brothers in Law* (1957), as Hearse Driver
- *Tiger in the Smoke* (1956), as Crutches
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Derry Spooner, Gervais Laroche, Reuben, Lydiat Shell
- *The Baby and the Battleship* (1956), as Sub-Lieutenant
- *1984* (1956), as Prisoner
- *Private's Progress* (1956), as Private Dai Jones
- *Track the Man Down* (1955), as Ken Orwell
- *The Prisoner* (1955), as The Secretary
- *The Green Buddha* (1954), as Nobby
- *36 Hours* (1953), as Henry Slosson
- *The Starfish* (1952), as Jack Trevennick
- *High Treason* (1951), as Jimmy Ellis
- *Waterfront* (1950), as Maurice Bruno
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Rodion Raskolnikoff, Weintraub, Dents Schofield
- *Helter Skelter* (1949), as Nick Martin's BBC Colleague (uncredited)
- *Blue Scar* (1949), as Thomas Williams
- *Forbidden* (1949), as Johnny
- *Bond Street* (1948), as Len Phillips
- *Fame Is the Spur* (1947), as Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
- *The Shop at Sly Corner* (1947), as Archie Fellows
- *The Shop at Sly Corner* (1946), as Archie Fellowes
- *The Great Mr Handel* (1942), Actor
- *The Forest Rangers* (1942), as Ranger
- *Hard Steel* (1942), as Dixon
- *The Black Sheep of Whitehall* (1942), as Butcher's Boy
- *Love on the Dole* (1941), as Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall
- *The Farmer's Wife* (1941), as George Smerdon
- *Miss Knowall* (1940), as Chris
- *Channel Incident* (1940), as Johnny
- *Against the Empire: The Boer War*, Writer
- *The Enchanted Loom*, as "Quotations read by"

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