---
name: "Kenneth More"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kenneth-more"
fi1m_id: "kenneth-more"
imdb_id: "nm0603336"
tmdb_id: 67676
wikidata_id: "Q633222"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1914"
died: "12 July 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T20:21:12.608880+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kenneth More

## Identity

Kenneth More

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kenneth-more
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kenneth-more
- **IMDb ID:** nm0603336
- **TMDB ID:** 67676
- **Wikidata ID:** Q633222
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_More, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633222, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67676

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

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1914, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 12 July 1982
- **Active:** 1958–1967
- **Also known as:** 肯尼思· 莫尔, Kenneth Gilbert More
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 85 (1), 1960s 68 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_More, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633222, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67676

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*A Night to Remember*](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md) (85)

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## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, as Capt. Colin Maud — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), Fi1m 85, as Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller — [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

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

- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1980), as Dr. Jarvis Lorry
- *Unidentified Flying Oddball* (1979), as King Arthur
- *Leopard in the Snow* (1979), as Sir Philip James
- *The Silent Witness* (1978), as Narrator (voice)
- *An Englishman's Castle* (1978), series, as Peter Ingram
- *Journey to the Centre of the Earth* (1977), as Prof. Otto Lindenbrock
- *The Rocking Horse Winner* (1977), as Uncle Oscar
- *The Slipper and the Rose* (1976), as Chamberlain
- *Father Brown* (1974), series, as Father Brown
- *Six Faces* (1972), series, as Richard Drew
- *Scrooge* (1970), as Ghost of Christmas Present
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as Group Capt. Baker
- *Oh! What a Lovely War* (1969), as Kaiser Wilhelm II
- *The Betrayal* (1969), as Colonel Foreman
- *Dark of the Sun* (1968), as Doctor Wreid
- *The White Rabbit* (1967), series, as Wing Cmdr. Yeo-Thomas
- *The Forsyte Saga* (1967), series, as 'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
- *Lord Raingo* (1966), series, as Sam Raingo
- *The Collector* (1965), as Miranda’s Older Friend (uncredited)
- *The Comedy Man* (1964), as Chick Byrd
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Kenneth Shreeve
- *First Night* (1963), series, as Major Colum Fitzgerald
- *We Joined the Navy* (1963), as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger
- *Heart to Heart* (1962), as David Mann
- *The Longest Day* (1962), as Capt. Colin Maud — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *Some People* (1962), as Mr. Smith
- *The Greengage Summer* (1961), as Eliot
- *Man in the Moon* (1960), as William Blood
- *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960), as Captain Jonathan Shepard
- *North West Frontier* (1959), as Capt. Scott
- *The 39 Steps* (1959), as Richard Hannay
- *The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw* (1958), as Jonathan Tibbs
- *Next to No Time* (1958), as David Webb
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md)
- *The Admirable Crichton* (1957), as Bill Crichton
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Wilfred Racey, Major
- *Reach for the Sky* (1956), as Douglas Bader
- *The Deep Blue Sea* (1955), as Freddie Page
- *Raising a Riot* (1955), as Tony Kent
- *The Man Who Loved Redheads* (1955), as Narrator
- *Doctor in the House* (1954), as Richard Grimsdyke
- *Our Girl Friday* (1953), as Pat Plunkett
- *Genevieve* (1953), as Ambrose Claverhouse
- *Never Let Me Go* (1953), as Steve Quillan
- *The Yellow Balloon* (1953), as Ted Palmer
- *Brandy for the Parson* (1952), as Tony Rackman
- *Appointment with Venus* (1951), as Lionel Fallaize
- *No Highway in the Sky* (1951), Actor
- *The Galloping Major* (1951), as Film Director
- *The Franchise Affair* (1951), as Stanley Peters
- *The Clouded Yellow* (1950), as Willy Shepley
- *Chance of a Lifetime* (1950), as Adam
- *Morning Departure* (1950), Actor
- *Stop Press Girl* (1949), as Police Sgt. 'Bonzo'
- *Now Barabbas* (1949), as Spencer
- *Man on the Run* (1949), as Corp. Newman the Blackmailer
- *Scott of the Antarctic* (1948), as Lt. E.G.R. (Teddy) Evans R.N.
- *A Piece of Cake* (1948), as Police Clerk (uncredited)
- *Power Without Glory* (1947), as Eddie
- *Toad of Toad Hall* (1946), as Badger
- *School for Secrets* (1946), as Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
- *Look Up and Laugh* (1935), as Bit Part (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-5bfb6166b6c6.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969) — Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_biedt_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana_een_mode%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8212.jpg/1280px-De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_biedt_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana_een_mode%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8212.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-7d0fe3e7c93a.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_biedt_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana_een_mode%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8216.jpg/1280px-De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_biedt_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana_een_mode%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8216.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-ee67e0743afc.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britai (1969) — Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_in_gesprek_met_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8215.jpg/1280px-De_Engelse_acteur_Kenneth_More_in_gesprek_met_prins_Bernhard_en_koningin_Juliana%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-8215.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britain in het Tuschinski Theater in Amsterdam. De Engelse acteur Ke (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-6cf80526d154.jpg) Koningin Juliana en prins Bernhard wonen de Nederlandse galapremière bij van film Battle of Britain in het Tuschinski Theater in Amsterdam. De Engelse acteur Ke (1969) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kenneth_More%2C_Prince_Bernhard_and_Queen_Juliana_1969.jpg/1280px-Kenneth_More%2C_Prince_Bernhard_and_Queen_Juliana_1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kenneth More](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-dfda8b6cf4ab.jpg) Kenneth More — Image via TMDB
- ![Kenneth More](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-f960a64c8b7d.jpg) Kenneth More — Image via TMDB
- ![Kenneth More](https://film.one/media/person/159160/gallery-41faa18f4880.jpg) Kenneth More — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Kenneth_More_1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1955: Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Doctor in the House*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1955: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won), for *The Deep Blue Sea*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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