Ken Foree

Biography

Ken Foree is an American actor who began performing in the 1970s after earlier work as a photographer. He is known for playing Peter in Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Roger Rockmore, the father on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel. Among his early credits was The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), and he went on to appear in The Wanderers (1979), Knightriders (1981), From Beyond (1986) and Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). His television work included a 1995 episode of The X-Files and the Babylon 5 episode GROPOS. In 2005 he was cast as Charlie Altamont in The Devil's Rejects, and two years later he played Joe Grizzly in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. He also featured as himself in the 2008 novel Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry.

78years old

Turns 79 on February 28in 110 days

Born February 29, 1948Indianapolis
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 44 years1976 to 2020

Genres

Horror48%, 11 films
Thriller30%, 7 films
Action26%, 6 films
Drama26%, 6 films
Comedy22%, 5 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Foree worked as a photographer before he became an actor. Dick Barnett spotted him, and that led to a place on the New York Knicks farm team.
First role
Foree's part in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings came about after he acted in a play alongside Marlene Warfield, where John Badman and Rob Cohen recruited him.

Ken Foree movies on Netflix

John Henry2020IMDb rating 3.6as BJ Henry
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror2019IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
The Rift2016IMDb rating 3.4as John Francis Smith
The Divine Tragedies2015IMDb rating 3.4as Detective Homer Gaul
The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2as Herman Jackson
Water for Elephants2011IMDb rating 6.9as Earl
Zone of the Dead2009IMDb rating 3.8as Agent Mortimer Rejes / Agent Mortimer Reyes
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy2007IMDb rating 5.7as Carl Perkins
The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7as Charlie Altamont
Dawn of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.2as The Televangelist
Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None2000IMDb rating 7.5as Roger Rockmore
Army of One1993IMDb rating 5.7as Eddie Turner
Diplomatic Immunity1991IMDb rating 4.5as Del Roy Gaines
Down the Drain1990IMDb rating 4.0as Buckley
Fatal Charm1990IMDb rating 4.8as Willy
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III1990IMDb rating 5.0as Benny
Taking Care of Business1990IMDb rating 6.4as J.B.
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge1989IMDb rating 5.4as Acardi
Death Spa1988IMDb rating 5.2as Marvin
From Beyond1986IMDb rating 6.6as Bubba Brownlee
Knightriders1981IMDb rating 6.3as Little John
Dawn of the Dead1978IMDb rating 7.8as Peter Washington
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976IMDb rating 6.8as Honey

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Dawn of the Dead1978 Horror, Sci-Fias Peter Washington
IMDb rating 7.8138K votes
The Devil's Rejects2005 Action, Crime, Dramaas Charlie Altamont
IMDb rating 6.7112K votes
From Beyond1986as Bubba Brownlee
IMDb rating 6.636K votes
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III1990as Benny
IMDb rating 5.022K votes
Water for Elephants2011as Earl
IMDb rating 6.9125K votes
The Lords of Salem2012as Herman Jackson
IMDb rating 5.235K votes
Zone of the Dead2009as Agent Mortimer Rejes / Agent Mortimer Reyes
IMDb rating 3.83.4K votes
Death Spa1988as Marvin
IMDb rating 5.24.5K votes

Most often with

Rob Zombie directed two of these films, George A. Romero two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Barbara Crampton

Michael Berryman

Scott H. Reiniger

Geoffrey Lewis

Sid Haig

Michael Shamus Wiles

Rob ZombieDirector, 2 films

George A. RomeroDirector, 2 films

Films together

Barbara Crampton3 films together, 1986 to 2015
Barbara Crampton's page
- The Divine Tragedies2015IMDb rating 3.4Foree as Detective Homer GaulCrampton as Mother
- The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2Foree as Herman JacksonCrampton as Virginia Cable
- From Beyond1986IMDb rating 6.6Foree as Bubba BrownleeCrampton as Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Michael Berryman3 films together, 2000 to 2012
Michael Berryman's page
- The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2Foree as Herman JacksonBerryman as Virgil Magnus
- The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7Foree as Charlie AltamontBerryman as Clevon
- Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None2000IMDb rating 7.5Foree as Roger RockmoreBerryman as Chives
Scott H. Reiniger3 films together, 1978 to 2004
Scott H. Reiniger's page
- Dawn of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.2Foree as The TelevangelistReiniger as The General
- Knightriders1981IMDb rating 6.3Foree as Little JohnReiniger as Marhalt
- Dawn of the Dead1978IMDb rating 7.8Foree as Peter WashingtonReiniger as Roger "Trooper" DeMarco
Geoffrey Lewis2 films together, 1993 to 2005
Geoffrey Lewis's page
- The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7Foree as Charlie AltamontLewis as Roy Sullivan
- Army of One1993IMDb rating 5.7Foree as Eddie TurnerLewis as Sheriff Cepeda
Sid Haig2 films together, 2005 to 2012
Sid Haig's page
- The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2Foree as Herman JacksonHaig as Dean Magnus
- The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7Foree as Charlie AltamontHaig as Captain Spaulding
Michael Shamus Wiles2 films together, 1990 to 2012
Michael Shamus Wiles's page
- The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2Foree as Herman JacksonWiles as Jarrett Perkins
- Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III1990IMDb rating 5.0Foree as BennyWiles as Checkpoint Officer
Rob ZombieDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2012
All films by Rob Zombie
- The Lords of Salem2012IMDb rating 5.2Foree as Herman Jackson
- The Devil's Rejects2005IMDb rating 6.7Foree as Charlie Altamont
George A. RomeroDirector, 2 films, 1978 to 1981
All films by George A. Romero
- Knightriders1981IMDb rating 6.3Foree as Little John
- Dawn of the Dead1978IMDb rating 7.8Foree as Peter Washington
Also two films together4 more actors
- Meg FosterThe Lords of Salem (2012) and Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
- Tom SaviniDawn of the Dead (2004) and Knightriders (1981)
- Mick GarrisThe Rift (2016) and Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007)
- Sheri Moon ZombieThe Lords of Salem (2012) and The Devil's Rejects (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Ken Foree's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$356 million

9 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
4Never in cinemas
10Figure not found

Top grosser

Water for Elephants2011Earl$117 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Water for Elephants2011as Earl
$117M32.8% of the total
2
Dawn of the Dead2004as The Televangelist
$102M28.7% of the total
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Dawn of the Dead1978as Peter Washington
$55M15.4% of the total
4
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976as Honey
$33M9.3% of the total
5
The Devil's Rejects2005as Charlie Altamont
$21M5.9% of the total
6
Taking Care of Business1990as J.B.
$20M5.6% of the total
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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III1990as Benny
$5.8M1.6% of the total
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From Beyond1986as Bubba Brownlee
$1.3M0.4% of the total