Kenneth Kent was born in Liverpool on the 20th of April 1892, the son of Charles Kent who had a distinguished career of more than 30 years on stage. Charles Kent entered the film industry in its earliest stages--his debut, as far as is known, was in 1908 in Macbeth (1908)). He was not only an actor but a director, and guided many upper-echelon films for Vitagraph, often starring in them was and one of the first directors to use close-ups creatively, for which he was savaged by contemporary critics. Kenneth studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Gower Street, London and as a RADA-trained character actor, he was on stage from 1912. His film appearances were sparse and as a film actor was most notable for his portrayal of Inspector Hanaud in the British detective drama film 'At the Villa Rose' (1940) as the friendly French detective depicted in a series of novels by A. E. W. Mason, and as the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in the 1948 film 'Idol of Paris'. He also appeared in the war films Dangerous Moonlight (1941) and Night Train to Munich (1940), his first film in which he played Controller.
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| L-R Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid, C.V. France and Kenneth Kent |
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| Both stills from 'Night Train To Munich' |
Other films he appeared in are 'Queer Cargo' and 'Luck of the Navy (1938) both alongside Judy Kelly, 'House of Mystery' (1940) again alongside Judy Kelly, 'The House of the Arrow' (1940) alongside Diana Churchill and the TV movie, 'The Shop at Sly Corner' alongside the Welsh actor Kenneth Griffiths. His final film was the British crime film, 'A Time To Kill' with Jack Watling and Rona Anderson.
Kenneth died on the 17th of November 1963 in London.
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