Kenneth Kove

{{Short description|British actor (1892–1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Kenneth Kove | image = Actor_Kenneth_Kove.png | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|4|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], London UK | death_date = December 1984 aged 92 | death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], UK | other_names = John William S. Bridgewater | occupation = actor | years_active = 1930–1965 }}

'''Kenneth Kove''' (1892–1984) was a British actor. He was a regular member of the [[Aldwych farce]] team between 1923 and 1930, often in "silly-ass" roles; appearing in ''[[It Pays to Advertise (play)|It Pays to Advertise]]'' (1923), ''[[Thark (play)|Thark]]'' (1927), ''[[A Cup of Kindness (play)|A Cup of Kindness]]'' (1929), and ''[[A Night Like This (play)|A Night Like This]]'' (1930).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&dq=kenneth+kove+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1989-IA53|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>"New Play at the Aldwych", The Times, 2 February 1924, p. 8; "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 5 July 1927, p. 14; "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 8 May 1929, p. 14; and "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 19 February 1930, p. 12</ref> He also appeared in several films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/23645|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115148/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/23645|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Kenneth Kove|publisher=}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Murder!]]'' (1930) * ''[[The Great Game (1930 film)|The Great Game]]'' (1930) * ''[[Almost a Divorce]]'' (1931) * ''[[Down River (1931 film)|Down River]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Chance of a Night Time]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Man at Six]]'' (1931) * ''[[Fascination (1931 film)|Fascination]]'' (1931) * ''[[Mischief (1931 film)|Mischief]]'' (1931) * ''[[Out of the Blue (1931 film)|Out of the Blue]]'' (1931) * ''[[Two White Arms]]'' (1932) * ''[[Help Yourself (film)|Help Yourself]]'' (1932) * ''[[Diamond Cut Diamond (film)|Diamond Cut Diamond]]'' (1932) * ''[[Her First Affaire]]'' (1932) * ''[[Pyjamas Preferred]]'' (1932) * ''[[Song of the Plough]]'' (1933) * ''[[The Man from Toronto (1933 film)|The Man from Toronto]]'' (1933) * ''[[Crime on the Hill]]'' (1933) * ''[[Dora (1933 film)|Dora]]'' (1933) * ''[[Send 'em Back Half Dead]]'' (1933) * ''[[The Life of the Party (1934 film)|The Life of the Party]]'' (1934) * ''[[The Crimson Candle]]'' (1934) * ''[[Youthful Folly]]'' (1934) * ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1934) * ''[[Crazy People (1934 film)|Crazy People]]'' (1934) * ''[[Leave It to Blanche]]'' (1934) * ''[[Look Up and Laugh]]'' (1935) * ''[[Radio Pirates]]'' (1935) * ''[[Marry the Girl (1935 film)|Marry the Girl]]'' (1935) * ''[[Mother, Don't Rush Me]]'' (1936) * ''[[The Bank Messenger Mystery]]'' (1936) * ''[[Cheer Up (film)|Cheer Up]]'' (1936) * ''[[Talking Feet]]'' (1937) * ''[[Black Eyes (1939 film)|Black Eyes]]'' (1939) * ''[[Asking for Trouble]]'' (1942) * ''[[They Knew Mr. Knight (film)|They Knew Mr. Knight]]'' (1946) * ''[[Golden Arrow (1949 film)|Golden Arrow]]'' (1949) * ''[[Stage Fright (1950 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1950) * ''[[Treasure Hunt (1952 film)|Treasure Hunt]]'' (1952) * ''[[Innocents in Paris]]'' (1953) * ''[[Out of the Clouds]]'' (1955) * ''[[You Lucky People]]'' (1955) * ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) * ''[[The Organizer]]'' (1963) * ''[[A Jolly Bad Fellow]]'' (1964) * ''[[The Evil of Frankenstein]]'' (1964) * ''[[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors]]'' (1965) {{div col end}}

===Television=== * ''[[The Diary of Samuel Pepys]]'' (1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/037bb28a01a747d6a7918160547a1a1e |title=The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Final episode |date=13 June 1958 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |accessdate=15 April 2026}}</ref>

==References== <references/>

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0468378}}

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