Ken Foree

• Name — Ken Foree • Birth Name — Kentotis Alvin Foree • Born — 29 February 1948 • Birthplace — Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1976–present • Website — kenforee.com

Kentotis Alvin Foree was born on February 29, 1948, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the oldest of four boys. Foree also had an older half sister. Foree lived in Lockefield Gardens and attended Catholic school. Before becoming an actor, Foree was a photographer and played for the farm team of the New York Knicks, having been spotted by Dick Barnett.

Foree first got into acting after his photography studio was robbed. Foree began acting in the 1970s, appearing in films such as The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Wanderers (1979), and Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). Foree's role in The Bingo had resulted from him acting in a play with Marlene Warfield, where John Badman and Rob Cohen recruited him. He also had roles in the films Knightriders (1981), From Beyond (1986), and The Dentist (1996). In 1995, he starred in an episode of The X-Files as well as the GROPOS episode of Babylon 5. Foree also played Roger Rockmore, Kenan and Kyra's father on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel. In 2005, he played Charlie Altamont in the film The Devil's Rejects, starring opposite Sid Haig and Bill Moseley as the adopted brother of Haig's character. In 2007, he appeared in Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 film Halloween. Ken Foree appeared as himself in the 2008 novel Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry. Foree is one of several real-world horror celebrities who are in the fictional town of Pine Deep when monsters attack. Other celebrities include Tom Savini, Jim O'Rear, Brinke Stevens, James Gunn, Stephen Susco, Debbie Rochon, Joe Bob Briggs, and Mem Shannon.

• Year — Film — Role — Episode(s) • 1977 — Kojak — T.J. Smith — "The Condemned" • 1980 — A Rumor of War — The M.P. — Miniseries • 1981 — The Dukes of Hazzard — Rollo — "State of the County" • 1981–1982 — Hill Street Blues — Bubba Edwards / Holdup Guy With Shotgun — 2 episodes • 1982 — Report to Murphy — Walter "Big Walter" — 3 episodes • Tales of the Gold Monkey — Hugo — "Shanghaied" • 1983 — T.J. Hooker — The Bartender — "Lady in Blue" • Remington Steele — Herschel "The Hammer" Sinclair — "Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws" • 1984 — The A-Team — Dirkson — "Chopping Spree" • Benson — The Driver — "The Little Hotel That Could" • Blue Thunder — Alfie — "The Island" • Santa Barbara — Helicopter Pilot — Episode #1.24 • Riptide — Maritime Patrole Front Desk Officer — "Catch of the Day" • Knight Rider — Danton — "Knight in Disgrace" • 1985 — 227 — Marvin Grant — "Honesty" • Hunter — Louis McMahon — "Guilty" • Knight Rider — "Spider-Man" — "Redemption of a Champion" • 1989 — Beauty and the Beast — Morley — "A Kingdom by the Sea" • 1990 — Quantum Leap — "The Brush" — "Pool Hall Blues" • Matlock — Billy Leon — "The Fighter" • 1991 — The Flash — "Whisper" — "Beat the Clock" • 1992 — General Hospital — Kris — Unknown episodes • 1994 — Renegade — Clint — "Hostage" • Viper — Harley Trueblood • M.A.N.T.I.S. — Unknown — "Cease Fire" • 1995 — Babylon 5 — P.F.C. Large — "Gropos" • The X-Files — Vincent Parmelly — "The List" • 1996 — Due South — Macon Lacroix — "The Edge" • 1996–2000 — Kenan and Kel — Roger Rockmore — 60 episodes • 2001 — The Nightmare Room — Coach — "Locker 13" • 2008 — 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust — Nate Keller — Miniseries • 2017 — Dimension 404 — Agent X — "Polybius"

• Year — Film — Role • 1990 — Fatal Charm — Willy • 1995 — Sleepstalker — Detective Rolands • 2007 — Splatter Disco — Shank Chubb • 2009 — The Haunted World of El Superbeasto — Luke St. Luke (voice) • 2010 — D.C. Sniper — John Allen Muhammad

• Year — Title — Role • 2004 — Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Pedestrian • 2026 — Halloween: The Game — Midnight Kingston Pearl