person

Ken Campbell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-12-10

Place of Birth

Ilford, Essex, England, UK

Ken Campbell

Biography

Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre."   Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible."  The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance. The Guardian, in a posthumous tribute, judged him to be "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him."   The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe."  

Also Known For

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Saving Grace

Jan 24, 2000

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Creep

Aug 10, 2004

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Letter to Brezhnev

Nov 15, 1985

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In the Secret State

Mar 10, 1985

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Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

Apr 08, 1985

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Towers of Babel

Jul 09, 1981

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

Dec 22, 1979

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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

Sep 28, 1998

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Unfair Exchanges

Jan 20, 1985

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Dinner at the Sporting Club

Nov 07, 1978

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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Mar 11, 2012

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The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick

Sep 26, 1967

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Poor Cow

Dec 05, 1967

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The Bride

Aug 16, 1985

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Uncle Silas

Nov 04, 1968

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Scandal

Mar 03, 1989

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The Moon Over Soho

Aug 18, 1985

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Alice in Wonderland

Feb 28, 1999

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The Big Flame

Feb 19, 1969

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The Tempest

Sep 13, 1979

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Inspector Clouseau

Jul 19, 1968

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Justine by the Marquis de Sade

Jan 01, 1976

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Breaking Glass

Oct 01, 1980

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Joshua Then and Now

Sep 17, 1985

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Dreamchild

Oct 04, 1985

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A Zed & Two Noughts

Oct 04, 1985

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A Fish Called Wanda

Jul 15, 1988

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Wings of Fame

Mar 23, 1990

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Extraordinary Visitor

Sep 02, 1998

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Secret Nation

Jan 02, 1992

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Smart Money

Oct 26, 1986

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Hard Men

Oct 28, 1996

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The Last Window Cleaner

Feb 13, 1979

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The Ken Campbell Roadshow

Jan 01, 1971

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Crimestrike

Oct 01, 1990

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The Story of Pantomime

Dec 23, 1976

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Phoelix

Aug 01, 1979

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A Different Hand

Mar 23, 1992

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Darkest England

Apr 25, 1988

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Friends Reunited

May 29, 2005

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NA

Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life

Jan 01, 2004

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The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

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The Gentle Touch

Apr 11, 1980

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Fawlty Towers

Sep 19, 1975

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In Sickness and in Health

Sep 01, 1985

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Heartbeat

Apr 10, 1992

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Minder

Oct 29, 1979

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Lovejoy

Jan 10, 1986

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Private Schulz

May 06, 1981

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Baby Bob

Mar 18, 2002

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Law & Order

Apr 06, 1978

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Mystery and Imagination

Jan 29, 1966

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NA

Local Heroes

Mar 17, 1996

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NA

Erasmus Microman

Mar 03, 1988

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NA

Dooley Gardens

Mar 03, 1999

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Super Gran

Jan 20, 1985

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An Audience with...

Jan 08, 1978

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Six Experiments that Changed the World

Jun 01, 1999

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Reality on the Rocks

Feb 12, 1995

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Middlemarch

Apr 10, 1994

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Sherlock Holmes

Apr 24, 1984

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Home to Roost

Apr 19, 1985

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The Professionals

Dec 30, 1977

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Agatha Christie's Marple

Dec 12, 2004

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The Nineteenth Hole

Jun 05, 1989