Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Actor. Born 20 September 1914 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Died 12 July 1982.

ActorEnglish
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Titles on Fi1m
76
Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 2 titles
1
BAFTA1 won
Born
20 September 1914, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Died
12 July 1982
Active
1958–1967

Biography

Kenneth More (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he appeared in supporting roles in films including Scott of the Antarctic (1948) before achieving stardom in the 1950s.

More starred in comedies such as Genevieve (1953) and Doctor in the House (1954), and in dramatic leads including Reach for the Sky (1956) and A Night to Remember (1958), in which he played Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller. He also appeared in Sink the Bismarck! (1960) and North West Frontier (1959).

His career included a notable television role as Young Jolyon Forsyte in the BBC series The Forsyte Saga (1967). More was appointed CBE in 1970. His third wife was the actress Angela Douglas.

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