Ken Foree Biography (1941-)

Full name, Kentotis Alvin Foree; born October 9, 1941, in Indiana. Addresses: Agent: Mike Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt & Frazier Talent Agency, Inc.,5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 9, 1941; Indiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Honey, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Universal, 1976
Peter Washington, Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead," Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film Distribution, 1978
Black sportsman, The Wanderers, Orion, 1979
(Uncredited) One of the Pittsburgh Pythons, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, United Artists, 1979
Little John, Knightriders (also known as George A. Romero's "Knightriders"), United Film Distribution, 1981
Himself, Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (documentary; alsoknown as Dario Argento's "World of Horror"), Vidmark Entertainment, 1985
Big Joke, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Columbia, 1986
Leroy "Bubba" Brown, From Beyond (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's "From Beyond"), Empire Pictures, 1986
Deputy Brown, Terror Squad, Manson International Pictures, 1987
Harley Trueblood, Viper, Fries Entertainment, 1988
Marvin, Death Spa (also known as Witch Bitch), MPI Home Video, 1988
The Kiss, 1988
Acardi, Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge, Fries Distribution, 1989
Detective Charlie Gates, True Blood, Fries Entertainment, 1989
Himself, Document of the Dead (documentary), Roy Frumkes Productions, 1989
Benny, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (also known as TCM 3 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre), New Line Cinema, 1990
Buckley, Down the Drain, Ascot Video, 1990
Emcee, Without You I'm Nothing, MCEG Productions, 1990
J. B., Taking Care of Business (also known as Filofax), Buena Vista, 1990
Billy, Hangfire, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1991
Del Roy Gaines, Diplomatic Immunity, Fries Distribution, 1991
Oliver, Night of the Warrior, Trimark Pictures, 1991
Eddie "Silver" Turner, Joshua Tree (also known as Army of One), LIVE Entertainment, 1993
Detective Rolands, Sleepstalker (also known as Sleepstalker: The Sandman's Last Rites), Prism Pictures, 1995
Byron Styles, The Devil's Due at Midnight, 2004
Televangelist, Dawn of the Dead, Universal, 2004
Charlie Altamont, The Devil's Rejects (also known as The Devil's Rejects: House of 1000 Corpses 2), Lions Gate Films, 2005
Herbert, The Dark between the Stars, Greenstem Productions, 2005
The Forest (also known as The Forest Prime Evil), Forest Film Partners, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Big Walter, Report to Murphy, CBS, 1982
Kris, General Hospital, ABC, 1992
Roger Rockmore, Kenan & Kel, Nickelodeon, 1996-99
Appeared in a recurring role, Santa Barbara, NBC.
Miniseries
Military police officer, A Rumor of War, CBS, 1980
Movies
Richard Sarafian, The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story, NBC, 1980
Boxer, Elvis and the Beauty Queen, NBC, 1981
Man, Born to Be Sold, NBC, 1981
Prisoner, Terror among Us, CBS, 1981
Black astronaut, Northstar, ABC, 1986

Sandor "Moose" Stern, Glitz, NBC, 1988
Willy, Fatal Charm, Showtime, 1990
Gunnery sergeant Leroy Ford, The Heroes of Desert Storm, ABC, 1991
Warren Thurlow, A Mother's Justice, NBC, 1991
First University of Southern California coach, Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, syndicated, 1992
Detective Gibbs, The Dentist, HBO, 1996
Roger Rockmore, Two Heads Are Better Than None, Nickelodeon, 2000
Episodic
T. J. Smith, "The Condemned," Kojak, CBS, 1977
Rollo, "State of the County," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1981
Riker, CBS, 1981
Bubba Edwards, "A Hair of the Dog," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
Hugo, "Shanghaied," Tales of the Gold Monkey, ABC, 1982
Bartender, "Lady in Blue," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983
Herschel "The Hammer" Sinclair, "Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws," Remington Steele, NBC, 1983
Allie, "Payload," Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
Danton, "Knight in Disgrace," Knight Rider, NBC, 1984
Maritime officer, "Catch of the Day," Riptide, NBC, 1984
"Chopping Spree," The A Team, NBC, 1984
Leon, "Femme Fatale," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985
Louis, "Guilty," Hunter, NBC, 1985
Marvin Grant, "Honesty," 227, NBC, 1985
Orderly, "Night Fever," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985
"Sour Grapes," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1985
Spider-Man, "Redemption of a Champion," Knight Rider, NBC, 1986
"Cool Hand Dave: Part 2," Moonlighting, ABC, 1987
Leonard Mosher, "Sperminator," L.A. Law, NBC, 1988
Prison warden, "Chained Melodies," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1988
High Top, "Stake-Out," Family Matters, CBS, 1989
Jennings, "Paige's Date," Life Goes On, ABC, 1989
Masters, "The Legion: Parts 1 & 2," Hunter, NBC, 1989
Morley, "Kingdom by the Sea," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1989
Have Faith, ABC, 1989
Billy Leon, "The Fighter," Matlock, ABC, 1990
The Brush, "Pool Hall Blues--September 4, 1954," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990
First police officer, "Ma Always Liked You Better," Cheers, NBC, 1990
Howard, "April in Paris," Dallas, CBS, 1990
Howard, "Do the Wrong Thing," W.I.O.U., CBS, 1990
Howard, "Three, Three, Three," Dallas, CBS, 1990
Ax, "Ernie and the Sublimes," Amen, NBC, 1991
Satchel Paige, "Talkin' Baseball," The Royal Family, CBS, 1991
Whisper, "Beat the Clock," The Flash, CBS, 1991
Doc Howser, "Trial by Fire," Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1993
Clint, "Hostage," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1994
"Cease Fire," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994
"The Scoop," Viper, NBC, 1994
Private first class Large, "GROPOS," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1995
Vincent Parmelly, "The List," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
Macon Lacroix, "The Edge," Due South (also known as Due South:The Series, Direction: Sud, and Un tandem de choc), CTV andCBS, 1996
"Locker 13," The Nightmare Room, YTV, 2001
Appeared as Eddie in an episode of Getting By, ABC and NBC; also appeared in episodes of Almost Grown, CBS; Benson, ABC; Brothers, Showtime; Duet, Fox; FBI: The Untold Stories, ABC; andHeart of the City, ABC.
Pilots
Air controller, Command 5, ABC, 1985
Larry Overby, K-9, ABC, 1991
Appeared as Chris Hibler, Loose Cannon, CBS.
Stage Appearances
Blues for Mr. Charlie, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1974
Appeared in other productions, including off-Broadway productions.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, The Dead Will Walk, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004
Video Games
Voice of pedestrian, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (also known asGrand Theft Auto, GTA 4, and GTA: San Andreas), RockstarGames, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Author of screenplays.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Destroy-All-Monsters.com, http://www.destroy-all-monsters.com, February 22, 2005
Einsiders.com, http://wwww.einsiders.com, February 22, 2005
Ken Foree Official Site, http://kenforee.com, February 18, 2005

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