Kenneth Connor (1916-1993)

Kenneth Connor, MBE (6 June 1916 – 28 November 1993) was a British comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films. Image File history File links Publicity photo of Kenneth Connor File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Publicity photo of Kenneth Connor File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ...

Born the son of a naval officer in London, England, Connor first appeared on the stage at the age of 2 and by 11 had his own act. After periods at drama school and the army during which time he participated in the British invasion of Rome, he returned to the stage, but found most success in radio comedy, particularly as comedian Ted Ray's brother-in-law in "Ray's a Laugh." He had a small role as a taxi driver in The Ladykillers (1955). London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... The Ladykillers is a 1955 British film. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1958 he was cast in the first Carry On film, Carry On Sergeant. He became one of the key regulars of the series, appearing in 17 of the 30 original films and many of the television productions. In his earlier Carry On appearances he frequently played sympathetic straight roles, often as the romantic lead. His appearances subsided during the middle period of the Carry On film run; however, he returned in the later films. In his later appearances he often played married men with a wandering eye, various lascivious and lusty men, and pompous unsympathetic characters. His son Jeremy Connor appeared as his son in "Carry on Nurse." Between 1971 and 1973 Connor joined Dad's Army stars Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender on the BBC radio comedy Parsley Sidings. In contrast with some of his Carry On co-stars, Connor found further success on the London stage playing a leading role alongside Frankie Howard in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and he also appeared in West End revues. On television he appeared in "The Black and White Minstrel Show", in the children's show Rentaghost (1983–1984), and as Monsieur Alfonse in 'Allo 'Allo! (1984–1992) and Hi-de-Hi! (1986–1988). He also made guest appearances in sitcoms, including That's My Boy, You Rang, M'Lord? and he made a memorable cameo in an episode of Blackadder the Third in 1987, alongside fellow veteran comic star Hugh Paddick. His final tv appearance as Mr Warran in The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes episode, "The Red Circle" was broadcast posthumusly in 1994. He was in over fifty movies and was honored by the Queen with an MBE in 1991. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Carry On Sergeant is the first Carry On film, and its first public screening was on 1st August 1958 at Screen One, London. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Arthur Lowe (September 22, 1915—April 15, 1982) was a British actor. ... Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is a film and television actor best known for his role as Private Frank Pike in the BBC comedy series Dads Army. ... Parsley Sidings was a BBC Radio sitcom created by Jim Eldridge and with actors Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender and who were starring in the television war sitcom Dads Army at the time of broadcast, as well as Kenneth Connor of Carry On fame. ... Later period cast of Rentaghost Rentaghost was a British childrens television comedy show broadcast between 1976 and 1984. ... Allo Allo! was a long-running British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. ... Hi-De-Hi! was the name of a popular situation comedy which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1988 and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. ... Thats My Boy was a British comedy series that ran on ITV from 1981 until 1986. ... You Rang MLord? was a British television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC (although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988). ... The second series of Blackadder was set in Elizabethan England, starring (left to right) Tony Robinson as Baldrick, Rowan Atkinson as Edmund, Lord Blackadder, and Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy Percy. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hugh Paddick (Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire August 22, 1915 – November 11, 2000 in London), was a British actor, who appeared in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne in sketches such as Charles and Fiona (as Charles) and Julian and Sandy (as Julian). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... MBE can stand for: Member of the Order of the British Empire Mail Boxes Etc. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Connor died of cancer in London in 1993, and was survived by his wife Margaret (Miki), his son and three grandchildren, Thomas, Hayley and Rose, all of whom have been accomplished child actors. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

External links

• Kenneth Connor (I) at the Internet Movie Database
• Find-A-Grave profile for Kenneth Connor
• Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn Detailed information on the Carry On film series
• What a Carry On A tribute to the Carry Ons and their stars
• Carry On Line: Official Website of the Carry On films Detailed information on the Carry Ons