Kenneth Watson (actor)
Kenneth Murray Watson | |
|---|---|
 Watson in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) | |
| Born | 16 November 1931 London, England |
| Died | 21 July 1998 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | 2 |
Kenneth Murray Watson (16 November 1931 – 21 July 1998) was a British television actor.[1]
Early life
Watson was born in London, England on 16 November 1931.
Career
Watson is best known for playing Brian Blair in soap opera Take the High Road from 1980 to 1990, Ralph Lancaster in Coronation Street from 1975 to 1980 and Detective Inspector Scott in Dixon of Dock Green from 1972 to 1973.[2]
Watson appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space as Bill Duggan, and was also booked to play a farmer in a later serial The Time Monster but was replaced by George Lee.[3] In film, possibly his most memorable role was also Doctor Who related, with a supporting role in the Peter Cushing vehicle Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..[4]
He also appeared in a recurring roles as Tom Brierley in Mill of Secrets and as Detective Inspector Ian McGovern in Crown Court. He also played numerous minor roles in various sitcoms.[2]
Later in his career, Watson was involved in writing and script editing, with credits including From Inner Space, The Westerners, Fancy That and The Bill.[5]
Personal life
Watson had a wife, Joan; and two children, Kate and Jamie. He died from pancreatic cancer on 21 July 1998, at the age of 66.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon | Second Reporter (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | Craddock | |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night | Jamie | |
| 1977 | Blind Man's Bluff | Mr. Hunter |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Kidnapped | Mr Riach | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | Adventure at Cow Crossing | Currington | TV movie |
| The Runaway King | Villeneuve | TV movie | |
| Escape | Boggle Allen | 1 episode | |
| 1958 | Macbeth | Ross | 2 episodes |
| The Diary of Samuel Pepys | John Jackson | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1958; 1967 | Emergency Ward 10 | Senior House Officer Graham / Bill Barron / Sgt Scott | 21 episodes |
| 1959 | The Gentle Flame | TV movie | |
| 1960 | Formula for Danger | Mr Winston | 7 episodes |
| Scotland Yard | Jack Gordon | 1 episode | |
| Mill of Secrets | Tom Brierley | 6 episodes | |
| 1961 | After the Crash | Truman | TV movie |
| Drama 61-67 | Tom Hudson | 1 episode | |
| Our Mister Ambler | 1 episode | ||
| Philoctetes | Sailor | Miniseries. 2 episodes | |
| Doctor Faustus | Scholar / Friar | 1 episode | |
| Galileo | Cardinal Bellamine | TV movie | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | Henry Bevan | Episode: "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" | |
| 1962 | Out of This World | Bud | 1 episode |
| Man of the World | Willie | 1 episode | |
| The Sword in the Web | Lannes | 1 episode | |
| 1963 | Taxi! | Harry Snow | 1 episode |
| 1963; 1964 | ITV Play of the Week | Sgt Slade / 2nd Lieutenant Smith | 2 episodes |
| 1963–1973 | Dixon of Dock Green | Detective Inspector Scott | 19 episodes |
| 1964 | Ghost Squad | Sandy | 1 episode |
| Compact | Car Salesman | 1 episode | |
| 1965 | R3 | Harry | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Liars | Dr Jennings | 1 episode |
| Orlando | McIver | 1 episode | |
| The Heart of Midlothian | Nisbet | TV movie | |
| King of the River | Plater | 1 episode | |
| United! | Mr Stevenson | 1 episode | |
| 1967 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Pete McInnes | 1 episode |
| Armchair Theatre | Perkins / Dr Stephenson | 2 episodes | |
| 1967–1971 | Merry-Go-Round | Sigfrid / Mr Thurgar | 5 episodes |
| 1968 | The Troubleshooters | Macfarlane | 1 episode |
| The Revenue Men | Smiler | 1 episode | |
| Doctor Who | Bill Duggan | Serial: "The Wheel in Space", 3 episodes | |
| 1968; 1971 | Take Three Girls | TV Interviewer / Clergyman | 2 episodes |
| 1968–1978 | Z-Cars | Mr. Sowerby / Detective Inspector Morris / Ackroyd / Air Traffic Control Officer / Douglas | 5 episodes |
| 1968–1980 | Coronation Street | Ralph Lancaster / Detective-Constable Parry | 19 episodes |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers | Dr Lucas | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| Public Eye | Detective Inspector Risman | 1 episode | |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Police Sergeant | 1 episode | |
| Dad’s Army | The R.A.F. Officer | 1 episode | |
| Castle Haven | Chivers | 1 episode | |
| 1969; 1970 | The Flaxton Boys | Physician / Cordell | 2 episodes |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Philip Staines / Pat | 2 episodes | |
