Godfrey Kenton
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Godfrey William Kenton (April 13, 1902 - April 27, 1998)[1] was a stage actor, making only rare appearances on big and small screen.[2] He also made three two-year periods with the BBC Drama Repertory Company, the first being in World War II.[1] During the second, in 1955 and 1956, he was cast as Aragorn in Terence Tiller's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.[3] In the second half, of 1956, he also provided the voice of Mablung.[4]
Roles[edit | edit source]
- 1955: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Episode 3: "Aragorn" - Aragorn
- Episode 4: "Many Meetings" - Aragorn
- Episode 5: "The Moria Gate" - Aragorn
- Episode 6: "The Breaking of the Fellowship" - Aragorn
- 1956: The Lord of the Rings
- Episode 1: "Fangorn" - Aragorn
- Episode 2: "Rohan and Isengard" - Aragorn
- Episode 3: "Into the Dark" - Mablung
- Episode 4: "The Siege of Gondor" - Aragorn
- Episode 5: "Minas Tirith and Mount Doom" - Aragorn
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Bebb "Obituary: Godfrey Kenton", published in The Independent, May 15, 1998
- ↑ Godfrey Kenton at IMDb
- ↑ Radio Times, Volume 129, No. 1672, November 25, 1955
- ↑ Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1725, November 30, 1956
