
Ken Parry
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-06-20 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
2007-12-12
Biography
Kenneth Parry (20 June 1930 – 5 December 2007) was an English actor, born in Wigan, Lancashire. Bald, portly and cherubic, Parry portrayed mainly comic character parts in a number of films, but was more prolific on television, in such series as The Army Game, The Avengers, The Baron, The Newcomers, Dixon of Dock Green, Nearest and Dearest, Love Thy Neighbour, Z-Cars, The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Hazell and Children's Ward
Most Known For

Theatre 625
as Mr Taylor

BBC Play of the Month
as Tom Snout

BBC Play of the Month
as Old Gobbo

The Sweeney
as Fat Eric

The Young Ones
as Major Domo

Van der Valk
as Sartorius

Lifeforce
as Sykes

Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Spurty

Love Thy Neighbour
as Cyril

The Taming of the Shrew
as Tailor

Oliver Twist
as Board Man

Nicholas Nickleby
as Keeper

Lisztomania
as Rossini

Hawk the Slayer
as Thomas

Come Play with Me
as Podsnap

The Rainbow Thief
as Snow

Classic Ghost Stories
as Judge (uncredited)

The House of Windsor
as Royston Bloat

Otley
as Businessman

Start the Revolution Without Me
as Dr. Boileau