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Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy Genevieve (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent.
Kenneth Gilbert More C.B.E. (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was one of Britain's most successful and highest paid actors of his generation, with a multi award-winning career in theatre, film and television spanning over 4 decades.
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Kenneth More was a British actor who starred in many classic movies and TV shows, such as The Longest Day, The 39 Steps, and Father Brown. Browse his full list of credits and find where to watch his latest projects.
Jul 14, 1982 · More, whose career embraced 40 years on stage, screen and television, was perhaps best known for his performance in ''Reach for the Sky,'' a movie about Sir Douglas Bader, the World War II hero...
- The Yellow Balloon (1953) Director: J. Lee Thompson. Fifty years ago, Kenneth More suggested on the BBC’s Omnibus programme that his thesping style could be described as “same actor, different clothes”.
- Genevieve (1953) Director: Henry Cornelius. More had been on screen for 17 years when he became an overnight star after playing breezy advertising executive Ambrose Claverhouse in the best Ealing comedy that Ealing didn’t make.
- Doctor in the House (1954) Director: Ralph Thomas. Despite Dirk Bogarde headlining this lively adaptation of Richard Gordon’s anecdotal bestseller, Simon Sparrow was so roundly upstaged by the hapless Richard Grimsdyke that More won the BAFTA for best British actor.
- The Deep Blue Sea (1955) Director: Anatole Litvak. Although he was playing against type as a self-centred cad, More knew the part of ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page better than any other in his career.
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.
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Oct 9, 2023 · Reach For the Sky 1956 Classic British War Movie full length movie starring Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Lyndon Brook. The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both...
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