Ken Russell
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-07-03 (84 years old)
Deathday
2011-11-27
Place of Birth
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known As
Alfred Russell
Alf Russell
Ken Russell
Biography
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being over-obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often about famous composers, or based on other works of art which he adapts loosely. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he did creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning romantic drama Women in Love (1969), the no...
Acting
1991
as Waiter (uncredited)
1983
1987
as Tourist
2006
as Self
1975
as Cripple (uncredited)
2006
as Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
1977
as Rex Ingram (uncredited)
1966
as Captain Patterson
1988
as Cappadocian
2000
as Self
2002
as Dr. Calahari
2007
as Santa
1995
1996
2009
as Roman Senator
1972
as Passenger getting off train in station (uncredited)
1995
as Mr. Kirsch
2010
as Russell Miegs
2000
as Ken
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1996
as Self
1966
as Himself
2006
as Himself
1988
as Himself
2012
as Self
1986
2007
as Self (archive footage)
1990
as Walter
1995
as Self
2012
as Self (archive footage)
1968
as Priest
2005
as The Man In Nightgown
1988
as Police Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1961
as Hood
1966
1992
as Sir Arnold Bax
2010
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as god
1997
2025
as (archival footage)
2002
as Narrator (voice)
2003
as Self
Production
1964
as Director
1967
as Director
1975
as Director
1975
as Screenplay
1975
as Producer
1988
as Producer
1988
as Director
1988
as Screenplay
1991
as Director
1997
1980
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
1987
as Director
1984
as Director
1989
as Screenplay
1989
as Director
2006
as Director
1977
as Director
1971
as Producer
1969
as Director
1975
as Director
1975
as Screenplay
1988
as Director
1988
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1974
as Director
1974
as Writer
1991
as Screenplay
1991
as Camera Operator
1972
as Director
2002
as Director
1968
as Director
1967
as Director
1998
as Director
1998
as Producer
2007
as Writer
2007
as Director
1992
as Writer
1970
as Director
1958
as Director
1962
as Director
1996
as Director
1996
as Writer
1996
as Director
2009
as Director
1991
as Director
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
1972
as Producer
1964
as Director
1964
as Writer
1997
1960
as Director
1962
as Director
2004
as Writer
2004
as Director
2004
as Producer
1971
as Producer
2000
as Director
2000
as Screenplay
2002
as Editor
2002
as Writer
2002
as Producer
2002
as Cinematography
1960
as Director
1983
as Director
1983
as Producer
1983
1961
as Director
1962
as Director
1959
as Director
1962
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Screenplay
1965
as Scenario Writer
1965
as Director
2016
as Thanks
1956
as Director
1966
1965
as Director
1960
as Director
1961
as Director
1961
as Director
1959
as Director
1966
as Director
1966
as Producer
1959
as Director
1990
as Director
1959
as Director
1961
as Director
1956
as Director
1960
as Director
1962
as Director
1985
as Director
1966
1995
as Director
1983
as Director
1989
1988
as Writer
1988
as Director
2005
as Director
1961
as Director
1968
as Writer
1993
as Writer
1977
as Screenplay
1965
as Scenario Writer
1965
as Producer
1995
as Director
1993
as Director
1989
2007
as Director
1987
as Writer
1987
as Director
1992
as Director
2002
as Director
1989
as Director
2006
as Choreographer
2006
2006
2006
as Director of Photography
2006
1971
as Producer
1989
1995
as Teleplay
1990
2009
as Screenplay
1959
as Director
1958
as Story
1958
as Cinematography
1958
as Writer
1960
as Director
1989
as Producer
1959
as Director
1990
as Director
1958
as Director
1970
as Writer
1960
as Writer
2002
as Producer
2002
1962
as Writer
1989
as Original Film Writer
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