# Kenneth Kove > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenneth_Kove > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenneth_Kove.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kove > Source revision: 1357034195 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British actor (1892–1984) Kenneth Kove Born (1892-04-30)30 April 1892 Wandsworth, London UK Died December 1984 aged 92 Brighton, East Sussex, UK Other name 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](/source/Aldwych_farce) team between 1923 and 1930, often in "silly-ass" roles; appearing in *[It Pays to Advertise](/source/It_Pays_to_Advertise_(play))* (1923), *[Thark](/source/Thark_(play))* (1927), *[A Cup of Kindness](/source/A_Cup_of_Kindness_(play))* (1929), and *[A Night Like This](/source/A_Night_Like_This_(play))* (1930).[1][2] He also appeared in several films.[3] ## Filmography ### Film - *[Murder!](/source/Murder!)* (1930) - *[The Great Game](/source/The_Great_Game_(1930_film))* (1930) - *[Almost a Divorce](/source/Almost_a_Divorce)* (1931) - *[Down River](/source/Down_River_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[The Chance of a Night Time](/source/The_Chance_of_a_Night_Time)* (1931) - *[The Man at Six](/source/The_Man_at_Six)* (1931) - *[Fascination](/source/Fascination_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Mischief](/source/Mischief_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Out of the Blue](/source/Out_of_the_Blue_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Two White Arms](/source/Two_White_Arms)* (1932) - *[Help Yourself](/source/Help_Yourself_(film))* (1932) - *[Diamond Cut Diamond](/source/Diamond_Cut_Diamond_(film))* (1932) - *[Her First Affaire](/source/Her_First_Affaire)* (1932) - *[Pyjamas Preferred](/source/Pyjamas_Preferred)* (1932) - *[Song of the Plough](/source/Song_of_the_Plough)* (1933) - *[The Man from Toronto](/source/The_Man_from_Toronto_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Crime on the Hill](/source/Crime_on_the_Hill)* (1933) - *[Dora](/source/Dora_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Send 'em Back Half Dead](/source/Send_'em_Back_Half_Dead)* (1933) - *[The Life of the Party](/source/The_Life_of_the_Party_(1934_film))* (1934) - *[The Crimson Candle](/source/The_Crimson_Candle)* (1934) - *[Youthful Folly](/source/Youthful_Folly)* (1934) - *[The Scarlet Pimpernel](/source/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel_(1934_film))* (1934) - *[Crazy People](/source/Crazy_People_(1934_film))* (1934) - *[Leave It to Blanche](/source/Leave_It_to_Blanche)* (1934) - *[Look Up and Laugh](/source/Look_Up_and_Laugh)* (1935) - *[Radio Pirates](/source/Radio_Pirates)* (1935) - *[Marry the Girl](/source/Marry_the_Girl_(1935_film))* (1935) - *[Mother, Don't Rush Me](/source/Mother%2C_Don't_Rush_Me)* (1936) - *[The Bank Messenger Mystery](/source/The_Bank_Messenger_Mystery)* (1936) - *[Cheer Up](/source/Cheer_Up_(film))* (1936) - *[Talking Feet](/source/Talking_Feet)* (1937) - *[Black Eyes](/source/Black_Eyes_(1939_film))* (1939) - *[Asking for Trouble](/source/Asking_for_Trouble)* (1942) - *[They Knew Mr. Knight](/source/They_Knew_Mr._Knight_(film))* (1946) - *[Golden Arrow](/source/Golden_Arrow_(1949_film))* (1949) - *[Stage Fright](/source/Stage_Fright_(1950_film))* (1950) - *[Treasure Hunt](/source/Treasure_Hunt_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[Innocents in Paris](/source/Innocents_in_Paris)* (1953) - *[Out of the Clouds](/source/Out_of_the_Clouds)* (1955) - *[You Lucky People](/source/You_Lucky_People)* (1955) - *[Raising the Wind](/source/Raising_the_Wind_(1961_film))* (1961) - *[The Organizer](/source/The_Organizer)* (1963) - *[A Jolly Bad Fellow](/source/A_Jolly_Bad_Fellow)* (1964) - *[The Evil of Frankenstein](/source/The_Evil_of_Frankenstein)* (1964) - *[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors](/source/Dr._Terror's_House_of_Horrors)* (1965) ### Television - *[The Diary of Samuel Pepys](/source/The_Diary_of_Samuel_Pepys)* (1958)[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). [*The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&dq=kenneth+kove+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1989-IA53). Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781526111968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781526111968) – via Google Books. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kenneth Kove"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115148/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/23645). Archived from [the original](http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/23645) on 14 January 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Final episode"](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/037bb28a01a747d6a7918160547a1a1e). [BBC Genome Project](/source/BBC_Genome_Project). 13 June 1958. Retrieved 15 April 2026. ## External links - [Kenneth Kove](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468378/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States Other Yale LUX This article about an English film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:England-film-actor-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AEngland-film-actor-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:England-film-actor-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kenneth Kove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kove) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kove?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.