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).
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Alarum (2025) as Edmond |
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Shirley (2024) as Congressman McCormack |
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Colorado Judge George Lohr |
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Reprisal (2018) as Frank |
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Runaway Romance (2018) as Abraham Troyer |
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Gotti (2018) as Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited) |
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The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) as Uncle Marv |
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Claire in Motion (2017) as Chief Doyle |
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A Kind of Murder (2016) as Mr. Philpott |
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Hidden Figures (2016) as Jim Webb |
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Carol (2015) as Ritz Bartender |
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Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015) as Narrator |
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Love Finds You In Sugarcreek (2014) as Eli Troyler |
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Promised Land (2012) as Gerry Richards |
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Take Shelter (2011) as Doctor Shannan |
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Secretariat (2010) as Dr. Manuel Gilman |
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Simpatico (1999) as Charlie |
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Renegade Force (1998) as Prosecuting Attorney |
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Hoosiers (1986) as Referee - Dugger Game |