Ken Parry

Personal Info

Birthday

June 20, 1930

Day of Death

2007-12-12

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Ken Parry

Biography

Kenneth Parry (20 June 1930 – 5 December 2007) was an English actor, born in Wigan, Lancashire. Bald, portly and cherubic, Parry portrayed mainly comic character parts in a number of films, but was more prolific on television, in such series as The Army Game, The Avengers, The Baron, The Newcomers, Dixon of Dock Green, Nearest and Dearest, Love Thy Neighbour, Z-Cars, The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Hazell and Children's Ward

Known For

BBC Play of the Month

The Sweeney

Van der Valk

The Young Ones

Love Thy Neighbour

Classic Ghost Stories

Filthy Rich & Catflap

The Taming of the Shrew

Filmography

1994
The Rainbow Thief
as Snow
1980
Hawk the Slayer
as Thomas
1978
What's Up Nurse
as 1st Gay Young Man
Ice Age
as Fat Man
1977
Come Play with Me
as Podsnap
Joseph Andrews
as Mr. Wilson's Companion
1975
Lisztomania
as Rossini
The Crazy Kill
as Taxi Driver
1973
Bequest to the Nation
as Victory's Cook (uncredited)
1972
That's Your Funeral
as Railway Porter
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Charles
1970
Spring and Port Wine
as Pawnbroker
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Dr. Boileau
1969
Otley
as Businessman
1968
The Frankie Howerd Show
as Self
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
as Tailor
1965
Time in Advance
as Ballaskia
1963
Just for Fun
as Lift Attendant
1960
My Representative
as Mr. Spink