Ken Campbell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre." Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible." The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance. The Guardian, in a posthumous tribute, judged him to be "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him." The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe." Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Campbell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 10, 1941Deathday
August 31, 2008Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
43Place of birth
Ilford, Essex, England, UKAlso known as
Kenneth CampbellCast credits
Saving Grace
Sgt. Alfred MaselyCreep
ArthurLetter to Brezhnev
Newspaper ReporterNina Conti: Her Master's Voice
HimselfUnfair Exchanges
Tim RickettDinner at the Sporting Club
NevilleSmart Money
Mr. SaylesPoor Cow
Mr. JacksThe Bride
PedlarScandal
Editor of PictorialThe Moon Over Soho
Geoffrey HargreavesAlice in Wonderland
Mr. DuckThe Big Flame
JournalistThe Tempest
Gonzalo, an honest councillorInspector Clouseau
ReporterDreamchild
Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)Wings of Fame
Head WaiterExtraordinary Visitor
RodneySecret Nation
ParkinsonJustine by the Marquis de Sade
DubourgBreaking Glass
Publican