Kenneth Ainsworth Ives (26 March 1934 – 6 March 2022) was a British actor turned television director with a number of 1960s and 1970s television credits. As an actor, he appeared in the 1968 film version of ''

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'' as Hawkeye, and had roles in ''

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''. In later years, he concentrated on directing, with credits for television productions of

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's '' The Birthday Party'' (1987) for the BBC's ''

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'', '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'' and '' Secret Army''. Ives died on 6 March 2022, at the age of 87.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ives, Kenneth 1934 births 2022 deaths British male film actors British male television actors British television directors 20th-century British male actors Hassall family