Age, Biography and Wiki
Kenneth MacDonald was born on 20 November, 1950 in Manchester, England, is an Actor, best known for playing Mike Fisher in Only Fools and Horses. Discover Kenneth MacDonald's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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Occupation |
Actor |
Age |
50 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
Born |
20 November, 1950 |
Birthday |
20 November |
Birthplace |
Manchester, England |
Date of death |
6 August, 2001 |
Died Place |
Hawaii, U.S. |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 50 years old group.
Kenneth MacDonald Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Kenneth MacDonald height not available right now. We will update Kenneth MacDonald's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Kenneth MacDonald's Wife?
His wife is Sheila MacDonald
Family |
Parents |
Bill MacDonald |
Wife |
Sheila MacDonald |
Sibling |
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Children |
2 |
Kenneth MacDonald Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kenneth MacDonald worth at the age of 50 years old? Kenneth MacDonald’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Kenneth MacDonald's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Actor |
Kenneth MacDonald Social Network
Timeline
MacDonald was born in Manchester, the son of Scottish heavyweight wrestling champion Bill MacDonald, who died of kidney failure at the age of 43 when Kenneth was 13.
He attended Xaverian College preparatory school in Fallowfield, Manchester, St Anthony's preparatory school in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, and went on to St Bernardine's Franciscan College in Buckingham, where he took part in school productions, notably The Business of Good Government, in which he played Herod, and Arsenic and Old Lace.
Ken left school at eighteen to help support his mother Emily.
He took a job at a Kellogg's cornflakes factory.
During night shifts he would perform Hamlet and other Shakespeare plays that he had learned at school, earning the nickname "Hamlet".
MacDonald also appeared in the Granada Television Rentals television adverts of the late 1970s and made a cameo appearance in one episode of Goodnight Sweetheart, playing Mr Jones alongside his Only Fools and Horses co-star Nicholas Lyndhurst.
He also appeared in an episode of The Thin Blue Line as a club owner.
MacDonald's first television role was Benny in Softly, Softly in 1972.
MacDonald featured regularly in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, running from 3 January 1974 to 3 September 1981.
It was set in the jungles of Burma and India during the Second World War and MacDonald played the character Gunner "Nobby" Clark, a member of a Royal Artillery Concert Party.
In 1975, he made a guest appearance in series 2, episode 1, of Last of the Summer Wine.
A year later he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre.
MacDonald met his wife Sheila while he was appearing in panto in Crewe in 1976.
She was the costume designer at the time.
He appeared in a 1977 episode of Dad's Army.
When he landed the part of pub landlord Mike in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Who's a Pretty Boy?" in 1983, it was initially believed to be a one-episode role.
They had two children: William (born 1986) and Charlotte (born 1989).
He also had a minor part as Jacko's brother in the BBC sitcom Brush Strokes which ran from 1986 to 1991, in which he was married to the less than faithful Gloria.
In 1992, MacDonald had a brief appearance on the Channel 4 soap Brookside as George Webb, a racist owner of a petrol station.
His character Mike in Only Fools and Horses was not killed off.
However, the character became a series regular, appearing until Christmas 1996.
Also in 1996 he played Inspector Jennings in Heartbeat series 6 episode 16.
In 1996 he played DI McCluskey in Crocodile Shoes II alongside Jimmy Nail.
When the programme was revived for three episodes from 2001, after MacDonald's death, Mike was imprisoned for trying to embezzle money from the brewery.
MacDonald died suddenly on 6 August 2001 at the age of 50 after suffering a massive heart attack while on holiday with his family in Hawaii.
Seven days after his death, MacDonald's guest appearance on BBC television drama Merseybeat was aired, with the episode dedicated to his memory.
He was buried on 16 August 2001 in Section Z, Grave 140 at Teddington Cemetery, Teddington, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.