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Kurt Fuller

Biography

Kurt Fuller is an American character actor with many film, television and stage credits. Born in San Francisco, he grew up in Stockton and played Frank in the 1986 American premiere of Steven Berkoff's play Kvetch in West Los Angeles, then took the same part Off-Broadway at the Westside Arts Theater. His screen work includes Mr. Brell in No Holds Barred (1989), a mayoral aide in Ghostbusters II (1989), the television director Russell in Wayne's World (1992), a police officer in Scary Movie (2000) and the executive Walter Ribbon in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). On television he is known for Woody the Coroner in Psych and for Zachariah in Supernatural, a part he returned to for the show's 300th episode. He also played Werner Klemperer in Auto Focus, Karl Rove in That's My Bush! and Robert Lindsey during the third season of Alias, and appeared in Better with You and Scandal.

73years old

Turns 74 on September 16in 333 days

  • Born San Francisco
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
36 years1987 to 2023

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Best known for

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

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  1. Midnight in Paris2011 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas John

    IMDb rating 7.6474K votes

  2. The Pursuit of Happyness2006 Biography, Dramaas Walter Ribbon

    IMDb rating 8.0631K votes

  3. Sound of Freedom2023as Frost

    IMDb rating 7.6140K votes

  4. Anger Management2003as Frank Head

    IMDb rating 6.3244K votes

  5. Scary Movie2000as The Sheriff

    IMDb rating 6.3335K votes

  6. Ghostbusters II1989as Hardemeyer

    IMDb rating 6.6242K votes

  7. Van Wilder: Freshman Year2009as Dean Charles Reardon

    IMDb rating 5.116K votes

  8. Pushing Tin1999as Ed Clabes

    IMDb rating 6.032K votes

Most often with

Steve Franks directed three of these films. James Roday appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Kurt Fuller's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

24 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 24 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 8Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Pursuit of Happyness2006as Walter Ribbon
    $307M17.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Scary Movie2000as The Sheriff
    $278M15.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Sound of Freedom2023as Frost
    $251M14.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Ghostbusters II1989as Hardemeyer
    $215M12.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Anger Management2003as Frank Head
    $196M11.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Wayne's World1992as Russell Finley
    $183M10.3% of the total
  7. 7
    $151M8.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Running Man1987as Tony
    $38M2.2% of the total
Mr. Woodcock (2007), $33.7 millionThe New Guy (2002), $31.2 millionThe Fan (1996), $18.6 millionNo Holds Barred (1989), $16.1 millionThe Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), $15.7 millionBingo (1991), $8.7 millionPushing Tin (1999), $8.4 millionThe Frozen Ground (2013), $5.5 millionEve of Destruction (1991), $5.5 millionCalendar Girl (1993), $2.6 millionAuto Focus (2002), $2.1 millionJoshua (2002), $1.3 millionMiracle Mile (1988), $1.1 millionOffice Uprising (2018), $165,623Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), $103,971Accidental Love (2015), $24,487

$151 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total