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Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Actor · Died February 4, 2018, aged 86 · Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Kenneth Haigh was an English actor who broke new ground with his original interpretation of Jimmy Porter, in John Osborne's 1956 play "Look Back in Anger". The play was to fundamentally change English theatre and coined the phrase used to describe Osborne (and later other contemporary playwrights) by the British Press as an "Angry Young Man". The following year, Haigh took the performance to Broadway, but the already established film credentials of Richard Burton saw the lead role change hands for the 1957 film adaptation. The role of Jimmy Porter came relatively early in Haigh's career and some commentators have argued that what followed in the next 50 years was something of an anti-climax for him. Apart from Porter, one of his best known roles was that of Joe Lampton in the TV series Man at the Top (1970), and the subsequent spin-off film Man at the Top (1973). Sadly, tragedy struck Haigh in 2003 when he swallowed a bone whilst eating in a restaurant in London's Soho. Deprived of oxygen his brain function was damaged and he was confined to a nursing home up until his death in 2018.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 25, 1931
Died
February 4, 2018 (aged 86)
From
Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Kenneth Haigh's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Power
26%
Bonds
20%
Survival
14%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Cold
3
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kenneth Haigh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenneth Haigh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shuttlecock(1991)

    as Doctor Quinn

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shuttlecock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dr. Quinn

  • Maigret(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Judge Jeffreys

  • Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ben Jonson

  • The Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Captain Steiner

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dispatches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • George Grosz: Enemy of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as George Grosz

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddie Galt

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A State of Emergency(1986)

    as Nathan Weis

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Polynices

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Steiner

  • Wild Geese II(1985)

    as Col. Reed-Henry

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Night Train to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Cousin Milton/Cousin Homer

  • Troilus & Cressida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Achilles

  • Lady Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as George Joseph Smith

  • Feelifax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as roger

  • Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as David Austin

  • The Bitch(1979)

    as Arnold Rinstead

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as George

  • Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as David Austin

  • A Good Human Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Davies

  • Hazlitt in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as William Hazlitt

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1976)

    as Archdeacon Claude Frollo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tom

  • Robin and Marian(1976)

    as Sir Ranulf

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jemmy Earle

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

  • Wessex Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Barnet

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Jorge Vega

  • Man at the Top(1973)

    as Joe Lampton

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Creditors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gustave

  • Eagle in a Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Napoleon Bonaparte

  • The Search for the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sir Richard Francis Burton

  • Journey to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Dirk Brogan

  • Man at the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 23 episodes · as Joe Lampton

  • A Lovely Way to Die(1968)

    as Jonathan Fleming

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Hauptmann

  • The Voices in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Leitch

  • The Deadly Affair(1967)

    as Bill Appleby

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Last Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as William

  • Knock on Any Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Martin

  • And Did Those Feet ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Narrator

  • Weekend at Dunkirk(1964)

    as Atkins

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Leitch

  • A Hard Day's Night(1964)

    as Simon Marshall (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Watcyn Jones

  • Cleopatra(1963)

    as Brutus

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Stryker of the Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Zoo Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jerry

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Insp. Harry Roberts

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Juan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as William Decker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ten Little Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Philip Lombard

  • High Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Anthony 'Tony' Winchester

  • Saint Joan(1957)

    as Brother Martin Ladvenu

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Emile · as Gustave · as Harry

  • My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tony Ward Black

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as John Bedford · as Mr. Costain

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Companions in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as John Kendall

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Devry

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1948 to 2020; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Cleopatra (1963)

$58M worldwide

Highest rated

Cleopatra (1963)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

19482020

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1957Screen debut· Saint Joan

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s16 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s4 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kenneth Haigh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Bitch (1979)

74th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kenneth Haigh's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kenneth Haigh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenneth Haigh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry Andrews shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers