Kenneth Griffith

Biography

Kenneth Griffith (12 October 1921 – 25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker.

Career Overview

Kenneth Griffith has 95 screen credits in a career dating back to 1940. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Stanley Windrush Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever, A Famous Journey, Hang Up Your Brightest Colours. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

95

Birth Date

1921-10-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Known For

• Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever
• A Famous Journey
• 

  Hang Up Your Brightest Colours
• 

  Black As Hell and Thick As Grass
• A Fairy Story
• 

  The Airy Tomb

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Stanley Windrush Collection (2 titles)
• The Wild Geese Collection (1 titles)
• St Trinian's Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Margery Baker (1 collaborations)
• Antony Thomas (1 collaborations)
• John Hefin (1 collaborations)
• Michael Pearce (1 collaborations)
• Stan Hayward (1 collaborations)
• John von Kotze (1 collaborations)
• Stephen Dalby (1 collaborations)
• Emyr Humphreys (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (90 credits)

  • The Enchanted Loom

    "Quotations read by"

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Very Annie Mary

    Minister

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

    Reverend Jones

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Mad Old Man - Wedding One

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

    Isaac of York

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Remembrance

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Who Dares Wins

    Bishop Crick

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever

    himself (presenter)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Berlin Tunnel 21

    Bruno Balderbach

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Sea Wolves

    Charlie Wilton

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • A Famous Journey

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Minder

    - A Tethered Goat (1979) ... Dai Llewellyn actor actors
    1979
  • Curious Journey

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Wild Geese

    Arthur Witty

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Why Shoot the Teacher?

    Inspector Woods

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Sky Riders

    Wasserman

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • S*P*Y*S

    Lippet

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Prison

    Julien Bour

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Callan

    Waterman

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Public's Right to Know

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The House in Nightmare Park

    Ernest Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Hang Up Your Brightest Colours

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Revenge

    Seely

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Black As Hell and Thick As Grass

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Jane Eyre

    Mason

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Gamblers

    Broadfoot

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Assassination Bureau

    Monsieur Popescu

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Great Catherine

    Naryshkin

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Koroshi

    Richards

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Mr. Church

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • A Fairy Story

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Lion in Winter

    Strolling Player

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Whisperers

    Mr. Weaver

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Bobo

    Pepe Gamazo

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Prisoner

    - Fall Out (1968) ... The President actor actors

    - The Girl Who Was Death (1968) ... Schnipps / Number Two actor actors
    1967
  • A Walk in the Sea

    Mr. Jones

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Rotten to the Core

    Lenny the Dip

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Airy Tomb

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Heavens Above!

    Rev. Owen Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • We Joined the Navy

    Orator

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Nothing to Pay

    Lydiat Shell

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Fishing Match

    Reuben

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Painted Smile

    Kleinie

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Only Two Can Play

    Ieuan Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Frightened City

    Wally

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Payroll

    Monty

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Rag Doll

    Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Suspect

    Dr Shole

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • A French Mistress

    Mr Meade

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Circus of Horrors

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Snowball

    Phil Hart

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Expresso Bongo

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Libel

    Fitch

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • I'm All Right Jack

    Dai

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

    Sir John's Assistant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Tiger Bay

    Mr. Seymour

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Two-Headed Spy

    Adolf Hitler

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Chain of Events

    Clarke

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Man Upstairs

    Pollen

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • A Night to Remember

    Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

    Charlie Bull

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Naked Truth

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Lucky Jim

    Cyril Johns

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Brothers in Law

    Hearse Driver

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Tiger in the Smoke

    Crutches

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Baby and the Battleship

    Sub-Lieutenant

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • 1984

    Prisoner

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Private's Progress

    Private Dai Jones

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Track the Man Down

    Ken Orwell

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Prisoner

    The Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Green Buddha

    Nobby

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • 36 Hours

    Henry Slosson

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Starfish

    Jack Trevennick

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • High Treason

    Jimmy Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Waterfront

    Maurice Bruno

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Helter Skelter

    Nick Martin's BBC Colleague (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Blue Scar

    Thomas Williams

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Forbidden

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Bond Street

    Len Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Fame Is the Spur

    Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Shop at Sly Corner

    Archie Fellows

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Shop at Sly Corner

    Archie Fellowes

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Great Mr Handel

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Forest Rangers

    Ranger

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Hard Steel

    Dixon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    Butcher's Boy

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Love on the Dole

    Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Farmer's Wife

    George Smerdon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Miss Knowall

    Chris

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Channel Incident

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1940

• writing (5 credits)

  • Against the Empire: The Boer War

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever

    writer

    writing
    1982
  • Curious Journey

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • The Public's Right to Know

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Black As Hell and Thick As Grass

    writer

    writing
    1971