Ken Foree
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
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.
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.