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).
Filmography
2025
- Alarum as Edmond
2024
- Shirley as Congressman McCormack
2019
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Colorado Judge George Lohr
2018
- The Strangers: Prey at Night as Uncle Marv
- Gotti as Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited)
- Reprisal as Frank
- Runaway Romance as Abraham Troyer
2017
- Claire in Motion as Chief Doyle
2016
- Hidden Figures as Jim Webb
- A Kind of Murder as Mr. Philpott
2015
- Carol as Ritz Bartender
- 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
2004
- Boston Legal as Father Martin
2003
- NCIS as Gas Station Owner
2001
- The Guardian as Sam Ryder
2000
- Strong Medicine as Detective Mars
1999
- The West Wing as Republican Congressman
- Simpatico as Charlie
1998
- Renegade Force as Prosecuting Attorney
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dead Janitor
1986
- Hoosiers as Referee - Dugger Game