| 1969; 1971 | Hadleigh | Bamber / Bromley | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | A Stranger on the Hills | John Stern | 2 episodes |
| Manhunt | Jacques Maillot | 1 episode | |
| Ace of Wands | Dr Calder | 1 episode | |
| No – That's Me Over Here! | 1st Man | 2 episodes | |
| Timeslip | Dr Fordyce | 2 episodes | |
| 1970; 1974 | Special Branch | Detective Inspector/ Falk | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | Nearest and Dearest | First Policeman | 1 episode |
| The More We Are Together | Wally Dunk | 1 episode | |
| Out of the Unknown | Hine | 1 episode | |
| Justice | Detective Inspector Charlton | 1 episode | |
| Softly Softly: Task Force | George Spender / Mr Gower | 2 episodes | |
| 1972 | The Shadow of the Tower | James Taite | 1 episode |
| Time of Your Life | The Policeman | 1 episode | |
| Clochemerle | Sergeant | 2 episodes | |
| Budgie | Prisoner Governor | 1 episode | |
| New Scotland Yard | Prison Officer Giles | 1 episode | |
| Follyfoot | Charlie | 1 episode | |
| Holly | Plain Clothes Officer | 3 episodes | |
| The Protectors | Inspector Jack Newman | 1 episode | |
| Pathfinders | Squadron Leader Stevens | 1 episode | |
| 1973 | Nothing but the Night | Jamie | TV movie |
| Pardon My Genie | Percy Cobbledick | 3 episodes | |
| Whodunnit? | James Charron | 3 episodes | |
| Spy Trap | Danvers | 1 episode | |
| The Onedin Line | Norris | 1 episode | |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Orderley | 1 episode | |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | Arthur Naws | 1 episode | |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | Mr Jones | 2 episodes | |
| 1973–1975 | The Brothers | Reg Turner | 6 episodes |
| Man About the House | Police Sergeant / Policeman / Bank Manager | 3 episodes | |
| 1974 | Funny Ha-Ha | Mr Bonnie | 1 episode |
| ...And Mother Makes Five | Dr Frazer | 1 episode | |
| Churchill's People | John MacPherson | 1 episode | |
| 1974–1977 | Look and Read | Jack Dunbar / Mr Barber | 20 episodes |
| Crown Court | Det. Inspector Ian McGovern | 10 episodes | |
| 1974–1980 | Out of the Past | 6 episodes | |
| 1975 | Village Hall | David Paterson | 1 episode |
| Centre Play | Sgt Johnston / Prestwick | 2 episodes | |
| Jackanory Playhouse | King Uther | 1 episode | |
| 1975; 1979 | Emmerdale Farm | Phil Fletcher / Grant Brantford | 7 episodes |
| 1976 | George and Mildred | Mr Jolly | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Policeman | 1 episode |
| Headmaster | Mr Linwood | 1 episode | |
| Three Piece Suite | Cast Member | 1 episode | |
| Horse in the House | PC Davies | 3 episodes | |
| Rough Justice | Jim Woodley | 4 episodes | |
| The Paper Lads | Marlow | 1 episode | |
| The New Avengers | Salvation Army Major | 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | Within These Walls | Dr Farrer | 1 episode |
| The Les Dawson Show | Various characters | 1 episode | |
| The Sweeney | Horrocks | 1 episode | |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | 1 episode | ||
| The Sandbaggers | Hugh Douglas | 1 episode | |
| The Voyage of Charles Darwin | Thumper | 1 episode | |
| General Hospital | 1 episode | ||
| Bernie | 1 episode | ||
| 1978; 1980 | The Professionals | Boss / Detective Supt. Tulson | 2 episodes |
| 1978–1981 | ITV Playhouse | The Radio Doctor / Roger Haydon / Emmajs / Bill | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Superintendent | 1 episode |
| Hazell | Bert | 1 episode | |
| Murder at the Wedding | Inspector Peach | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| Bloomers | Traffic Warren | 1 episode | |
| 1980 | Very Like a Whale | TV movie | |
| Jukes of Piccadilly | Police Inspector | 1 episode | |
| A Question of Guilt | Clerk | 2 episodes | |
| The Enigma Files | Inspector Tolly | 1 episode | |
| Buccaneer | Flight Engineer | 1 episode | |
| Grandad | Scrap Dealer | 1 episode | |
| Sky Pirates | Police Sergeant | TV movie | |
| 1980–1990 | Take the High Road | Brian Blair | 397 episodes |
| 1981 | Singles | Radio Doctor | TV movie |
| 1982 | Airline | Air Commodore Rupert | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Mathspy | Narrator | |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Carter | 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Bill | Broadbent | 1 episode |
Writing
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Space | |||
| The Westerners | |||
| Fancy That | |||
| The Bill |
References
- ^ "Kenneth Watson". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Kenneth Watson". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Wheel in Space - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)". Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Kenneth Watson". www.corrie.net.