![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: September 20, 1914 in Gerrards Cross, England Death: July 12, 1982 in London, England, UK Biography:Briton "Kenneth More" had set his cap upon becoming a civil engineer, but the death of his father, which left behind a legacy of debts, ended that dream. After working as a Canadian fur trapper, More decided to give acting a try; his first professional stint was as a straight man at London's Windmill Theatre, a popular "burleycue" house specializing in smutty comics and scantily clad damsels. After serving in World War II as a naval lieutenant, More began building a reputation as a reliable leading man in both London and regional repertory. His official screen debut was 1948's "Scott of the Antarctic", though he'd played bits in a brace of '30s films. With his lead performance in "Genevieve" (1953), More established himself as a topnotch comic actor, essaying the sort of bemused, ingenuous roles that would years later become the personal property of "Hugh Grant". More won the BFA award for his... Full Biography
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