Kenneth Connor,KennethConnorMBE(6June1918–28November1993)wasanEnglishcomedystage,radio,filmandTVactor,bestknownforhisappearancesintheCarryOnfilms.BorninIslington,London,thesonofanavalpettyofficerwhoorganisedconcertpartiesConnorfirstappearedonthestageattheageof2asanorgan-grinder`smonkeyinoneofhisfather`sshows,inPortsmouth.By11yearsold,hehadhisownact.HeattendedtheCentralSchoolofSpeechandDrama,wherehewasaGoldMedalwinner.ConnormadehisprofessionaldebutinJMBarrie`sTheBoyDavid,atHisMajesty`sTheatre,London,inDecember1936.DuringWWIIheservedasaninfantrygunnerwiththeMiddlesexRegimentbutcontinuedactingbytouringItalyandtheMiddleEastwiththeStarsInBattledressconcertpartyandENSA.WhilewaitingtobedemobbedinCairo,ConnorreceivedatelegramfromWilliamDevlinaskinghimtojointhenewlyformedBristolOldVic,wherehegainedasolidgroundingintheclassics.HemovedontotheLondonOldViccompanyfora1947-48seasonattheNewTheatre.HismostnotableperformancestherewereasChaplaindeStogumberinSaintJoanandDobchinskyinTheGovernmentInspector,whichstarredAlecGuinness.Realisinghewasnota``tall,impressivejuvenileleadorayounglovertype``hedecidedtospecialiseincomedy.HetookoverfromPeterSellersinTedRay`sradioshowRay`saLaugh-launchedbytheBBCin1949asasuccessortoTommyHandley`sITMA.Heplayedthebrother-in-lawandotheroddballcharacterssuchasSidneyMincing.RaytookConnorwithhimtohisTVshows,andthepairwouldstartogetherinthethirdCarryOnfilm,CarryOnTeacher.OnoccasionheappearedinTheGoonShow,standinginforregularcastmembersstruckdownbyillness.Healsoappearedintheanarchic,Goon-styleTVseriesIdiotWeekly,Price2d(1956)andAShowCalledFred(1956).In1955,ConnorgainedasmallroleinthefilmTheLadykillers(1955)asataxidriver.In1958,hewascastinthefirstCarryOnfilm,CarryOnSergeantandbecameoneoftheregularcastintheseries,appearinginseventeenoftheoriginalthirtyfilmsandmanyoftheassociatedtelevisionproductions.AlongsideKennethWilliamsandEricBarker,ConnorwasoneofonlythreeactorstoappearinboththefirstandlastoftheoriginalsequenceofCarryOnfilms(CarryOnSergeantandCarryOnEmmanuelle).Inh
中文名 | kenneth connor |
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出生地 | 英国,伦敦 |
出生日期 | 1916-06-06 |
别名 | mr. kenneth connor |
原始名称 | Kenneth Connor |
名称 | kenneth connor |
外文名 | kenneth connor |
年龄 | 77 |
性别 | 男 |
星座 | 双子 |
相关实体 | marilyn |
职业 | 演员 |
英文名 | kenneth connor |
身份 | 演员 |
身高 | 157cm |
逝世日期 | 1993-11-28 |