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Kenneth "Ken" Kitson (born 1946, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a British actor who has been active on British television since the early 1970s.
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He made his television debut in 1972 as a fight arranger in The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie, and later in the 1970s had minor parts in more notable programmes such as The Sweeney, Minder and Danger UXB. In 1985 and 1986, he appeared as Cadman in six episodes of Mapp & Lucia.
In 1988, he played Giant Rumblebuffin in the BBC's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
He has also had three minor parts in Coronation Street, the most recent being an appearance as Marty Kelly in a single 2001 episode.
He is perhaps most notable for his recurring appearances as a policeman in Last of the Summer Wine, appearing in 88 episodes of the programmes between December 1983 and April 2010. He played Sgt. Martin in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford series.
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Filmography
Actor
2014
Cooper and Walsh (TV Series) as
PC Cooper
- Under Fire (2014) - PC Cooper
- There's No Answer To That (2014) - PC Cooper
1983
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) as
PC Cooper / 1st PC / Policeman
- How Not to Cry at Weddings (2010) - PC Cooper
- Look Whose Wheel's Come Off (2010) - PC Cooper
- Howard and the Great Outdoors (2010) - PC Cooper
- The Rights of Man (Except for Howard) (2010) - PC Cooper
- Happy Camping (2010) - PC Cooper
- Behind Every Bush There Is Not Necessarily a Howard (2010) - PC Cooper
- Goodnight Sweet Ferret (2009) - PC Cooper
- Variations on a Theme of Father's Day (2009) - PC Cooper
- Will Randolph Make a Good Impression? (2009) - PC Cooper
- Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat (2009) - PC Cooper
- Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly? (2009) - PC Cooper
- Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed? (2009) - PC Cooper
- The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It? (2009) - PC Cooper
- Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch (2009) - PC Cooper
- I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies (2008) - PC Cooper
- Get Out of That, Then (2008) - PC Cooper
- Of Passion and Pizza (2008) - PC Cooper
- The Mischievous Tinkle in Howard's Eyes (2008) - PC Cooper
- In Which Romance Isn't Dead - Just Incompetent (2008) - PC Cooper
- All That Glitters Is Not Elvis (2008) - PC Cooper
- Is Jeremy Quite Safe? (2008) - PC Cooper
- A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules (2008) - PC Cooper
- Will the Genuine Racer Please Stand Up? (2008) - PC Cooper
- Enter the Finger (2008) - PC Cooper
- Sinclair and the Wormley Witches (2007) - PC Cooper
- In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump (2007) - PC Cooper
- Must Be Good Dancer (2007) - PC Cooper
- The Crowcroft Challenge (2007) - PC Cooper
- Elegy for Small Creature and Clandestine Trackbike (2007) - PC Cooper
- Will the Nearest Alien Please Come In (2007) - PC Cooper
- In Which Howard Gets Double Booked (2007) - PC Cooper
- Variations on a Theme of Road Rage (2007) - PC Cooper
- What Happened to the Horse? (2007) - PC Cooper
- The Second Stag Night of Doggy Wilkinson (2007) - PC Cooper
- Plenty of Room in the Back (2006) - PC Cooper
- Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy (2006) - PC Cooper
- Who's That Talking to Lenny? (2006) - PC Cooper
- Who's That Merry Man with Billy, Then? (2006) - PC Cooper
- Barry in Danger from Reading and Aunt Jessie (2006) - PC Cooper
- The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi (2006) - PC Cooper
- Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis? (2006) - PC Cooper
- Follow That Bottle (2006) - PC Cooper
- Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day (2005) - PC Cooper
- Little Orphan Howard (2005) - 1st PC
- Lot No. 8 (2005) - 1st PC
- The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager (2005) - 1st PC
- Available for Weddings (2005) - 1st PC
- Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group? (2005) - 1st PC
- Hermione (the short course) (2005) - 1st PC
- Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart? (2005) - 1st PC
- Watching the Clock (2005) - 1st PC
- The Swan Man of Ilkley (2005) - 1st PC
- Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley (2004) - PC Cooper
- Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful (2004) - 1st PC
- Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats (2004) - 1st PC
