Kenneth Wilkes was born in Buckinghamshire, England on
October 9, 1923, and raised in London. He served in the British Army in Italy
and Iraq during the Second World War and was the proud recipient of three
military service medals. After graduating from theatre school and performing in
London-area theatres, he moved to Canada in 1957. Within one year he received
the Best Actor Award at the Dominion Drama Festival for his performance as
Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. The curtain had been raised on a distinguished
career in theatre, film, radio drama and television that would span half a
century. Kenny died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of cancer on March 12, 2017. He
appeared as Curry in the Euro-western TV series ‘The Campbells’ in 1986.
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