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Kenneth Haigh (born 25 March 1931 in Mexborough, Yorkshire) is an English actor. He played the central role of Jimmy Porter in the very first production of John Osborne's seminal play Look Back in Anger in 1956. His performance in a 1958 Broadway theatre production of that play so moved one young woman in the audience that she mounted the stage and slapped him in mid-performance. For the film version produced that year, he was passed over in favour of Richard Burton. Coincidentally, he went on to portray the explorer and adventurer Richard Francis Burton in the BBC production of The Search for the Nile. He also briefly appeared in the Beatles' 1964 film A Hard Day's Night.
Later he portrayed the upstart Joe Lampton, a character created by John Braine in the novel Room at the Top, in the television series Man at the Top and the spin-off film Man at the Top (1973).
Haigh has also made occasional appearances on American television, and his most recognisable appearance is that of Flight Lieutenant William Terrance Decker on the Twilight Zone episode "The Last Flight".
Haigh also portrayed Pat Casey in Lionel Bart's Maggie May.
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Birth name Kenneth Haigh
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 march 1931
Death 4 february 2018 (at 86 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 march 1931
Death 4 february 2018 (at 86 years)
Kenneth Haigh (born 25 March 1931 in Mexborough, Yorkshire) is an English actor. He played the central role of Jimmy Porter in the very first production of John Osborne's seminal play Look Back in Anger in 1956. His performance in a 1958 Broadway theatre production of that play so moved one young woman in the audience that she mounted the stage and slapped him in mid-performance. For the film version produced that year, he was passed over in favour of Richard Burton. Coincidentally, he went on to portray the explorer and adventurer Richard Francis Burton in the BBC production of The Search for the Nile. He also briefly appeared in the Beatles' 1964 film A Hard Day's Night.
Later he portrayed the upstart Joe Lampton, a character created by John Braine in the novel Room at the Top, in the television series Man at the Top and the spin-off film Man at the Top (1973).
Haigh has also made occasional appearances on American television, and his most recognisable appearance is that of Flight Lieutenant William Terrance Decker on the Twilight Zone episode "The Last Flight".
Haigh also portrayed Pat Casey in Lionel Bart's Maggie May.
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Shuttlecock (1993)
, 1h25Genres Drama, War
Actors Alan Bates, Lambert Wilson, Kenneth Haigh, Arthur Cox, David Ryall
Roles Dr. Quinn
Rating47%
Major James Prentis (Alan Bates) is a British spy of World War II and war hero who goes under the code name of "Shuttlecock". Alienated from his family and children, he ends up in a mental institution in Lisbon, Portugal, where he eventually decides to publish his memoirs 20 years after the war. His son, John (Lambert Wilson), becomes increasingly alarmed with the enigmatic Dr. Quinn (Kenneth Haigh), the director of the institution, and concludes after reading his father's memoirs that Quinn is responsible for his father's mental decline.
Lorna Doone (1990)
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Clive Owen, Miles Anderson, Billie Whitelaw, Robert Stephens, Sean Bean, Kenneth Haigh
Roles Judge Jeffreys
Rating58%
West country yeoman John Ridd (Clive Owen) vows to avenge the death of his father by destroying the land-grabbing Doone family. Then he meets, and immediately falls in love with, the beautiful and innocent Lorna Doone (Polly Walker).
Wild Geese II (1985)
, 2h5Directed by Peter Hunt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Robert Webber, Kenneth Haigh
Roles Col. Reed-Henry
Rating48%
London 1982 As the only surviving Nazi leader in captivity, Rudolf Hess (Laurence Olivier) has secrets that could destroy the careers of prominent political figures, secrets an international news network will pay any price to get.
Night Train to Murder (1984)
, 1h29Directed by Joseph McGrath
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Kenneth Haigh, Margaret Courtenay, Fulton Mackay, Pamela Salem
Roles Cousin Milton/Cousin Homer
Rating53%
The Bitch (1979)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Musical films
Actors Joan Collins, Ian Hendry, Kenneth Haigh, Pamela Salem, Mark Burns, John Ratzenberger
Roles Arnold Rinstead
Rating38%
Fontaine Khaled (Collins) is the owner of a trendy disco who is now facing financial problems. At the same time, she also has to deal with the various men in her life, as well as the Mafia.