- Things to Do When Your Wife Runs Off with a Turkish Waiter (2004) - 1st PC
- Who's That with Barry and Glenda? - It's Not Barry and Glenda (2004) - 1st PC
- Happy Birthday Robin Hood (2004) - 1st PC
- Spores (2004) - 1st PC
- The General's Greatest Battle (2004) - PC Cooper (uncredited)
- Jurassic - No Parking (2004) - 1st PC
- All of a Florrie (2003) - Policeman
- The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff (2003) - Policeman
- The Frenchies Are Coming (2003) - Policeman
- The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell (2003) - Policeman
- In Which Gavin Hinchcliffe Loses the Gulf Stream (2003) - Policeman
- A Pick-up of the Later Ming Dynasty (2003) - Policeman
- The Lair of the Cat Creature (2003) - Policeman
- A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002) - PC Cooper
- It All Began with an Old Volvo Headlamp (2002) - PC Cooper
- Exercising Father's Bicycle (2002) - PC Cooper
- In Search of Childlike Joy and the Farthest Reaches of the Lotus Position (2002) - PC Cooper
- The Coming of the Beast (2001) - PC Cooper
- Elegy for Fallen Wellies (2000) - Policeman
- Lipstick and Other Problems (2000) - PC Cooper
- Support Your Local Skydiver (1998) - PC Cooper
- There Goes the Groom (1997) - PC Cooper
- The First Human Being to Ride a Hill (1995) - PC Cooper
- The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti (1995) - PC Cooper
- Stop That Bath (1993) - PC Cooper
- How to Clear Your Pipes (1993) - PC Cooper
- Stop That Castle! (1992) - PC Cooper
- Happy Birthday, Howard (1992) - PC Cooper
- Give Us a Lift (1991) - PC Cooper
- That's Not Captain Zero (1990) - PC Cooper
- Three Men and a Mangle (1989) - PC Cooper
- Downhill Racer (1988) - PC Cooper
- Getting Sam Home (1983) - PC Cooper
2008
Shameless (TV Series) as
Tom Tyldesley
- Happy Birthday, Ma Maguire (2008) - Tom Tyldesley
1993
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Reg Jones / Sergeant Stott / George English
- Episode #1.4693 (2007) - Reg Jones
- Episode #1.2659 (2000) - Sergeant Stott
- Episode #1.1818 (1993) - George English
1977
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Mr. Walker / Phil Moss / Jim Hinton / ...
- Episode #1.5869 (2004) - Mr. Walker
- Episode #1.5866 (2004) - Mr. Walker
- Episode #1.5863 (2004) - Mr. Walker
- Episode #1.5081 (2001) - Marty Kelly
- Episode #1.2231 (1982) - Phil Moss
- Episode #1.2230 (1982) - Phil Moss
- Episode #1.2229 (1982) - Phil Moss
- Episode #1.1736 (1977) - Jim Hinton
- Episode #1.1735 (1977) - Jim Hinton
2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (TV Movie) as
Inspector Dave Smith
1998
Stanton Blues (TV Series) as
Stowe
2000
Playing the Field (TV Series) as
Sub Officer
- Episode #4.1 (2000) - Sub Officer
2000
Casualty (TV Series) as
Bobby Hunt
- Full On (2000) - Bobby Hunt
1999
In the Name of Love (TV Series) as
Jerry
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Jerry
1998
Wuthering Heights (TV Movie) as
Mr. Earnshaw
1997
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) as
Jack Sorby
- A Killing Kindness (1997) - Jack Sorby
1997
Ivanhoe (TV Mini Series) as
Henry Bohun
- Part Six (1997) - Henry Bohun
1996
London's Burning (TV Series) as
Bairstow
- Episode #9.14 (1997) - Bairstow
- Episode #9.10 (1996) - Bairstow
1996
Brassed Off as
Heavy 1
1993
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Walter Pettigrew / Mr. Williams
- Kids (1996) - Walter Pettigrew
- Dead Ringer (1993) - Mr. Williams
1996
Bob's Weekend as
Landlord
1996
When Saturday Comes as
Careers Officer
1996
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Farmer
- The Great Escaper (1996) - Farmer
1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) as
Sergeant Smith
- The Bearded Lady (1996) - Sergeant Smith
1995
Mayday Mayday (Short)
1995
Coogan's Run (TV Series) as
Drunk on Bus
- Get Calf (1995) - Drunk on Bus
1995
Jake's Progress (TV Mini Series) as
Barman
- Episode #1.6 (1995) - Barman
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Barman
1995
Men of the World (TV Series) as
Man in Pub
- Farewell My Lovely (1995) - Man in Pub
1995
Moving Story (TV Series) as
Wilf Egan
- Trivial Pursuits (1995) - Wilf Egan
1995
Blood and Peaches (TV Movie) as
Phil
1995
The Last Englishman (TV Movie) as
Soldier (1918)
1995
Full Throttle (TV Movie) as
Billy Rockall
1994
The Wanderer (TV Series) as
Leeds Police Officer
- Rebirth (1994) - Leeds Police Officer
1990
The Bill (TV Series) as
Dave Hicks / Paynter
- To Catch a Thief (1993) - Dave Hicks
- Lies (1990) - Paynter
1987
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Martin / Sgt. Martin / Det Sgt Martin / ...
- Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One (1992) - Sgt. Martin (uncredited)
- An Unwanted Woman: Part Two (1992) - Sgt Martin
- The Mouse in the Corner: Part One (1992) - Sgt Martin
- The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One (1992) - Sgt Martin
- Means of Evil: Part Two (1991) - D. S. Martin
- Means of Evil: Part One (1991) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- From Doon with Death: Part Two (1991) - D. S. Martin
- From Doon with Death: Part One (1991) - Det Sgt Martin
- A New Lease of Death: Part Three (1991) - D. S. Martin
- A New Lease of Death: Part Two (1991) - D. S. Martin
- A New Lease of Death: Part One (1991) - D. S. Martin
- An Unkindness of Ravens: Part Two (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- The Best Man to Die: Part Three (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- The Best Man to Die: Part Two (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- The Best Man to Die: Part One (1990) - Det Sgt Martin
- Some Lie and Some Die: Part Three (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- Some Lie and Some Die: Part Two (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- Some Lie and Some Die: Part One (1990) - Det. Sgt. Martin
- A Sleeping Life: Part Three (1989) - D.S. Martin
- A Sleeping Life: Part One (1989) - Sgt. Martin
- No More Dying Then: Part Three (1989) - D.S. Martin
- No More Dying Then: Part Two (1989) - D.S. Martin
- No More Dying Then: Part One (1989) - D.S. Martin
- No Crying He Makes (1988) - Det. Sergeant Martin
- Shake Hands Forever: Part Three (1988) - Det Sgt Martin
- Shake Hands Forever: Part Two (1988) - Det Sgt Martin
- Shake Hands Forever: Part One (1988) - Sgt. Martin
- A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three (1988) - Det Sgt Martin
- A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two (1988) - Det Sgt Martin
- A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One (1988) - Det Sgt Martin
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Four (1987) - Sgt. Martin
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Three (1987) - Sgt. Martin
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part Two (1987) - Sgt. Martin
- Wolf to the Slaughter: Part One (1987) - Sgt. Martin
1991
Screen One (TV Series) as
Bus Driver
- Hancock (1991) - Bus Driver
1991
G.B.H. (TV Mini Series) as
Vince
- Over and Out (1991) - Vince
- Message Received (1991) - Vince
1991
Kinsey (TV Series) as
Mr. Marsh
- And I Could Close You Down Tomorrow (1991) - Mr. Marsh
1991
For the Greater Good (TV Series) as
Medical Officer
- Member (1991) - Medical Officer
1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV Mini Series) as
First fisherman
- Episode #1.3 (1990) - First fisherman
1990
Children's Ward (TV Series) as
Mr. Downing
- Episode #2.2 (1990) - Mr. Downing
- Episode #2.1 (1990) - Mr. Downing
1988
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (TV Mini Series) as
Giant Rumblebuffin
- Episode #1.6 (1988) - Giant Rumblebuffin
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Giant Rumblebuffin
1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) as
Listener's Assistant
- There Was an Old Woman (1988) - Listener's Assistant
1987
A Month in the Country as
Mr. Sykes (as Kenneth Kitson)
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV Movie) as
Jim Kimble
1986
Lost Empires (TV Mini Series) as
Inspector Woods
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Inspector Woods
1985
Mapp & Lucia (TV Series) as
Cadman
- Au Reservoir (1986) - Cadman
- Worship (1986) - Cadman
- Lady Bountiful (1986) - Cadman
- Change and Change About (1986) - Cadman
- Winner Takes All (1986) - Cadman
- The Owl and the Pussycat (1985) - Cadman
- Lobster Pots (1985) - Cadman
- The Italian Connection (1985) - Cadman
- Battle Stations (1985) - Cadman
- The Village Fete (1985) - Cadman
1986
Terry on the Fence as
P.C. (panda car)
1986
Boon (TV Series) as
Tom
- Jack of All Tradesmen (1986) - Tom
1985
My Brother Jonathan (TV Series) as
Kisha Hodgkiss
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Kisha Hodgkiss
1985
One by One (TV Series) as
Len
- End of an Era (1985) - Len
- Of Babes and Sucklings (1985) - Len
1984
The Gentle Touch (TV Series) as
