Kenneth Griffiths Net Worth

Kenneth Griffiths Net Worth is
$1.4 Million

Kenneth Griffiths Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Kenneth Griffith was born on October 12, 1921 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales as Kenneth Griffiths. He was an actor and writer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Lion in Winter (1968) and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995). He was married to Joan Stock, Carole Hagar and Doria Noar. He died on June 25, ...

Date Of BirthOctober 12, 1921
Died2006-06-25
Place Of BirthTenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
ProfessionActor, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
SpouseCarol Hagar boys and girl.
Star SignLibra
#Fact
1Theatrical debut in 1937 at the Festival Theatre in Cambridge as Cinna the Poet in 'Julius Caesar'.
2Avidly supported Sinn Fein.
3President of a society for the emancipation of the Untouchables caste in India.
4Was cast as "Berkley" in Where Eagles Dare (1968), but was replaced by Peter Barkworth.
5Father of Eva Griffith.
6The Welshman was encouraged to drop the "s" from his surname for professional reasons, because it sounded too British.
7Did not enjoy the long rehearsal process and virtually abandoned the theatre to work solely in cinema and television.
8Griffith was very much a political animal with firmly held views on British imperialism. These were reflected in some no-holds-barred documentaries about Winston Churchill, Cecil Rhodes and Napoléon Bonaparte.
9All three marriages ended in divorce. He had three sons and two daughters.
10In 1982, Griffith wrote and directed The Most Valuable Englishman Ever, exploring the life of Thomas Paine.
11He served in the RAF during WWII. He gained stage experience at the Old Vic and in repertory theatre. He went on to make more than 80 movies, mostly in character parts, many of them unsympathetic. He was also an authority on the Boer War.
12Was a friend of Patrick McGoohan during the 1960s.
13Was a close friend of Peter O'Toole.
14Besides Patrick McGoohan, he was the only other actor to appear in the finales of both Secret Agent (1964) and The Prisoner (1967).

