Kenneth John Warren (25 September 1929 – 27 August 1973) was an Australian actor. 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 ''

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''. He played many character roles on film and TV, often villainous, until his death aged 43. Among his television roles were the ''

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'' episode "The Paper Chase"; and as the diabolical film director Z.Z. von Schnerk in ''

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'' episode "Epic" (1967); and in ''

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'' episode "

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". He also appeared in an episode of ''

Steptoe and Son ''Steptoe and Son'' is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in 26a Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC in black a ...

'' ("Cuckoo in the Nest", 1970) as Harold's supposed older half-brother. Warren was one of the few Australian actors in '' The Siege of Pinchgut'' which was set in Australia. He also played in the 1968 West End musical production of the ‘’

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’’, as The Miller. In 1972, he appeared in one episode of the ''

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'' show, 'The Frighteners', with

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called 'The Minder'. Away from acting, Warren ran a restaurant with his wife Eileen in London in the late 60s. He died of a

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at his home near London in 1973 and was survived by his wife and two children.

Selected filmography

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'' (1954) *''

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'' (1955, TV) – "Orphan Christmas", "The Dragon Slayer" *''The Condemned'' (1956, TV) *'' Three in One'' (1957) – Andy (segment "Joe Wilson's Mates") *''The Black Tulip'' – "Triumph" (1956, TV), "Danger" (1956) *''Kidnapped'' – "The House of Shaws" (1956, TV) *''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1957, TV) *''

Kill Me Tomorrow ''Kill Me Tomorrow'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Pat O'Brien and Lois Maxwell. It was written by Robert Falconer and Manning O'Brine and made by Tempean Films at Southall Studios in West London. The f ...

'' (1957) *'' Saint Joan'' (1957) *''Murder Bag'' – "Case 24" (1958, TV) *''The Caine Mutiny Court Martial'' (1958) *''

Quatermass and the Pit ''Quatermass and the Pit'' is a British television science-fiction serial transmitted live by BBC Television in December 1958 and January 1959. It was the third and last of the BBC's ''Quatermass'' serials, although the chief character, Prof ...

'' – "The Ghosts" (1958, TV) *'' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) – F / O Davies *''

The Navy Lark ''The Navy Lark'' is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on HMS ''Troubridge'', a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth. In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were statione ...

'' (1959) – Brown *''

Life in Emergency Ward 10 ''Life in Emergency Ward 10'' (also known as ''Emergency Ward 10'') is a 1959 British film directed by Robert Day and starring Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was written by Hazel Adair and Tessa Diamon, based on the television serie ...

'' (1959) – Porter *'' The Siege of Pinchgut'' (1959) – Police Commissioner *''

I'm All Right Jack ''I'm All Right Jack'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting from a script by Frank Harvey, John Boulting and Alan Hackney based on the 1958 novel ''Private Life'' by Alan Hackney. The film is a sequel ...

'' (1959) – Card Player *'' Woman's Temptation'' (1959) – Warner *''Kraft Mystery Theatre'' – ''

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'' (1960, TV) – Patient (uncredited) *''

Circus of Horrors ''Circus of Horrors'' is a 1960 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Anton Diffring, Yvonne Monlaur, Erika Remberg, Kenneth Griffith, Jane Hylton, Conrad Phillips, Yvonne Romain, and Donald Pleasence. It follows a d ...

'' (1960) – First Roustabout (uncredited) *'' Surprise Package'' (1960) – Lecherous Man (uncredited) *'' The Criminal'' (1960) – Clobber *''

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'' (1961, TV) – "The Grand Junction Case") – Brown *''

Doctor Blood's Coffin ''Doctor Blood's Coffin'' is a 1961 British horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie from a screenplay co-written by Nathan Juran, and starring Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, and Ian Hunter. It follows young biochemist Dr. Peter Blood (Moore), wh ...

