
Ken Campbell
- Date of Birth: 1941-12-10
- Date of Death: 2008-08-31
- Place of Birth: Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Biography
Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of Bri... Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English writer, actor, director and comedian known for his work in experimental theatre.He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre." Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man of the fringe, though without ever discarding his inner enfant terrible." The Times labelled Campbell a one-man whirlwind of comic and surreal performance. The Guardian, in a posthumous tribute, judged him to be "one of the most original and unclassifiable talents in the British theatre of the past half-century. A genius at producing shows on a shoestring and honing the improvisational capabilities of the actors who were brave enough to work with him." The artistic director of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse said, "He was the door through which many hundreds of kindred souls entered a madder, braver, brighter, funnier and more complex universe."

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Documentary, Drama, Music, TV Movie • 1985 April

The Story of Pantomime
• 1976 December

Phoelix
• 1979 August

Dooley Gardens
• 1999 March

Uncle Silas
Thriller, Horror • 1968 November

The Last Window Cleaner
TV Movie, Drama, Comedy • 1979 February

In the Secret State
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie • 1985 March

The Moon Over Soho
• 1985 August

Darkest England
• 1988 April

Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life
• 2004 January