Kenneth Connor On film, "Carry On Teacher". On occasion he appeared in "The Goon Show", standing in for regular cast members struck down by illness. He also appeared in the anarchic, Goon-style TV series "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956) and "A Show Called Fred" (1956). In 1955, Connor gained a small role in the film "The Ladykillers" (1955) as a taxi driver. In 1958, he was cast in the first "Carry On" film, "Carry On Sergeant", and became one of the regular cast in the series, appearing in seventeen of the original thirty films and many of the associated television productions.
Kenneth Branagh and one of the highest profile actors and filmmakers in contemporary British popular culture, Branagh appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK. In October 2017, it was announced that Branagh would be conferred with the Freedom of the City of Belfast. The honour was officially conferred on him by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Nuala McAllister, at a ceremony in the Ulster Hall, Belfast, on 30 January 2018. Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor, director, producer, and screenwriter from Belfast in Northern Ireland. Branagh