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    BornKenneth Reginald Griffiths · 12 October 1921 · Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Died25 June 2006 (aged 84) · London, England
    Spouse(s)Joan Stock (divorced) · Doria Noar (divorced) · Carol Hagar (divorced)
    Children5
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    Early life

    He was born Kenneth Griffiths in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. His parents separated and left Tenby six months after his birth, leaving him with his paternal grandparents, Emily and Ernest, who adopted hi… See more

    Career

    Griffith left school and moved to Cambridge in 1937, taking a job at an ironmonger's weighing nails. This lasted only a day, and proved to be the only job he ever had outside the acting world. Also in 1937, he made his fir… See more

    Documentaries and political activity

    In 1965, Huw Wheldon and the director of BBC2, David Attenborough, asked Griffith if he would like to make a film for the BBC on any subject that he chose. This resulted in a series of BBC films on subjects as diverse as the … See more

    Personal life

    Griffith was married and divorced three times, and had five children:
    • Joan Stock (one son)
    • Doria Noar (one daughter, actress/theatre historian Eva Griffith )… See more

    Death and burial

    Griffith died in London on 25 June 2006, aged 84. His coffin was decorated with the flags of Wales, Israel and the Irish tricolour. Griffith was interred beside his grandparents, Emily and Ernest in the churchyar… See more

    Legacy

    Tenby Museum and Art Gallery in Pembrokeshire houses an archive of Griffith's papers and documentaries, and a cabinet containing a collection of personal memorabilia. See more

    Filmography

    • Channel Incident (1940) as Johnnie
    • The Farmer's Wife (1941) as George Smerdon
    • Love on the Dole (1941) as Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall (uncredited)… See more

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