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