
Ken Strunk
Biography
Ken Strunk – American character actor, with no publicly recorded birthplace or birthday. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, active since 1986. His most notable film roles include a Referee in Hoosiers (1986), Dr. Lippincott in Fresh Horses (1988), Charlie in Simpatico (1999), Dr. Manuel Gilman in Secretariat (2010), Doctor Shannan in Take Shelter (2011, directed by Jeff Nichols), Gerry Richards in Promised Land (2012, directed by Gus Van Sant), the Ritz Bartender in Carol (2015, directed by Todd Haynes), Jim Webb in Hidden Figures (2016), Mr. Philpott in A Kind of Murder (2016), Uncle Marv in The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), Colorado Judge George Lohr in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), and Congressman McCormack in Shirley (2024). On television he has appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), The West Wing (1999), NCIS (2003), Boston Legal (2005), and Army Wives (2009). He also provided narration for the documentary Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015).
Filmografi
Hidden Figures2016 · Jim Webb
Secretariat2010 · Dr. Manuel Gilman
Carol2015 · Ritz Bartender
Alarum2025 · Edmond
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019 · Colorado Judge George Lohr
Take Shelter2011 · Doctor Shannan
Hoosiers1986 · Referee - Dugger Game
The Strangers: Prey at Night2018 · Uncle Marv
Runaway Romance2018 · Abraham Troyer
Gotti2018 · Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited)
Promised Land2012 · Gerry Richards
Simpatico1999 · Charlie
A Kind of Murder2016 · Mr. Philpott
Reprisal2018 · Frank
Shirley2024 · Congressman McCormack
Love Finds You In Sugarcreek2014 · Eli Troyler
Renegade Force1998 · Prosecuting Attorney
Claire in Motion2017 · Chief Doyle
Quakers: That of God in Everyone2015 · Narrator
John Malkovich
Jim Parsons
Dylan Baker
John E. Brownlee
Ryan Wesley Gilreath
Sylvester Stallone
Kirsten Dunst
Kaya Scodelario
Sarah Paulson
Kyle Chandler
Kevin Costner
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