'' (1961) – Sgt. Cook *''

Strip Tease Murder ''Strip Tease Murder'' (also known as ''Striptease Murder'') is a low budget 1961 British second feature film thriller directed by Ernest Morris and starring John Hewer and Ann Lynn. It was written by Paul Tabori and produced by The Danzige ...

'' (1961) – Branco *''

The Frightened City ''The Frightened City'' is a 1961 British neo-noir gangster film directed by John Lemont and starring Herbert Lom, John Gregson and Sean Connery. It was written by Leigh Vance. The film is about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End ...

'' (1961) – Title Thug *''

On the Fiddle ''On the Fiddle'' (U.S. titles ''Operation Snafu'' and ''Operation War Head'') is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sean Connery, Alfred Lynch, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Eric Barker, Mike Sarne, Wilfrid H ...

'' (1961) – Dusty *'' Part-Time Wife'' (1961) – Drew Tierney *'' The Boys'' (1962) – George Tanner *''

Life for Ruth ''Life for Ruth'' (U.S. title: ''Walk in the Shadow'') is a 1962 British drama film produced by Michael Relph directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan and Janet Munro. Plot John Harris finds himself ostracized ...

'' (1962) – Sergeant Finley *''The One Day of the Year'' (1962, TV) *''Nightfall at Kriekville'' (1962, TV) *'' The Small World of Sammy Lee'' (1963) – Fred *''

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'' (1963) – Lou Waites *''

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'' (1965, TV) *''Love Story'' (1965, TV) *'' A High Wind in Jamaica'' (1965) – Capt. Marpole *''

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'' (1967) – Insp. Varga *''

The Wednesday Play ''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of United Kingdom, British television plays which ran on BBC One, BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramatic ...

'' – "Death of a Teddy Bear" (1967, TV) *'' The Double Man'' (1967) – Police Chief *'' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) – Third Warder *'' The Fiction-Makers'' (1968) – Warlock *'' Journey into Darkness'' (1968, TV) – Joe Blake (episode 'Paper Dolls') *''The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr'' (1968, TV) *''

The Spy Killer ''The Spy Killer'' is a 1969 American action thriller drama spy television film originally aired on ABC and directed by Roy Ward Baker. Its teleplay, written by Jimmy Sangster, was based on his own 1967 novel ''private i''. The film starred R ...

'' (1969, TV) – Diaman *''

Leo the Last ''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw. Plot The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed European ...

'' (1970) – Kowalski *'' The Revolutionary'' (1970) – Sergeant *''

I, Monster ''I, Monster'' is a 1971 British horror film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) and starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It was written by MIlton Subotsky, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella '' Strange Case o ...

'' (1971) – Deane *''

Demons of the Mind ''Demons of the Mind'' is a 1972 British horror film, directed by Peter Sykes and starring Paul Jones, Gillian Hills, Robert Hardy, Patrick Magee, Michael Hordern and Shane Briant. It was produced by Anglo-EMI, Frank Godwin Productions and ...

'' (1972) – Klaus *''

The Creeping Flesh ''The Creeping Flesh'' is a 1973 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis, written by Peter Spenceley and Jonathan Rumbold, and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Lorna Heilbron. Plot Victorian era scientist Professor Emman ...

'' (1973) – Lenny *'' Beyond Atlantis'' (1973) *''

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World ''Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World'' is a 1973 British children's fantasy- adventure comedy film starring Jim Dale, and directed by Joseph McGrath. A large supporting cast of British movie stalwarts includes Spike Milligan, Angela Dougl ...

'' (1973) – General Frank *''

S*P*Y*S ''S*P*Y*S'' is a 1974 American spy comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, and starring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland and Zouzou. It was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but it was not entered into the main competition. The fi ...

'' (1974) – Grubov (final film role)

Select theatre credits

*''The Circling Dove'' (1951) *''The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' (1956-58) *''The Rivals'' (1956) *''The Shifting Heart'' (1959) *''Write Me a Muyrder'' (1962) *''The Canterbury Tales'' (1968)

References

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