- Ken Morley
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name = Ken Morley
birthname = Ken Morley
birthdate = Birth date and age|1943|01|17|mf=y
birthplace =Chorley ,Lancashire ,England
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occupation =Television actor
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website =Ken Morley is a beaming, balding, rotund British
comedian andactor who shot to stardom asReg Holdsworth in "Coronation Street ". He played the role from 1989 until quitting the show in 1995. Between 1988 and 1991, he was a regular in the BBC sitcom "'Allo 'Allo ", playing General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, and later guest starred as the Nazi captain Vorheese in theRed Dwarf episode Stoke Me A Clipper. He has since starred in the sitcom "Hardware". In 2005, he was one of the celebrities taking part in the popular ITV1 reality series "Celebrity Fit Club". Ken also starred in the Safestyle UK double glazing adverts before being replaced by a lesser known actor.He is currently appearing as
US Vice-President Dick Cheney on theChannel 4 satirical show "Bremner, Bird and Fortune ".The actor has been associated with several criminal incidents against him in recent years; it was reported in October 2007 that his wife had been attacked during an armed raid on their house [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7032214.stm] , and five years earlier, in 2002, he was the victim of a mugging by a group of youths who stole his trademark glasses. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1963673.stm BBC News | ENGLAND | Former Street star attacked ] ]
A car collector, his current collection includes:
*1956 Ford Fairlane
*1959 pinkCadillac Coupe de Ville [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19960728/ai_n14452925 MY STAR CAR | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]
*Two 1970sCadillac Fleetwood Brougham - one since sold [ [http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=search&makeID=155 Cadillac - Used Cars on Carzone.ie - New & Used Cars in Ireland ] ]
*MG ZT V8References
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