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'''Kenneth John Warren''' (25 September 1929 &ndash; 27 August 1973) was an [[Australian]] actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d2209|title=Kenneth J. Warren|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2hk3/kenneth-j-warren|title=Kenneth J Warren &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>
'''Kenneth John Warren''' (25 September 1929 &ndash; 27 August 1973) was an [[Australian]] actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d2209|title=Kenneth J. Warren|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2hk3/kenneth-j-warren|title=Kenneth J Warren &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>


Bald and heavily built, Warren went to North Sydney Boys High School. He started acting in 1949.
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Bald and heavily built, Warren emigrated to the UK in the late 1950s, after appearing in the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] with the Australian play ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3C5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2161&lpg=PA2161&dq=kenneth+j.+warren+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition#q=kenneth+j.+warren+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first1=Brian|last1=McFarlane|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref> He played many character roles on film and TV, often villainous, until his death aged 43.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-warren.htm|title=The Avengers Forever: Kenneth J. Warren|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Among his television roles were the ''[[Danger Man]]'' episode "The Paper Chase"; and as the diabolical film director Z.Z. von Schnerk in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episode "Epic"; and in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' episode "[[The Saint and the Fiction Makers|The Fiction Makers]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=26002|title=Kenneth J. Warren|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He also appeared in an episode of ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' ("Cuckoo in the Nest", 1970) as Harold's supposed older half-brother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/csxr6/steptoe-and-son--s6-e8-a-cuckoo-in-the-nest/|title=Steptoe and Son - S6 - Episode 8: A Cuckoo in the Nest|website=Radio Times}}</ref> He also played in the 1968 West End musical production of the ‘’[[Canterbury Tales (musical)|Canterbury Tales]]’’, as The Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/smor.19680321/|title=Canterbury Tales|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> His performance as the Police Commissioner in ''[[The Siege of Pinchgut]]'', is notable{{whom?|date=July 2020}} for his characterisation of a masculine leader who is intelligent, self assured and no-nonsense.{{cn|date=July 2020}}


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He emigrated to the UK in the late 1950s, after appearing in the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] with the Australian play ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3C5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2161&lpg=PA2161&dq=kenneth+j.+warren+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition#q=kenneth+j.+warren+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first1=Brian|last1=McFarlane|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref> He played many character roles on film and TV, often villainous, until his death aged 43.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-warren.htm|title=The Avengers Forever: Kenneth J. Warren|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Among his television roles were the ''[[Danger Man]]'' episode "The Paper Chase"; and as the diabolical film director Z.Z. von Schnerk in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episode "Epic"; and in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' episode "[[The Saint and the Fiction Makers|The Fiction Makers]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=26002|title=Kenneth J. Warren|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He also appeared in an episode of ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' ("Cuckoo in the Nest", 1970) as Harold's supposed older half-brother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/csxr6/steptoe-and-son--s6-e8-a-cuckoo-in-the-nest/|title=Steptoe and Son - S6 - Episode 8: A Cuckoo in the Nest|website=Radio Times}}</ref> He also played in the 1968 West End musical production of the ‘’[[Canterbury Tales (musical)|Canterbury Tales]]’’, as The Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/smor.19680321/|title=Canterbury Tales|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> His performance as the Police Commissioner in ''[[The Siege of Pinchgut]]'', is notable{{whom?|date=July 2020}} for his characterisation of a masculine leader who is intelligent, self assured and no-nonsense.{{cn|date=July 2020}}

He was survived by his wife and two children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110745482 |title=Actor dies |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=47, |issue=13,528 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=31 August 1973 |accessdate=12 October 2020 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[The Creeping Flesh]]'' (1973) - Lenny
*''[[The Creeping Flesh]]'' (1973) - Lenny
*''[[Beyond Atlantis (film)|Beyond Atlantis]]'' (1973)
*''[[Beyond Atlantis (film)|Beyond Atlantis]]'' (1973)
*''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) - General Frank<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46242431 |title=SHAGGY DOG'S TALL STORY |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=42, |issue=3 |location=Australia, Australia |date=19 June 1974 |accessdate=12 October 2020 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
*''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) - General Frank
*''[[S*P*Y*S]]'' (1974) - Grubov (final film role)
*''[[S*P*Y*S]]'' (1974) - Grubov (final film role)
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Revision as of 12:33, 12 October 2020

Kenneth J. Warren
Born(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 August 1973(1973-08-27) (aged 43)
Effingham, Surrey, England
OccupationActor

Kenneth John Warren (25 September 1929 – 27 August 1973) was an Australian actor.[1][2]

Bald and heavily built, Warren went to North Sydney Boys High School. He started acting in 1949.

He emigrated to the UK in the late 1950s, after appearing in the West End with the Australian play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.[3] He played many character roles on film and TV, often villainous, until his death aged 43.[4] Among his television roles were the Danger Man episode "The Paper Chase"; and as the diabolical film director Z.Z. von Schnerk in The Avengers episode "Epic"; and in The Saint episode "The Fiction Makers".[5] He also appeared in an episode of Steptoe and Son ("Cuckoo in the Nest", 1970) as Harold's supposed older half-brother.[6] He also played in the 1968 West End musical production of the ‘’Canterbury Tales’’, as The Miller.[7] His performance as the Police Commissioner in The Siege of Pinchgut, is notable[according to whom?] for his characterisation of a masculine leader who is intelligent, self assured and no-nonsense.[citation needed]

He was survived by his wife and two children.[8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Kenneth J. Warren". BFI.
  2. ^ "Kenneth J Warren | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Avengers Forever: Kenneth J. Warren". theavengers.tv.
  5. ^ "Kenneth J. Warren". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ "Steptoe and Son - S6 - Episode 8: A Cuckoo in the Nest". Radio Times.
  7. ^ "Canterbury Tales". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  8. ^ "Actor dies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, , no. 13, 528. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 August 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. ^ "SHAGGY DOG'S TALL STORY". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 42, , no. 3. Australia, Australia. 19 June 1974. p. 32. Retrieved 12 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)


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