Kenneth Haigh is an English actor who made history originating the character of Jimmy Porter, the original "Angry Young Man", in John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger (1959), a work that revolutionized the English theater. The following year, Haigh took the performance to Broadway, but movie star Richard Burton was cast in the 1959 movie ...
You need three things in the theatre - the play, the actors and the audience, and each must give something.
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Set the precedent for British "angry young man" roles when he originated the part of "Jimmy Porter" on stage in "Look Back in Anger" in 1957. Richard Burton played the character in the 1959 film, Look Back in Anger (1959).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mr. Blue
2004
Short
Mr. Blue
How We Used to Live: A Giant in Ancient Egypt
2002
TV Mini-Series
Burckhart
The Ring
1996
TV Movie
Dr. Kopek
Young Indiana Jones
1993
TV Series
War Minister
Shuttlecock
1993
Dr. Quinn
Maigret
1993
TV Series
Victor Drouet
The Blackheath Poisonings
1992
TV Mini-Series
Sir Charles Russell
The Good Guys
1992
TV Series
Max Weiner
Inspector Morse
1991
TV Series
Freddie Galt
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1991
TV Series
McKenzie
Lorna Doone
1990
TV Movie
Judge Jeffreys
Theatre Night
1990
TV Series
Ben Jonson
Screenplay
1989
TV Series
Captain Steiner
Omnibus
1987
TV Series documentary
George Grosz
A State of Emergency
1986
The Theban Plays by Sophocles
1986
TV Series
Polynices
The Fourth Floor
1986
TV Mini-Series
George Payne
The Day After the Fair
1986
TV Movie
Arthur
Wild Geese II
1985
Col. Reed-Henry
The Testament of John
1984
TV Movie
Robert
Night Train to Murder
1983
TV Movie
Cousin Milton / Cousin Homer
Troilus & Cressida
1981
TV Movie
Achilles
Lady Killers
1981
TV Series
George Joseph Smith
Maybury
1981
TV Series
Frank Caley
Premiere
1979
TV Mini-Series
David Austin
The Bitch
1979
Arnold Rinstead
A Walk in the Sun
1978
George
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series
Mark Davies
Hazlitt in Love
1977
TV Movie
William Hazlitt
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
TV Movie
Archdeacon Claude Frollo
BBC2 Playhouse
1976
TV Series
Tom
Robin and Marian
1976
Sir Ranulf
Moll Flanders
1975
TV Movie
Jemmy Earle
Great Mysteries
1974
TV Series
Jorge Vega
The Person Responsible
1974
TV Movie
Michael Beasley
Wessex Tales
1973
TV Mini-Series
Barnet
Man at the Top
1973
Joe Lampton
Armchair Theatre
1961-1972
TV Series
Gustave / Emile / David Enoch
Man at the Top
1970-1972
TV Series
Joe Lampton
Eagle in a Cage
1972
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Search for the Nile
1971
TV Mini-Series
Sir Richard F. Burton
Journey to Murder
1971
Dirk Brogan (Do Me a Favor and Kill Me)
Strange Report
1969
TV Series
Blake
Journey to the Unknown
1968
TV Series
Dirk Brogan
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
Jonathan Fleming
ITV Playhouse
1967
TV Series
Hauptmann
The Wednesday Play
1965-1967
TV Series
Leitch / Narrator
The Deadly Affair
1967
Bill Appleby
ITV Play of the Week
1960-1967
TV Series
Michael Paterson / Robert Mayo
The Last Invasion
1966
TV Movie
William
Knock on Any Door
1966
TV Series
Max Martin
Weekend at Dunkirk
1964
Atkins
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Simon Marshall (uncredited)
Story Parade
1964
TV Series
Watcyn Jones
The Full Man
1964
TV Series documentary
Pip
Z Cars
1963
TV Series
Milligan
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960-1963
TV Mini-Series
Frederick Instance / Peter / Joseph Schindler
Cleopatra
1963
Brutus
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1962
TV Movie
Captain Brassbound
Stryker of the Yard
1961
TV Series
John Kendall
ITV Television Playhouse
1961
TV Series
Owen / Jerry
Thriller
1961
TV Series
Detective Insp. Harry Roberts
Danger Man
1960
TV Series
Juan Cortes
The Twilight Zone
1960
TV Series
Lt. William Terrance Decker
Startime
1959
TV Series
Alberto
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1959
TV Series
Mr. Costain / John Bedford
Playhouse 90
1959
TV Series
Gunner / Martin Schramm / Maudsley
Ten Little Indians
1959
TV Movie
Philip Lombard
Studio One in Hollywood
1958
TV Series
Devry
Omnibus
1957-1958
TV Series
Rodolfo in acted version of 'La Boheme' / Boswell
High Flight
1957
Anthony 'Tony' Winchester
Saint Joan
1957
Brother Martin Ladvenu
Teenage Bad Girl
1956
Tony Ward Black
Rheingold Theatre
1955-1956
TV Series
Pierre / Georgios / Radio Operator Rennie
The Ragged Thieves
1955
TV Movie
Policeman
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1953-1955
TV Series
Colby Simpkins / Judah / Judas / ...
The Dance Dress
1955
TV Movie
Rickie
Madeleine
1955
TV Movie
Archambault
The Vise
1955
TV Series
Johnson
Companions in Crime
1954
John Kendall
The Scarlet Eagle
1954
TV Movie
Sneak
The Coiners
1954
TV Movie
David Hartley
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Movie Quiz
1973
TV Series
Himself - Syms Team Member
Whodunnit?
1973
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
A Whole Scene Going
1966
TV Series
Himself
Sunday Night
1966
TV Series documentary
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception