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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Clifford Kershaw

Biography:

An actor and Oldham market trader of linens, Clifford Kershaw starred in a series of films and TV serials set mainly in the North of England throughout the 1970s including Coronation Street and several Mike Leigh productions.

Known For

Acting

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)

1979

1978

Sweeney 2 as Gloria's Father

1977

The Kiss of Death as Mr Gartside
Pit Strike as Len

1976

Bill Brand as Frank Hilton

1975

Early to Bed as Mr. Hughes
Three Men in a Boat as Irate Man
The Ash Tree as The Witchfinder
Sunset Across the Bay as Man in tearoom
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts as Mr. Rachels
The Sweeney as Fred Booth
Days of Hope as Tom Matthews

1974

Love Affair as Ransome

1973

Hard Labour as Mr. Thornley
Shut Down as Durban

1971

A Ghost Story for Christmas as The Witchfinder