Ken Strunk

Ken Strunk

Known For
Acting

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Known For
Acting

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).

Ken Strunk's LGBTQ+ Titles

Carol
Carol
Ritz Bartender

Acting (26)

2025
Alarum as Edmond
2024
Shirley as Congressman McCormack
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Colorado Judge George Lohr
2018
Reprisal as Frank
2018
Runaway Romance as Abraham Troyer
2018
Gotti as Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited)
2018
The Strangers: Prey at Night as Uncle Marv
2017
Claire in Motion as Chief Doyle
2016
A Kind of Murder as Mr. Philpott
2016
Hidden Figures as Jim Webb
2015
Carol as Ritz Bartender
2015
Quakers: That of God in Everyone as Narrator
2014
Love Finds You In Sugarcreek as Eli Troyler
2012
Promised Land as Gerry Richards
2011
Take Shelter as Doctor Shannan
2010
Secretariat as Dr. Manuel Gilman
2007
Army Wives as Dr. Ashland (1 episode)
2004
Boston Legal as Father Martin (1 episode)
2003
NCIS as Gas Station Owner (1 episode)
2001
The Guardian as Sam Ryder (1 episode)
2000
Strong Medicine as Detective Mars (1 episode)
1999
The West Wing as Republican Congressman (1 episode)
1999
Simpatico as Charlie
1998
Renegade Force as Prosecuting Attorney
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dead Janitor (1 episode)
1986
Hoosiers as Referee - Dugger Game