Ken Dodd
Biography
Ken Dodd works in acting. Born November 8, 1927 in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England, UK. Died March 11, 2018. Archytele tracks 36 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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36 titles- Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness (2025)
- Ken Dodd: The Lost Tapes (2025) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (2024) as (archive footage)
- Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Eric & Ernie's Home Movies (2017) as Self
- The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015) as Self
- Marvellous (2014) as Himself
- Becoming the Beatles (2012) as Self
- I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011) as Self
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (2007)
- Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
- Another Audience With Ken Dodd (2002) as Self
- Another Audience With Ken Dodd (2002) Writer
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) as Mr. Mouse
- Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey (1998) as Self
- Ken Dodd: Live Laughter Tour (1997)
- Hamlet (1996) as Yorick
- Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996) as Sir Fitz-Patrick Flush (voice)
- Paul Daniels' Secrets (1995) as Himself
- An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994) as Self
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- A Question of Entertainment (1988)
- Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen (1987) as Tollmaster
- Ken Dodd's Showbiz (1982)
- Blankety Blank (1979)
- The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979) as Self
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Seaside Special (1975)
- Ken Dodd's World of Laughter (1974)
- Robinson Crusoe (1970) as Billy Crusoe
- Ken Dodd and the Diddymen (1969)
- Doddy's Music Box (1967)
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self
- Doctor Who (1963) as Tollmaster
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What movies or TV shows is Ken Dodd best known for?
Ken Dodd is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Flipper (1963), Alice in Wonderland (1999), Hamlet (1996), Pebble Mill (1991).
When and where was Ken Dodd born?
Ken Dodd was born on November 8, 1927 in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England, UK. They passed away on March 11, 2018.
How many credits does Ken Dodd have?
Ken Dodd has accumulated over 36 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2025.
What is Ken Dodd's background in cinema and television?
Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd was born on 8 November 1927 in a former farmhouse in Knotty Ash, a suburb of Liverpool, to Arthur Dodd and Sarah (née Gray); where his parents lived. He had an older brother, William and a younger sister, June. He went to the Knotty Ash School and sang in the local church choir of St John's Chur...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Doctor Who (1963) as Tollmaster — aged about 35
- Hamlet (1996) as Yorick — aged about 68
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self — aged about 36
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) as Mr. Mouse — aged about 71
- Blankety Blank (1979) — aged about 51
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self — aged about 50
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