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Shop at Sly Corner1946TV MovieArchie Fellowes
Young and Willing1943Older Actor (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Handel1942Minor role (uncredited)
The Forest Rangers1942Ranger
Hard Steel1942Dixon
Black Sheep of Whitehall1942Butcher's Boy (uncredited)
Love on the Dole1941Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall (uncredited)
The Farmer's Wife1941George Smerdon
Holby City2003TV SeriesCharlie Peters
Very Annie Mary2001Minister
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain1995Reverend Jones
Four Weddings and a Funeral1994Mad Old Man - Wedding One (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Lovejoy1992TV SeriesSir Desmond Clark
Shaka Zulu1986-1989TV Mini-SeriesZacharias Abrahams
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984TV MovieIsaac of York
Remembrance1982Joe
The Final Option1982Bishop Crick
Berlin Tunnel 211981TV MovieBruno
The Sea Wolves1980Wilton
Minder1979TV SeriesDai Llewellyn
The Wild Geese1978Arthur Witty
Why Shoot the Teacher?1977Inspector Woods
Sky Riders1976Wasserman
Bus to Bosworth1976TV MovieMr. Huw Meredith BA
Churchill's People1975TV SeriesKing John
S*P*Y*S1974Lippet
Armchair Cinema1974TV SeriesJulien Bour
Callan1974Waterman
Perils of Pendragon1974TV SeriesIsaac
Milligan in...1973TV SeriesVarious Characters
Ooh La La!1973TV SeriesBouzin
The House in Nightmare Park1973Ernest Henderson
Colditz1972TV SeriesDr. Starb
The Man Outside1972TV SeriesIsaac
Clochemerle1972TV SeriesErnest Tafardel
Spyder's Web1972TV SeriesRatznik
An Apple a Day1971TV MovieDr. Clerke
Paul Temple1971TV SeriesYalenkov
Some Matters of Little Consequence1971TV Series
Inn of the Frightened People1971Seely
Jane Eyre1970TV MovieMason
Strange Report1970TV SeriesSegarus
The Gamblers1970Broadfoot
The Assassination Bureau1969Monsieur Popescu
Great Catherine1968Naryshkin
Koroshi1968TV MovieRichards
The Lion in Winter1968Strolling Player
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher1968Mr. Church
The Prisoner1968TV SeriesThe President Schnipps Number Two
The Whisperers1967Mr. Weaver
The Bobo1967Pepe Gamazo
Secret Agent1967TV SeriesRichards
The Wednesday Play1966TV SeriesMr. Jones
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965TV SeriesMr. Rounds
Buddenbrooks1965TV Mini-SeriesChristian Buddenbrooks
The Wednesday Thriller1965TV SeriesMr. Seam
Rotten to the Core1965Lenny the Dip
Paris 19001964TV SeriesMassenay / Livergin / Saint-Florimund / ...
Festival1964TV SeriesMr. Jones
ITV Television Playhouse1963TV SeriesLambke
ITV Play of the Week1956-1963TV SeriesLt.Touzenbach Napoleon Ferdinand De Levis ...
BBC Sunday-Night Play1960-1963TV Mini-SeriesMr. Edwards / Offa Mogg / Harry
The DuPont Show of the Week1963TV SeriesLembke
Maupassant1963TV Series
Heavens Above!1963Rev. Owen Thomas
Hancock1963TV SeriesOwen Bowen
The Arthur Haynes Show1962TV Series
We Joined the Navy1962Orator
Not at All1962TV Movie
Armchair Theatre1957-1962TV SeriesLydiat Shell / Reuben / Gervais Laroche / ...
Murder Can Be Deadly1962Kleinie
Only Two Can Play1962Ieuan Jenkins (as Kenneth Griffiths)
The Frightened City1961Wally Smith (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Young, Willing and Eager1961Wilson
I Promised to Pay1961Monty
The Pursuers1961TV SeriesGeorge Webber
Snowball1960Phil Hart
The Risk1960Dr. Shole
A French Mistress1960Mr. Meade
Who Killed Menna Lorraine?1960TV MovieInspector Farley
Circus of Horrors1960Martin
International Detective1960TV SeriesGaspare
A Car in a Thicket1959TV MovieAbel Huws
Expresso Bongo1959Charlie (uncredited)
Libel1959Fitch
I'm All Right Jack1959Dai
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre1953-1959TV SeriesGeneral Karl Albrecht / Dents Schofield / Weintraub / ...
Man in a Cocked Hat1959Sir John's Assistant, Griffths (uncredited)
Tiger Bay1959Choirmaster
The Two-Headed Spy1958Adolf Hitler
The Man Upstairs1958Mr. Pollen
Chain of Events1958Clarke
A Night to Remember1958Wireless Operator John 'Jack' Phillips
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's1957Charlie Bull
Your Past Is Showing1957Porter
Lucky Jim1957Cyril Johns
Brothers in Law1957Hearse Driver (as Kenneth Griffiths)
The New Adventures of Martin Kane1957TV SeriesHollis
Tiger in the Smoke1956Crutches
New Ramps for Old1956TV SeriesBracken
The Baby and the Battleship1956Sub-Lieutenant
Lilli Palmer Theatre1956TV SeriesJim
19841956Prisoner (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Private's Progress1956Private Dai Jones (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Patrol Car1955TV SeriesHeywood
Track the Man Down1955Ken Orwell (as Kenneth Griffiths)
The Prisoner1955The Secretary
The Green Buddha1954Nobby (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Terror Street1953Henry Slosson
High Treason1951Jimmy Ellis
Waterfront Women1950Maurice Bruno
Blue Scar1949Thomas Williams
Helter Skelter1949Nick Martin's BBC Colleague (uncredited)
Forbidden1949Johnny
Bond Street1948Len Phillips
Fame Is the Spur1947Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited)
Code of Scotland Yard1947Archie Fellows

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
ABC Weekend Specials1993TV Series coordinator - 1 episode
Shaka Zulu1986-1989TV Mini-Series script editor - 5 episodes

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Suddenly an Eagle1976TV Movie documentary
Hang Up Your Brightest Colours1973TV Movie documentary
Sons of the Blood: The Great Boer War, 1899-19021972TV Mini-Series documentary written by
The Prisoner1968TV Series 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Last of the Gentleman Producers2004Video documentary shortHimself
The Prisoner: 35 Years of a Television Phenomenon2003Video documentaryHimself - interviewed
Make My Day2003TV Series documentary
Omnibus1976TV Series documentaryHimself - Presenter
Suddenly an Eagle1976TV Movie documentaryBritish Narrator
Hang Up Your Brightest Colours1973TV Movie documentaryHimself
Sons of the Blood: The Great Boer War, 1899-19021972TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself - Presenter
Strictly T-T1956TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Welsh Greats2009TV Series documentaryHimself
Four Weddings and a Funeral: Production Featurette1993Video documentary shortMad Old Man (uncredited)
The Prisoner Video Companion1990Video documentary

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1994Special AwardBAFTA Awards, Wales

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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