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