Kenneth Parry (born 20th June 1930 in Wigan, died 5th December 2007 in Camden, London) played two roles on Coronation Street: in July and August 1961 he appeared as Orinoco Club owner Sam Johnson; and he made a return to the programme in April 1977 as Rita Littlewood's agent Benny Stone.
In between these roles, he appeared as an Astronomer in Thunderfinger - Part 1, an episode of Pardon the Expression in 1966 and as Billy Houghton in You Can't Get Out Of The Wood, an episode of Turn out the Lights in 1967 - both Street spin-offs.
He appeared in many films and television series from the 1950s to the 1990s. Among the series he had roles in were No Hiding Place, Z Cars, The Wednesday Play, Hazell and made twenty-one appearances in Children's Ward as Jack Crossley. He also appeared in two roles in The Avengers and was offered the role of John Steed's boss "Mother" in 1967 for a single appearance but turned it down. The part instead went to Patrick Newell and it became a regular role in the programme's final season.
On stage, he appeared in productions of Monsieur Lautrec, Nil Carborundum, The Apple Cart, Amadeus, The Knocky (as Kenneth Parry) and Dear Brutus.
