Personal Info
Birth date
1914-09-20 (110 Years)
Day of death
1982-07-21
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as
肯尼思· 莫尔
Kenneth Gilbert More
Kenneth More
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth More, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Omnibus
7.2
Overview:
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.The Forsyte Saga
8.2
Overview:
The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.Father Brown
6.6
Overview:
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.An Englishman's Castle
5
Overview:
Set in an alternative 1970s where Germany won the Second World War and occupied Europe, a soap opera called 'An Englishman's Castle' plays out through writer Peter Ingram.Scrooge
6.9
Overview:
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.The Longest Day
7.583
Overview:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"Armchair Theatre
5.8
Overview:
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.Our Girl Friday
5.1
Overview:
Rich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and bald and bookish Professor Gibble. All fancy their chances.A Night to Remember
7.648
Overview:
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.Battle of Britain
6.9
Overview:
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.Sink the Bismarck!
6.807
Overview:
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.Scott of the Antarctic
7.1
Overview:
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against himThe Slipper and the Rose
6.9
Overview:
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.The Collector
7.308
Overview:
Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money and buys himself a country house. Still unable to make himself at ease socially, he starts to plan on acquiring a girlfriend - in the same manner as he collects butterflies. He prepares the cellar of the house to be a collecting jar and stalks his victim over several days.North West Frontier
6.7
Overview:
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.Journey to the Centre of the Earth
5
Overview:
A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest discovery of all.The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
6.4
Overview:
English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.Reach for the Sky
6.797
Overview:
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.No Highway in the Sky
6.931
Overview:
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.Oh! What a Lovely War
6.75
Overview:
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.A Tale of Two Cities
5.7
Overview:
Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.The Admirable Crichton
6.883
Overview:
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.Dark of the Sun
6.6
Overview:
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.Doctor in the House
6.5
Overview:
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.Genevieve
6.564
Overview:
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.The 39 Steps
6.2
Overview:
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.Unidentified Flying Oddball
5.4
Overview:
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.Acting
1993The Making of 'A Night to Remember' as Self (archive footage)
1980A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Jarvis Lorry
1979Unidentified Flying Oddball as King Arthur
1979Leopard in the Snow as Sir Philip James
1978The Silent Witness as Narrator (voice)
1978An Englishman's Castle (3 Episodes) as Peter Ingram
1977Journey to the Centre of the Earth as Prof. Otto Lindenbrock
1977The Rocking Horse Winner as Uncle
1976The Slipper and the Rose as Chamberlain
1974Father Brown (13 Episodes) as Father Brown
1970Scrooge as Ghost of Christmas Present
1969Battle of Britain as Group Capt. Baker
1969Oh! What a Lovely War as Kaiser Wilhelm II
1969The Betrayal as Colonel Foreman
1968Dark of the Sun as Doctor Wreid
1967Omnibus (1 Episode) as Self
1967The Forsyte Saga (26 Episodes) as 'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
1965The Collector as Miranda’s Older Friend (uncredited)
1964The Comedy Man as Chick Byrd
1963First Night (1 Episode) as Major Colum Fitzgerald
1963We Joined the Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger
1962Heart to Heart as David Mann
1962The Longest Day as Capt. Colin Maud
1962Some People as Mr. Smith
1961The Greengage Summer as Eliot
1960Man in the Moon as William Blood
1960Sink the Bismarck! as Captain Jonathan Shepard
1959North West Frontier as Capt. Scott
1959The 39 Steps as Richard Hannay
1958The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw as Jonathan Tibbs
1958Next to No Time as David Webb
1958A Night to Remember as Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller
1957The Admirable Crichton as Bill Crichton
1956Armchair Theatre (1 Episode) as Wilfred Racey
1956Reach for the Sky as Douglas Bader
1955The Deep Blue Sea as Freddie Page
1955Playing Fields Association: Cricket as Self
1955Raising a Riot as Tony Kent
1955The Man Who Loved Redheads as Narrator
1954Doctor in the House as Richard Grimsdyke
1953Our Girl Friday as Pat Plunkett
1953Genevieve as Ambrose Claverhouse
1953Never Let Me Go as Steve Quillan
1953The Yellow Balloon as Ted Palmer
1952Brandy for the Parson as Tony Rackman
1951Appointment with Venus as Lionel Fallaize
1951No Highway in the Sky as Unknown
1951The Galloping Major as Film Director
1951The Franchise Affair as Stanley Peters
1950The Clouded Yellow as Willy Shepley
1950Chance of a Lifetime as Adam
1950Morning Departure as Unknown
1949Stop Press Girl as Police Sgt. 'Bonzo'
1949Now Barabbas as Spencer
1949Man on the Run as Corp. Newman the Blackmailer
1948Scott of the Antarctic as Lt. E.G.R. (Teddy) Evans R.N.
1947Power Without Glory as Eddie
1946Toad of Toad Hall as Badger
1946School for Secrets as Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
1935Look Up and Laugh as Bit Part