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Ken Foree

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Ken Foree in The X-Files (1993)
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Large, likable, and muscular actor Ken Foree was born as Kentotis Alvin Foree on February 29, 1948, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Foree attended Loyola University in Chicago and studied acting at Michael Shulman's Performing Gallery in New York City. He began his career in off-Broadway theater and worked as an assistant manager at a restaurant in Greenwich Village, in order to keep himself afloat during his salad days.

Ken made his film debut in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976). He has since amassed a substantial array of often strong and commanding characters on either side of the law in both movies and television, alike. Foree gave a fine and impressive performance as tough swat team officer, "Peter Washington", in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978). He also had a sizable supporting part in Romero's offbeat follow-up feature, Knightriders (1981). Ken was marvelously engaging as affable cop, Buford "Bubba" Brownlee, in Stuart Gordon's From Beyond (1986) and was, once again, solid as rugged survivalist "Benny" in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). Foree portrayed hard-nosed police officers in such pictures as The Dentist (1996), Sleepstalker (1995), True Blood (1989) and Terror Squad (1987). He had a cameo as a stern televangelist in the Dawn of the Dead (2004) remake by Zack Snyder. More recently, Ken had a terrific role as super mack daddy pimp, "Charlie Altamont", in The Devil's Rejects (2005) and made a brief-yet-memorable appearance as rough-n-tumble truck driver, "Big Joe Grizzley", in the remake of Halloween (2007) by Rob Zombie. Foree showed a softer and more sensitive side as "Roger Rockmore" on the hit Nickelodeon TV series, Kenan & Kel (1996). He also played a recurring part on the popular daytime soap opera General Hospital (1963). Among the TV shows on which Ken has done guest spots are Due South (1994), The X-Files (1993), Babylon 5 (1993), Matlock (1986), Dallas (1978), Cheers (1982), Quantum Leap (1989), Hunter (1984), Beauty and the Beast (1987), Moonlighting (1985), Knight Rider (1982), The Fall Guy (1981), Benson (1979), The A-Team (1983), Hill Street Blues (1981), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and Kojak (1973). His hobbies include surfing, boxing, weightlifting and watching basketball. In addition, Foree enjoys history and traveling. Ken Foree lives in Los Angeles.
BornFebruary 29, 1948
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Ken Foree in John Henry (2020)
Terry Crews, Ken Foree, and Jamila Velazquez in John Henry (2020)
J.T. Walsh, Badja Djola, and Ken Foree in The X-Files (1993)
Ken Foree in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Ken Foree and Scott H. Reiniger in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Ken Foree and Kenan Thompson in Kenan & Kel (1996)
Vanessa Baden and Ken Foree in Kenan & Kel (1996)
Kel Mitchell, Vanessa Baden, Ken Foree, Teal Marchande, and Kenan Thompson in Kenan & Kel (1996)
Kel Mitchell, Ken Foree, and Kenan Thompson in Kenan & Kel (1996)
Ken Foree, Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Torsten Voges in The Lords of Salem (2012)

Known for

John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead
7.8
  • Peter
  • 1978
Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, Danny Trejo, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Lew Temple, and Daeg Faerch in Halloween (2007)
Halloween
6.0
  • Big Joe Grizzly
  • 2007
From Beyond (1986)
From Beyond
6.6
  • Bubba Brownlee
  • 1986
Sheri Moon Zombie in The Lords of Salem (2012)
The Lords of Salem
5.2
  • Herman Jackson
  • 2012

