Kenneth Watson (actor)

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Kenneth Murray Watson
Watson in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
(1931-11-16)16 November 1931London, England
21 July 1998(1998-07-21) (aged 66)
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Kenneth Murray Watson (16 November 1931 – 21 July 1998) was a British television actor.

Watson was born in London, England on 16 November 1931.

Watson is best known for playing Brian Blair in soap opera Take the High Road from 1980 to 1990, Ralph Lancaster in Coronation Street from 1975 to 1980 and Detective Inspector Scott in Dixon of Dock Green from 1972 to 1973.

Watson appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space as Bill Duggan, and was also booked to play a farmer in a later serial The Time Monster but was replaced by George Lee. In film, possibly his most memorable role was also Doctor Who related, with a supporting role in the Peter Cushing vehicle Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..

He also appeared in a recurring roles as Tom Brierley in Mill of Secrets and as Detective Inspector Ian McGovern in Crown Court. He also played numerous minor roles in various sitcoms.

Later in his career, Watson was involved in writing and script editing, with credits including From Inner Space, The Westerners, Fancy That and The Bill.

Watson had a wife, Joan; and two children, Kate and Jamie. He died from pancreatic cancer on 21 July 1998, at the age of 66.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	First Men in the Moon	Second Reporter (uncredited)
1966	Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.	Craddock
1973	Nothing But the Night	Jamie
1977	Blind Man's Bluff	Mr. Hunter

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Inner Space
	The Westerners
	Fancy That
	The Bill

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