{{short description|British actor (born 1946)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use British English|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Kenneth Kitson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946}} | birth_place = Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | education = East 15 Acting School | known_for = | spouse = | children = }} '''Kenneth Kitson''' (born 1946, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a British actor who has been active on British television since the early 1970s.
==Career== After leaving his job as a printer, he trained at East 15 Acting School, and made his screen debut in 1972 as a fight arranger in ''The Adventures of Barry McKenzie''; and later in the 1970s had minor parts in notable TV programmes such as ''The Howerd Confessions'' 1976 (ep1), ''The Professionals'' (se1 ep3), ''1990'' ("Hire and Fire") ''All Creatures Great and Small'' (series 3, 1979), ''The Sweeney'' ("Pay Off"), ''Minder'' ("Dreamhouse") and ''Danger UXB''.<ref name=yorkshirepost>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/life-after-summer-wine-1875005|title=Life after the Summer Wine|work=The Yorkshire Post |accessdate=9 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba07b5b9b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925012446/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba07b5b9b|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2019|title=Ken Kitson|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=21561|title=Ken Kitson|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1982 he played a Policeman in the remake film ''Witness for the Prosecution''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b6767a17ed584e799fdccbb097279b2c |title=Witness for the Prosecution |date=26 August 1985 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=23 May 2026}}</ref> In 1985 and 1986, he appeared as Cadman in six episodes of ''Mapp & Lucia''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1299801/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Mapp and Lucia (1985-86) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>
In 1987, he played the part of Jim Kimble, in ''Miss Marple'' the ''Sleeping Murder'' episode. In 1988, he played Giant Rumblebuffin in the BBC's adaptation of ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ac4510d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124183750/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ac4510d|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2020|title=The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe[18/12/88] (1988)|website=BFI}}</ref> In addition, he played the landlord of the local pub in ''Jake's Progress'', and was in the 1996 film ''Brassed Off'' as a ruthless and violent debt collector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e8e5885|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302200019/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e8e5885|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2017|title=Brassed Off (1996)|website=BFI}}</ref> He also had a very small part as "man on bus" in Steve Coogan's ''Coogan's Run'' (episode "Get Calf").Dalziel & Pascoe ‘a killing kindness’(Se2ep2)
Kitson also played four minor parts in ''Coronation Street'', starting in the 1970s, (5 September 1977, YouTube) with his most recent role being Mr. Walker in 2005.<ref name=yorkshirepost/>
He made recurring appearances as the character Inspector Stowe in many episodes across three series of acclaimed show 'The Cops'; his popularity continued making recurring appearances as a policeman (PC Cooper) in ''Last of the Summer Wine''. His first appearance as PC Cooper was in an episode called "Getting Sam Home", Kitson appeared in 88 episodes of the programme between December 1983 and April 2010.<ref name=yorkshirepost/><ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/actors-ken-kitson-louis-emerick-8021471|title=Actors Ken Kitson and Louis Emerick launch appeal to fund Last Of The Summer Wine comedy spin-off|last=Atkinson|first=Neil|date=31 October 2014|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref> He played Sgt. Martin in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford series.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/976224/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Ruth Rendell Mysteries, The (1987-2000) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0457740}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitson, Ken}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:English male television actors Category:Male actors from Bradford Category:Male actors from Scarborough, North Yorkshire Category:Alumni of East 15 Acting School