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 Sergeant who went on to be part of the regular team in the series, were Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Terry Scott. This successful first film was screened to the trade and cinema-bookers on 1 August 1958 after which some regional screenings were held from 31 August including Aberdeen & Birmingham. It wasn’t until 19 September 1958 that it received its London cinema release at the Plaza, and then the film rolled out nationwide on general release from 20 September onwards. The soundtrack music was played by the Band of the Coldstream Guards, conducted by the composer.