English actor Kenneth Waller was born on November 5, 1927 in northern England in Yorkshire. He served in the Royal Air Force of Great Britain. Soon after the service, he got a job as an auctioneer. However, always interested in theater, acting, he soon found himself on the stage of the local branch of the Oxford Drama Theater and moved to London for permanent residence.
Musical participation
Kenneth Waller was a big fan of classical and choral music, he sang well, played the piano beautifully. Thanks to his talent, the future actor made his debut in 1957 in the musical Free as Air (“Free as Air”). He was also part of Give A Dog A Bone (“Give the dog a bone”). He successfully participated in many other productions. Kenneth was very fond of the stage and successfully toured with the theater until 1989. Well-known conductor Carl Davis wrote for Waller a special concert play, The Diary of a Duck.
Films with Kenneth Waller
The first appearance of the actor on television took place in 1955 in an episodic role in the drama series Dixon of Dock Green ("Dixon from Doc Green"). The filmography of Kenneth Waller has about 35 films and series, but these were small episodes, modest roles, many of which did not bring the actor great popularity. For example, such:
- Room at the Top ("Room on the top floor", 1959);
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ("Puff-puff, oh, oh, oh," 1968);
- Scrooge (Scrooge, 1970);
- Fiddler on the Roof (The Violinist on the Roof, 1971);
- Carry On Behind (Continue, 1975);
- Big Deal (The Big Deal, 1984);
- Crossroads ("Crossroads", 1964);
- Doctor Who ("Doctor Who", 1977);
- All Creatures Great and Small (1980) and others.
Today's viewers are watching the next season of the newly released series Doctor Who, whose main character is constantly appearing in new images. Waller participated in this story back in 1977. His last television work was dubbing the cartoon Romuald the Reindeer (Romuald the Reindeer, 1996). In this picture, the actor voiced the character of Grandpa Evie.
Most of all, Kenneth was remembered for the roles of hilarious old men played in popular British sitcoms:
- Are You Being Served? (“Are you being served?”, From 1972 to 1985, Waller joined the game from 1981) - the role of old Mr. Grace.
- Bread (from 1986 to 1991) - the role of grandfather.
His phrase “Where is my tea?”, Uttered in the movie, became winged.
The personal life of the actor and the departure from life
Despite his television fame, Waller Kenneth was always attached to his homeland of Yorkshire. He was proud to retain his accent and many friends in the Huddersfield Choral Society. The personal life of the actor has always been covered in a veil of secrecy. We only know that Waller was not married. He died on January 28, 2000 at the age of 72 in London, after a short illness.