Kenneth More

1914-1982

Biography: life and films

Kenneth More was an English actor. He was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England on 20th September 1914 and died in London, England on 12th July 1982, aged 67.

His best films as an actor include John Eldridge's comedy Brandy for the Parson (1952), Henry Cornelius's Genevieve (1953), Lewis Gilbert's Reach for the Sky (1956), Roy Ward Baker's A Night to Remember (1958) and Alberto Lattuada's Fräulein Doktor (1969).

Kenneth More appeared in 45 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Ralph Thomas (4 films), Lewis Gilbert (4), Henry Cornelius (3), Wendy Toye (2), Roy Ward Baker (2), Lawrence Huntington (2) and J. Lee Thompson (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (23 films), comedy (15), War (6), comedy-romance (5), Thriller (5), romance (3), history (3), comedy-drama (3), Fantasy (3), crime-thriller (2) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Kenneth More over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Look Up and Laugh (1935) [a]

Carry on London (1937) [a]

Scott of the Antarctic (1948) [a]

Man on the Run (1949) [a]

Now Barabbas (1949) [a]

Stop Press Girl (1949) [a]

Chance of a Lifetime (1950) [a]

Morning Departure (1950) [a]

Appointment with Venus (1951) [a]

The Clouded Yellow (1951) [a]

The Franchise Affair (1951) [a]

The Galloping Major (1951) [a]

Brandy for the Parson (1952) [a]

Genevieve (1953) [a]

Never Let Me Go (1953) [a]

Our Girl Friday (1953) [a]

The Yellow Balloon (1953) [a]

Doctor in the House (1954) [a]

Raising a Riot (1955) [a]

The Deep Blue Sea (1955) [a]

The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) [a]

Reach for the Sky (1956) [a]

The Admirable Crichton (1957) [a]

A Night to Remember (1958) [a]

Next to No Time (1958) [a]

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) [a]

North West Frontier (1959) [a]

The 39 Steps (1959) [a]

Man in the Moon (1960) [a]

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) [a]

The Greengage Summer (1961) [a]

Some People (1962) [a]

We Joined the Navy (1962) [a]

The Comedy Man (1964) [a]

The Collector (1965) [a]

The Forsyte Saga [TV] (1967) [a]

The Mercenaries (1968) [a]

Battle of Britain (1969) [a]

Fräulein Doktor (1969) [a]

Scrooge (1970) [a]

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) [a]

Viaje al centro de la Tierra (1977) [a]

Leopard in the Snow (1978) [a]

The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979) [a]



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