1. Kenneth Connor was a British stage, film and broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the Carry On films.
17 Facts About Kenneth Connor
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Kenneth Connor first appeared on the stage at the age of two as an organ-grinder's monkey in one of his father's shows, in Portsmouth.
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Kenneth Connor attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he was a Gold Medal winner.
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Kenneth Connor's brother was a Doctor in General Practice in Hampshire.
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The full cast autographed the programme, suggesting a final performance for the concert party, with Kenneth signing it "All the best Ken Connor".
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Kenneth Connor appeared in Talbot Rothwell's farce Queen Elizabeth Slept Here in the West End in 1949.
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Kenneth Connor took over from Peter Sellers in Ted Ray's radio show Ray's a Laugh, which was launched by the BBC in 1949 as a successor to Tommy Handley's ITMA.
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Kenneth Connor played the brother-in-law, and other oddball characters such as Sidney Mincing.
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Kenneth Connor appeared in the anarchic, Goon-style TV series The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d and A Show Called Fred.
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Kenneth Connor gained a small role in the film The Ladykillers as a taxi driver.
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Kenneth Connor had a good tenor voice, which he occasionally used to good effect, such as in the 1962 movie Carry On Cruising.
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In contrast with some of his Carry On co-stars, Kenneth Connor found further success on the London stage.
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Between 1971 and 1973, Kenneth Connor joined Dad's Army stars Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender in the BBC radio comedy Parsley Sidings.
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Kenneth Connor was still working just days before his death, appearing on Noel Edmonds' Telly Addicts.
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Kenneth Connor died of cancer at the age of 75 at his home in Harrow in Middlesex on 28 November 1993.
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Kenneth Connor's body was cremated at Breakspear Crematorium in Ruislip, Greater London.
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Kenneth Connor married Margaret Knox in 1942; his son, Jeremy, was a child actor.