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