Kenneth Thornett
| Kenneth Thornett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth James Thornett 19 September 1925 Lambeth, London, England |
| 💀Died | 4 January 1983 (aged 57) Kensington, London, England4 January 1983 (aged 57) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1940–1977 |
Kenneth Thornett (September 19, 1925, Lambeth, London, England – January 4, 1983, Kensington, London, England) was an English actor, who is best known for playing Police Constable Dickins in all episodes in the first series of the British television series The Adventures of Black Beauty.
Theatre
Joining a provincial tour of A Man with Red Hair, Thornett made his London debut, aged 15.[1] After touring in Blossom Time, he joined the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and was a member of the Salberg Repertory Company from 1943 to 1945.[2] before receiving his training with the Birmingham Alexandra Repertory.[3] During this time, he met fellow actress Diana Johnson, marrying her in 1946 but divorcing sometime afterwards.
Initially an estate agent, Thornett was seen by Francis L. Sullivan when playing in an amateur production of When We Are Married.[4]
As a result of a printer's error, an 'n' was omitted from Thornett's first name Kenneth. Liking the look, he decided to adopt this as his acting name for numerous of his credits.[5]
His most memorable theatrical role was as Lofty in Seagulls Over Sorrento, accepting a tour in South Africa. In 1952, he headed out to Australia alongside fellow leads Frank Taylor and Michael Anderson to appear in the Melbourne premiere.[6] Thornett spent the next three-and-a-half years working in Australian theatre before returning to England, his first work being in Grand National Night in Eastbourne[7] and then playing two leads in a nationwide tour of Separate Tables.[4] Two years later, he appeared on Broadway in The Visit.[8]
Screen
Thornett ventured into TV upon his return to the UK in the mid-1950s. Aside from Black Beauty, his appearances include ITV Play of the Week, BBC Sunday-Night Play, Edgar Wallace Mysteries, The Scales of Justice, No Hiding Place, First Night, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Sherlock Holmes, The Wednesday Play, Doctor Who, Hugh and I, Comedy Playhouse, Softly, Softly, Doctor in the House, The Troubleshooters, Doctor at Large, Please Sir!, Jack the Ripper, Love Thy Neighbour, Upstairs, Downstairs and Rosie.
In film, he is also known for playing Councillor Gordon in Burke & Hare (1972).[9]
References
- ↑ Sheerness Times Guardian. 27 June 1947. p. 2. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 June 1965. p. 10. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Playbill: The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, 14 July 1958 (pg.26)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Goodnight Mrs. Puffin programme, Strand Theatre - 1961
- ↑ "Their World A Stage". The Daily News (Perth). 8 August 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Playwright here by air for Melbourne premiere". The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney). 24 February 1952. p. 42. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Eastbourne Herald. 14 April 1956. pp. 12–13. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ The Visit broadwayworld.com
- ↑ "Burke & Hare (1972) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
External links
- Kenneth Thornett on IMDb
- Keneth Thornett/Kenneth Thornett at Theatricalia
- Kenneth Thornett's Australian theatre credits at AusStage
- Kenneth Thornett at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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