Ken Parry

Acting

Ken Parry

Born
Died
(aged 77)
Birthplace
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
33 titles

Biography

Kenneth Parry (20 June 1930 – 5 December 2007) was an English actor, born in Wigan, Lancashire. Bald, portly and cherubic, Parry portrayed mainly comic character parts in a number of films, but was more prolific on television, in such series as The Army Game, The Avengers, The Baron, The Newcomers, Dixon of Dock Green, Nearest and Dearest, Love Thy Neighbour, Z-Cars, The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Hazell and Children's Ward

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 33

YearTitleRole
1999 Oliver Twist TV Board Man (4 ep)
1994 The House of Windsor TV Royston Bloat (1 ep)
1994 The Rainbow Thief Film Snow
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap TV Spurty (1 ep)
1986 Classic Ghost Stories TV Judge (uncredited) (1 ep)
1985 Lifeforce Film Sykes
1982 The Young Ones TV Major Domo (1 ep)
1980 Hawk the Slayer Film Thomas
1978 Ice Age Film Fat Man
1977 Come Play with Me Film Podsnap
1977 Nicholas Nickleby TV Keeper (1 ep)
1977 Joseph Andrews Film Mr. Wilson's Companion
1977 What's Up Nurse Film 1st Gay Young Man
1975 Lisztomania Film Rossini
1975 The Crazy Kill Film Taxi Driver
1975 The Sweeney TV Fat Eric (1 ep)
1973 Bequest to the Nation Film Victory's Cook
1972 That's Your Funeral Film Railway Porter
1972 Van der Valk TV Sartorius (1 ep)
1972 Love Thy Neighbour TV Cyril (6 ep)
1971 A Hole Lot of Trouble Film Charles
1970 Spring and Port Wine Film Pawnbroker
1970 Never Say Die TV Sister Ringstead (6 ep)
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me Film Dr. Boileau
1969 Otley Film Businessman
1968 The Frankie Howerd Show Film Self
1967 The Taming of the Shrew Film Tailor
1965 Time in Advance Film Ballaskia
1965 BBC Play of the Month TV Tom Snout, Old Gobbo (1 ep)
1964 Theatre 625 TV Mr Taylor (1 ep)
1963 Just for Fun Film Lift Attendant
1961 The Avengers TV Arbuthnot (1 ep)
1960 My Representative Film Mr. Spink
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