A Walk in the Sun (1978)
, 1h40Genres Drama
Actors Gösta Ekman Jr., Margaretha Krook, Sif Ruud, Irma Christenson, Michael Giannatos, Kenneth Haigh
Roles George
Rating64%
Robin and Marian (1976)
, 1h46Directed by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris, Nicol Williamson, Ronnie Barker
Roles Sir Ranulf
Rating64%
An aging Robin Hood (Connery) is a trusted captain fighting for King Richard the Lionheart (Harris) in France, the Crusades long over. Richard orders him to take a castle that is rumored to hold a gold statue. Discovering that it is defended by a solitary, one-eyed old man (Esmond Knight) who is sheltering harmless women and children, and convinced that there is no statue, Robin and his right-hand man, Little John (Williamson), refuse to attack. King Richard, angry at their insubordination, orders the pair's execution, but before his orders can be carried out, he is mortally wounded by an arrow thrown by the old man. Richard has the helpless residents massacred, with the exception of the old man, because Richard likes his eye. The King asks Robin to pray for mercy for him. When Robin refuses, Richard draws his sword, but lacks the strength to strike him and falls to the floor. Robin helps him, and moved by his loyalty, with his last words, Richard frees Robin and Little John.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Films about children
Actors Warren Clarke, Kenneth Haigh, Christopher Gable, David Rintoul, Hetty Baynes, Tony Caunter
Roles Claude Frollo
Rating65%
Man at the Top (1973)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Kenneth Haigh, Nanette Newman, Harry Andrews, William Lucas, Clive Swift, John Collin
Roles Joe Lampton
Rating52%
Joe Lampton is promoted to managing director of a pharmaceutical company, and becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman, who is also his father-in-law. But Joe makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide because of his involvement in a drug that left 1000 African women sterile. Joe threatens to reveal all to the press, while Lord Ackerman seeks to persuade him otherwise, by offering him promotion to Chief Executive.
Eagle in a Cage (1972)
, 1h43Directed by Fielder Cook
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, French Revolution films
Actors John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Billie Whitelaw, Kenneth Haigh, Moses Gunn, Ferdy Mayne
Roles Napoleon Bonaparte
Rating58%
After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and surrender to the British Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte is delivered into exile and imprisonment on St. Helena, setting the scene for a psychological character study of the fallen Emperor and those upon the island with him as he rakes over the ashes of his career. After a failed escape attempt, the British Government offers him a chance for a return to limited power in France once again as a buffer against instability there, however on the point of departure he is afflicted by the symptoms of stomach cancer and the offer is in consequence withdrawn, leaving him entrapped on the island and exiting history's stage.
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
, 1h43Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, Eli Wallach, Kenneth Haigh, Dana Elcar, Martyn Green
Roles Jonathan Fleming
Rating51%
After quitting his job as a police detective, Jim Schuyler accepts an offer from lawyer Tennessee Fredericks to protect Rena Westabrook, who's about to go on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband.
The Deadly Affair (1967)
, 1h55Directed by Sidney Lumet, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors James Mason, Harry Andrews, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Lynn Redgrave
Roles Bill Appleby
Rating66%
In contemporary London, Charles Dobbs (James Mason) is a staid MI5 operative investigating Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan, a former Communist who apparently commits suicide. Dobbs becomes suspicious when a wake-up call is made to Fennan's home the next morning. While his widow Elsa (Simone Signoret) says it was for her, this is discovered to be a lie. Dobbs then suspects that Elsa, a survivor of an extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. Dobbs privately links up with retired police inspector Mendel (Harry Andrews) to continue inquiries.
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
, 1h27Directed by Richard Lester
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Wilfrid Brambell, George Harrison, Norman Rossington, Ringo Starr
Roles Simon Marshall
Rating74%
Bound for a London show, the Beatles escape a horde of fans. Once they are aboard the train and trying to relax, various interruptions test their patience: after a dalliance with a female passenger, Paul's grandfather is confined to the guard's van and the four lads join him there to keep him company. John, Paul, George, and Ringo play a card game, entertaining schoolgirls before arriving at their destination.
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
, 1h59Directed by Claude Pinoteau, Henri Verneuil, Pierre Delanjeac
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, Political films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Mondy, François Périer, Georges Géret
Roles Atkins
Rating68%
Set during World War II, it follows Julien Maillat, a French soldier who tries to join the English Army on the Royal Navy flotilla to England by boat. No matter how hard he tries to make it, he and his French partners are hard pressed to get away as the fight is getting harder and the Germans closer and closer.
Cleopatra (1963)
, 4h8Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn
Roles Brutus
Rating70%
After the Battle of Pharsalus where Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) has defeated Pompey, Pompey flees to Egypt, hoping to enlist the support of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor). The Romans hold, and the armies of Mithridates arrive on Egyptian soil. The following day, Caesar passes judgment. He sentences Ptolemy's lord chamberlain to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra. Cleopatra is crowned Queen of Egypt. She dreams of ruling the world with Caesar. When their son Caesarion is born, Caesar accepts him publicly, which becomes the talk of Rome and the Senate.