Kenneth Connor fellow "Carry On" stars Sid James and Esma Cannon in the comedy film "What a Carve Up!" In fact, in the 1959 – 1961 period, he was one of the most prominent leading men in British comedy films. As well as "What a Carve Up!" and the "Carry On" films, other films he starred in during this period included "Watch Your Stern" (1960), "Nearly a Nasty Accident" (1961) and the "Dentist" films. In 1960, he appeared as various characters in the "Four Feather Falls" puppet series. Connor had a good tenor voice, which he occasionally used to good effect, such
Carry On (franchise) original actors Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor and Joan Sims, with Sims filling in the role of matron that was previously held by Hattie Jacques. The end of the film was going to be a tribute to Jacques, with Sims turning around a photograph of the actress and asking "Well, did I do alright?" (the script is included in the book "The Lost Carry Ons"). Production was scheduled to begin in June 1988, but the deaths of Williams and Hawtrey (in April and October 1988 respectively), combined with a budget of £1.5 million which was