Ken Hutchison

Ken Hutchison (born 1948) is a Scottish actor.^[1] He may be best known for his role in the controversial Sam Peckinpah film Straw Dogs.^[2] In 1980, he appeared as Brickett in National Pelmet, the Series 2 opener of critically acclaimed drama Minder (TV series).^[3] He appeared as the lead villain's henchmen in the eighties fantasy film Ladyhawke directed by Richard Donner.^[4] He also starred in the acclaimed Play for Today Just a Boys' Game.^[5] Hutchison costarred with Robert Mitchum in The Wrath of God (1972), where The New York Times noted the performance of "the fine Ken Hutchison".^[6]

Selected filmography

• Groupie Girl (1970)
• Straw Dogs (1971)
• The Wrath of God (1972)
• Deadly Strangers (1974)
• Sweeney 2 (1978)
• Wuthering Heights (1978) (BBC TV serial: as Heathcliff)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
• Masada (1981)
• A Captain's Tale (1982)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Ladyhawke (1985)
• Blonde Fist (1991)

External links

• Ken Hutchison at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. "Ken Hutchison". BFI.
2. Mark Kermode. "A wild bunch in Cornwall". the Guardian.
3. "Minder". RadioTimes.
4. Tom Hutchinson. "Ladyhawke". RadioTimes.
5. http://www.tvcream.co.uk/?p=7707
6. "Movie Review - The Wrath of God - Screen: Ralph Nelson's 'Wrath of God' - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. line feed character in |title= at position 15 (help)