An actor and Oldham market trader of linens, Clifford Kershaw starred in a series of films and TV serials set mainly in the North of England throughout the 1970s including Coronation Street and several Mike Leigh productions.

Filmography

• 1979All Day on the Sands
• Scorpion Tales — Jack
• 1978Sweeney 2 — Gloria's Father
• 1977Pit Strike — Len
• 1977The Kiss of Death — Mr Gartside
• 1977The Testing of Eric Olthwaite — Mayor
• Bill Brand — Frank Hilton
• 1976It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet — Kendall
• Days of Hope — Tom Matthews
• 1975Early to Bed — Mr. Hughes
• 1975Mrs. Acland's Ghosts — Mr. Rachels
• 1975Sunset Across the Bay — Man in tearoom
• 1975The Ash Tree — The Witchfinder
• The Sweeney — Fred Booth
• 1975Three Men in a Boat — Irate Man
• 1975Wednesday Love — Billy
• David Copperfield — Creakle
• 1974Love Affair — Ransome
• Playhouse — Mr. Rachels
• 1973Hard Labour — Mr. Thornley
• Last of the Summer Wine — Salesman
• 1973Shut Down — Durban
• A Ghost Story for Christmas — The Witchfinder

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays — Self (archive footage)