Ken Sedd obit

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Ken Sedd was an English actor and stuntman possibly best known for his work with Benny Hill on "The Benny Hill Show."

Born as Kenneth Seddington on October 26, 1939, he started out as a stunt man with work on "The Sweeney" as well as acting work in bit parts in episodes of the TV shows "Adam Adamant Lives!" and "Softly Softly" before meeting Benny Hill during the years of his TV series at the BBC. The first time he met Benny was at a casting where he was asked by his agent to attend where a famous comedian would be present to select someone for double work. He went to a local hall in London where he was asked to stand around the edge of the hall with about 250 others. Benny walked in took a look around, pointed at Ken and that was that, the beginning of a 25 year relationship that turned into a good friendship. He went on to appear in "Z Cars," "Doomwatch," "Upstairs, Downstairs," "Doctor Who", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Two Ronnies." His most notable sketch in "The Two Ronnies" was as Edgar Whitlow in the 1982 Christmas special sketch, "The Tree."

For twenty-five years, Sedd stunt-doubled or stood in for Benny Hill in his movies and TV show at Thames TV, particularly in scenes where Benny played one or more characters. He later started appearing as a sketch player in his own right, often playing several characters in one sketch. Among his roles, he has played a tavern owner, photographer and victim of a fire in the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade, a racer and a hitch-hiker in the Grand Wheelchair Rally, a criminal and a patient in a Wonder-Gran sketch and an an opined boyfriend in Stupid Cupid.

In later years, his interest in UFO's and sci-fi led him into becoming a director of the International UFO Congress. His other love was athletics, and he ended up coaching Ade Made to the 1984 Olympic 200m final, where Ade became the youngest to ever to run in that race at 17, still a record today and something of which he was very proud.

Sadly, Ken suffered from Parkinson's Disease in his final years, and he passed away on January 9, 2021. He is survived by his devoted wife, three children and five grandchildren, all of whom are immensely proud of his career and the great things he accomplished in his life.

Actor

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (2006)

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years

7.6

Video

Various

2006

 

Doctor Who: Shada (1992)

Doctor Who: Shada

7.5

Video

Young Scientist (uncredited)

1992

 

Video Spotlight (1985)

Video Spotlight

8.2

Video

Various Characters (uncredited)

1985

 

Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1969)

The Benny Hill Show

7.6

TV Series

Various Roles

Various Characters

Tavern Owner

1969–1984

21 episodes

 

Dick Emery and Tony Selby in Jack of Diamonds (1983)

Jack of Diamonds

6.6

TV Series

Servant (as Kenneth Sedd)

1983

1 episode

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Party Guest

Supervisor

Argolin Guide (uncredited) ...

1968–1983

16 episodes

 

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in The Two Ronnies (1971)

The Two Ronnies

7.8

TV Series

Edgar Whitlow (as Kenneth Sedd)

1982

1 episode

 

Sorry! (1981)

Sorry!

6.7

TV Series

2nd Candidate (as Kenneth Sedd)

1982

1 episode

 

John Cleese, John Barron, Richard Griffiths, Peter Jones, David Kelly, Bruce Montague, and Barry Morse in Whoops Apocalypse (1982)

Whoops Apocalypse

7.2

TV Series

Liberace (uncredited)

1982

1 episode

 

Benny Hill's Video Revue (1981)

Benny Hill's Video Revue

7.8

Video

1981

 

Brian Blessed, Diana Dors, Sinéad Cusack, Don Henderson, Freddie Jones, Nyree Dawn Porter, Robert Powell, and Dennis Waterman in Thriller (1973)

Thriller

7.8

TV Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1975

1 episode

 

Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)

Public Eye

8.5

TV Series

Man (uncredited)

1975

1 episode

 

Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

Upstairs, Downstairs

8.4

TV Series

Saxophonist (uncredited)

1974

1 episode

 

Benny Hill in The Best of Benny Hill (1974)

The Best of Benny Hill

7.1

Lower Tidmarsh Tavern Proprietor

Various (as Ted Senton)

1974

 

Ronnie Corbett and Rosemary Leach in The Prince of Denmark (1974)

The Prince of Denmark

5.9

TV Series

Rugby Player

1974

1 episode

 

A Thinking Man as Hero (1973)

A Thinking Man as Hero

TV Movie

(as Kenneth Sedd)

1973

 

Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch (1970)

Doomwatch

7.2

TV Series

Man in Club

Barman

Man

1970–1972

6 episodes

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

Dominoes Player

Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)

1971

2 episodes

 

Eddie in August (1970)

Eddie in August

7.2

TV Movie

Extra (uncredited)

1970

 

Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1955)

The Benny Hill Show

7.7

TV Series

Various Roles (as Kedd Senton)

1968

1 episode

 

Robin Stewart in Softly Softly (1966)

Softly Softly

7.0

TV Series

PC Evans (as Kedd Senton)

1968

1 episode

 

Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)

Adam Adamant Lives!

7.0

TV Series

S.S. Guard

TA Soldier

1966–1967

2 episodes

 

Archive Footage

Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (1982)

Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow

7.7

Video

Various Characters (archive footage, uncredited)

1982