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Latest revision as of 00:53, 4 November 2024
Kenneth Watson (16 November 1931 – 21 July 1998) was a British television actor.[1] He is best known for playing Brian Blair in Take the High Road in the 1980s, Ralph Lancaster in Coronation Street from 14 May 1975 to 13 February 1980 and DI Scott in Dixon of Dock Green from 1972-3, together with numerous minor roles in various sitcoms.[2]
Watson was born in London, England in November 1931.
He appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space as Bill Duggan, and was also booked to play a farmer in a later serial The Time Monster but was replaced by George Lee.[3] In film, possibly his most memorable role was also Doctor Who related, with a supporting role in the Peter Cushing vehicle Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..[4]
Watson had a wife, Joan; and two children, Kate and Jamie. He died from pancreatic cancer on 21 July 1998, at the age of 66.
Partial filmography
[edit]- First Men in the Moon (1964) - Second Reporter (uncredited)
- Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) - Craddock
- Nothing But the Night (1973) - Jamie
- Blind Man's Bluff (1977) - Mr. Hunter
- Sky Pirates (1977) - Police Sergeant
- Mathspy (1988) - Narrator
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenneth Watson". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Watson". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Wheel in Space - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)". Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.