Credits

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Actor

  • CAMPFIRE
    • Sheriff Dobson
    • Pre-production
  • Lower Lake
    • Rossi
    • Pre-production
  • Terry Crews and Ludacris in John Henry (2020)
    John Henry
    • BJ Henry
    • 2020
  • Taylor Davis, Hareth Tayem, Clariza Vicente, Georgina Neville, Bee Cruse, and Nick Annas in Nightwalkers (2019)
    Nightwalkers
    • Frank
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ken Foree, Kevin Mangold, Keith Biondi, Aitor Uribarri, Tony D. Czech, Gary Nicholson, Tommy Day Carey, Danny Frenkel, Kamal Moo, Joe Sanders, Wendie Weldon, Stephen Walter, and Maegan Moo in The Midnight Man (2017)
    The Midnight Man
    • Hamilton
    • 2017
  • Dimension 404 (2017)
    Dimension 404
    • Agent Man
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • The Rift: Dark Side of the Moon (2016)
    The Rift: Dark Side of the Moon
    • John Smith
    • 2016
  • Blood Brothers (2015)
    Blood Brothers
    • Detective Homer Gaul
    • 2015
  • Cut/Print (2012)
    Cut/Print
    • Detective Jack Stanley
    • 2012
  • Sheri Moon Zombie in The Lords of Salem (2012)
    The Lords of Salem
    • Herman Jackson
    • 2012
  • Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson, and Tai in Water for Elephants (2011)
    Water for Elephants
    • Earl
    • 2011
  • D.C. Sniper (2010)
    D.C. Sniper
    • John Allen Muhammad
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Live Evil (2009)
    Live Evil
    • Max
    • 2009
  • The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
    • Luke St. Luke (voice)
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Zone of the Dead (2009)
    Zone of the Dead
    • Agent Mortimer Reyes
    • 2009
  • Brad Dourif, Tippi Hedren, and Robert Loggia in The Boneyard Collection (2008)
    The Boneyard Collection
    • Byron Styles (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
    • 2008
  • Dead Bones (2008)
    Dead Bones
    • Barman
    • Short
    • 2008

Producer

  • Ken Foree, Kevin Mangold, Keith Biondi, Aitor Uribarri, Tony D. Czech, Gary Nicholson, Tommy Day Carey, Danny Frenkel, Kamal Moo, Joe Sanders, Wendie Weldon, Stephen Walter, and Maegan Moo in The Midnight Man (2017)
    The Midnight Man
    • producer
    • 2017
  • The Rift: Dark Side of the Moon (2016)
    The Rift: Dark Side of the Moon
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Wrath of the Dead: Prologue (2014)
    Wrath of the Dead: Prologue
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • D.C. Sniper (2010)
    D.C. Sniper
    • associate producer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Live Evil (2009)
    Live Evil
    • associate producer
    • 2009
  • Zone of the Dead (2009)
    Zone of the Dead
    • associate producer
    • 2009
  • Dead Bones (2008)
    Dead Bones
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Ken Foree, Sid Haig, and Victoria Pratt in Brotherhood of Blood (2007)
    Brotherhood of Blood
    • co-producer
    • 2007
  • Splatter Disco (2007)
    Splatter Disco
    • associate producer
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Black Santa's Revenge (2007)
    Black Santa's Revenge
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2007

Writer

  • D.C. Sniper (2010)
    D.C. Sniper
    • screenplay
    • Video
    • 2010
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos18

Dead Bones
Clip 1:42
Dead Bones
Kenan & Kel Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 0:15
Kenan & Kel Trailer - Season 1
The Midnight Man Official Trailer
Trailer 1:48
The Midnight Man Official Trailer
2012: Apocalypse of the Dead
Trailer 1:38
2012: Apocalypse of the Dead
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Trailer 2:28
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Live Evil
Trailer 1:56
Live Evil
Blood Brothers
Trailer 1:36
Blood Brothers
Death Spa
Trailer 1:40
Death Spa
From Beyond: [Collectors Edition: BluRay/DVD Combo]
Trailer 0:56
From Beyond: [Collectors Edition: BluRay/DVD Combo]
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Trailer 2:40
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Brotherhood of Blood
Trailer 1:08
Brotherhood of Blood
The Dentist
Trailer 1:54
The Dentist

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • February 29, 1948
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Spouse
    • Valerie CruzSeptember 2, 1995 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Appears in the music video for "Substitute" by the Ramones.
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    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    Foree Electronics, the store that employs Shaun in Shaun of the Dead (2004), is named after Ken Foree as an inside joke.
  • Quotes
    Great films always hold up. If you can't appreciate the great silent movie All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and Saving Private Ryan (1998) in the same breath, you are missing a whole lot. The same rules apply to horror films: the great ones will always have legs.
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      Towering height and dark, menacing frame

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