Sergeant
- Secrets (1984) - Sergeant
1984
Chance in a Million (TV Series) as
Thames News Director
- Stuff of Dreams (1984) - Thames News Director
1983
By the Sword Divided (TV Series) as
Sergeant-Gunner
- Ring of Fire (1983) - Sergeant-Gunner
- A Sea of Dangers (1983) - Sergeant-Gunner
1983
Shades of Darkness (TV Series) as
Wilkins
- Feet Foremost (1983) - Wilkins
1982
Witness for the Prosecution (TV Movie) as
Policeman (as Kit Kitson)
1982
I Remember Nelson (TV Mini Series) as
Mangan
- Battle (1982) - Mangan
1982
Minder (TV Series) as
Shades 1
- Dreamhouse (1982) - Shades 1
1981
Riding High as
The Halifax Hellcat
1980
Strangers (TV Series) as
Joe Green
- A Racing Certainty (1980) - Joe Green
- Armed and Dangerous (1980) - Joe Green
1980
Armchair Thriller (TV Series) as
Cole
- The Victim: Part 6 (1980) - Cole
- The Victim: Part 5 (1980) - Cole
- The Victim: Part 4 (1980) - Cole
1980
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Ted Dobson
- Charity Begins at Home (1980) - Ted Dobson
1979
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) as
Cyril
- Golden Gordon (1979) - Cyril
1979
Phoelix
1979
ITV Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Beast (1979)
1979
Danger UXB (TV Series) as
Corporal Horrocks
- With Love from Adolf (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- The Pier (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Butterfly Winter (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Seventeen Seconds to Glory (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Bad Company (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Digging Out (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- The Silver Lining (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Cast Iron Killer (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Just Like a Woman (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Unsung Heroes (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
- Dead Man's Shoes (1979) - Corporal Horrocks
1978
People Like Us (TV Mini Series) as
Jack Strawbridge
- New Alliances (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
- Another War (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
- Happy Returns (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
- Fresh Fields (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
- Re-Arrangements (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
- Hungry Men Are Angry Men (1978) - Jack Strawbridge
1978
1990 (TV Series) as
Johnny Rolfe
- Hire and Fire (1978) - Johnny Rolfe
1977
The Cost of Loving (TV Series) as
Ted
- The Human Element (1977) - Ted
1977
Van der Valk (TV Series) as
Jan Hoffman
- The Runt (1977) - Jan Hoffman
1973
Second City Firsts (TV Series) as
Ray / Barry / Martin
- Waifs and Strays (1977) - Ray
- Released (1975) - Barry
- The Movers (1973) - Martin
1976
The Sweeney (TV Series) as
Gus Killick
- Pay Off (1976) - Gus Killick
1976
The Howerd Confessions (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- Episode #1.1 (1976) - Security Guard
1976
Get Some In! (TV Series) as
Reg
- Rugby (1976) - Reg
1976
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976
Bill Brand (TV Mini Series) as
Policeman
- Rabbles (1976) - Policeman
1976
Angels (TV Series) as
2nd Man
- Facing Up (1976) - 2nd Man
1976
Dominic (TV Mini Series) as
Nat
- The Crypt (1976) - Nat
- Miss Sarah (1976) - Nat
- The Hunter (1976) - Nat
- Hangman's Hollow (1976) - Nat
1975
The Firefighters as
Det. Cons. Palmer
1975
Shades of Greene (TV Series) as
Policeman
- A Little Place Off the Edgware Road (1975) - Policeman
1975
Churchill's People (TV Series) as
Muster Corporal
- The Agreement of the People (1975) - Muster Corporal
1974
Seven Faces of Woman (TV Series) as
Wally
- A Wish for Wally's Mother (1974) - Wally
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Sound Department
2009
The Devil and All His Works (Short) (sound recordist)
Miscellaneous
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (fight arranger)
Self
1995
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- George Baker (1995) - Self
Archive Footage
2003
30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (TV Movie documentary)
References
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