Kenneth Griffith (born Kenneth Reginald Griffiths, 12 October 1921 â€"
25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker.He was born
Kenneth Griffiths in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. His parents
separated and left Tenby six months after his birth, leaving him with
his paternal grandparents, Emily and Ernest, who adopted him. His
grandparents were staunch Wesleyan Methodists who taught him to
question everything; he attended the local Wesleyan Methodist chapel
three times every Sunday, and became a lively rugby union
scrum-half.He passed the 11-plus and attended Greenhill Grammar School
in Tenby, where he met English literature teacher Evelyn Ward, who
recognised his writing and acting talent. Before Kenneth left school,
his headmaster J. T. Griffith suggested that he drop the "s" from his
surname so it would sound less English.
25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker.He was born
Kenneth Griffiths in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. His parents
separated and left Tenby six months after his birth, leaving him with
his paternal grandparents, Emily and Ernest, who adopted him. His
grandparents were staunch Wesleyan Methodists who taught him to
question everything; he attended the local Wesleyan Methodist chapel
three times every Sunday, and became a lively rugby union
scrum-half.He passed the 11-plus and attended Greenhill Grammar School
in Tenby, where he met English literature teacher Evelyn Ward, who
recognised his writing and acting talent. Before Kenneth left school,
his headmaster J. T. Griffith suggested that he drop the "s" from his
surname so it would sound less English.
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