ACTOR

Kenneth Cranham

1944 - Today

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Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. His most notable screen roles were in Oliver! (1968), Up Pompeii (1971), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Chocolat (1988), Layer Cake (2004), Gangster No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Cranham has received more than 1,638,354 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kenneth Cranham is the 3,977th most popular actor (up from 4,731st in 2019), the 3,172nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,681st in 2019) and the 468th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kenneth Cranhams by language

Over the past year Kenneth Cranham has had the most page views in the with 177,816 views, followed by German (13,230), and Russian (8,697). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (54.63%), Korean (44.21%), and French (19.10%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kenneth Cranham ranks 3,977 out of 13,578. Before him are Darlanne Fluegel, Johnny Knoxville, Kaley Cuoco, Stephen McHattie, Uttam Kumar, and Colleen Camp. After him are María Galiana, Lee Seo-jin, Devika Rani, Jonelle Allen, David Keith, and Oded Fehr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Kenneth Cranham ranks 433. Before him are Zafarullah Khan Jamali, John Abercrombie, Alexei Lubimov, Kati Kovács, François Migault, and Michel Maffesoli. After him are Jonelle Allen, Massimiliano Fuksas, Pepe Romero, Gallego, Valdeir Vieira, and Li Changchun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Cranham ranks 3,172 out of 8,785. Before him are Clive Bell (1881), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Jack Goody (1919), John Colet (1467), Charles Lee (1731), and Rosemary Sutcliff (1920). After him are Arthur Russell (1886), Quentin Crisp (1908), Arthur Ransome (1884), Alan Bullock (1914), Robert Stephens (1931), and Steve Bloomer (1874).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Cranham ranks 468. Before him are Ben Barnes (1981), Rory McCann (1969), Christopher Eccleston (1964), Una Stubbs (1937), Michael Ball (1962), and John Steiner (1941). After him are Robert Stephens (1931), Emily Mortimer (1971), Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Charles Shaughnessy (1955), Eddie Marsan (1968), and Nicholas Hoult (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

Valkyrie
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Dec 25o 20086.926 / 10
Hot Fuzz
James Reaper
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Feb 14o 20077.552 / 10
Maleficent
King Henry
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
May 28o 20147.092 / 10