Ken Sedd
{{Short description|English actor (1939–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_name = Kenneth Alan Seddington
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1939|10|26}}
| birth_place = Heston, Middlesex, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|1|9|1939|10|26}}
| death_place = Camberley, Surrey, England
| occupation = Actor; stuntman
| spouse = Innis Rockall (1965–2021; his death)
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Kenneth Alan Seddington (26 October 1939 – 9 January 2021), better known as Ken Sedd, was an English character actor, best known for his various comedic roles in the sketches on The Benny Hill Show from 1969 to 1984.[http://www.runstop.de/whoshow18.html Who's Who of The Benny Hill Show] Sedd was also a professional stuntman, performing stunts for Benny Hill over the course of 25 years.
Life and career
Sedd was born in October 1939 in Heston, Middlesex as Kenneth Alan Seddington. His best known roles were in the sketches on the long-running series The Benny Hill Show. Other notables appearances included Softly Softly, Adam Adamant Lives! and Doctor Who.[https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&dq=ken+sedd&pg=PA41 Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2 (1985), pg. 41]
Sedd died in Camberley, Surrey on 9 January 2021, at the age of 81.[https://www.forevermissed.com/kenneth-alab-seddington/about Kenneth Alan Seddington 1946–2021] He was survived by his wife and three children.[https://soundcloud.com/user-641157658/obituaries-part-2/s-KuLvgzRARJr?in=user-641157658/sets/equity-magazine-spring-summer//s-7QSCyLYo5gJ Equity Magazine Spring/Summer 2021, pg. 41: Obituaries]
Selected filmography
- The Benny Hill Show (1969–1984) – various roles
- The Two Ronnies (1982) – Edgar Whitlow
- Whoops Apocalypse (1982) – Liberace
- Doctor Who (1968–1980) – various roles
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1974) – Saxophonist
- Doomwatch (1970–1972) – various roles
- Z-Cars (1971) – various roles
- Softly Softly (1968) – PC Evans
- Adam Adamant Lives! (1966–1967) – various roles
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0781242|name=Ken Sedd}}
- [https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=42968 Aveleyman: Ken Sedd]
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:English male television actors