- Kenneth Cope
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Kenneth Cope (musician) ."Kenneth Cope (born on14 April 1931 inLiverpool ) is an Englishactor .He is most famous for his leading role in "
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) " (1969-1970) as the late private eyeMarty Hopkirk oppositeMike Pratt 's very much alive Jeff Randall. He had previously starred in "Coronation Street " as the shady Jed Stone (between 1961 and 1966, and in 2008), and had a regular role in the influential satirical series "That Was The Week That Was " (1962-1963). He also starred in an episode of Minder as newly freed jailbird Arthur Stubbs.He played
Subutai in the 1965 film of the life ofGenghis Khan , and in the same year "Dateline Diamonds " playing Lester Benson. He also took leading roles in twoCarry On films . In "Carry On At Your Convenience " (1971) he played Vic Spanner, the obnoxious shop steward central to the film's trade union and industrial problems storyline and rival in the film's romantic sub plot. In "Carry On Matron " (1972) he took the more sympathetic role of Cyril Carter, the son of a thief who is forced to impersonate a female nurse as part of his father's attempt to rob a maternity hospital. Once there Cyril finds love with a real nurse.He later appeared in the "
Doctor Who " story ("Warriors' Gate " in 1981), and guest starred in four episodes of "Casualty".In 1997 played dodgy ex copper
Charlie Fairclough alongsideDavid Jason in an episode ofA Touch Of Frost entitledTrue Confessions .From 1999 to 2002 he starred as
Ray Hilton in theChannel Four soap opera "Brookside ".He
married actressRenny Lister in 1961 and they have three children. They met when Renny worked on "Coronation Street".His daughter
Martha Cope is also anactress , his sons Nick Cope and Mark Cope were members of the rock groupThe Candyskins .He was offered a cameo role in the
Vic Reeves -Bob Mortimer revival of "Randall and Hopkirk", but turned it down. He did, however, provide the foreword to a "Randall and Hopkirk" retrospective book (by Geoff Tibballs), published in 1994.Cope's Coronation Street character Jed Stone, returned to the ITV soap 42 years after absence. He appeared as part of a storyline involving property developer
Tony Gordon .External links
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* [http://www.mike-pratt.co.uk Mike Pratt and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]
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