Ken Magee (December 11, 1946 - December 31, 2015) was an American TV and Movie character actor who appeared as one of the Men (Man #1) who turn up to see Chuck the Robot perform at the NY Deli, and end up haranguing the robot when it starts to malfunction in Season 2's Dr. Morkenstein.
Biography[]
Ken Magee was born on December 11, 1946 in Texas, USA as Kenneth Edwin Magee.
He was married to fellow actor, Madonna Young Magee. After contracting cancer, he passed away on December 31, 2015 in North Hollywood, California, USA.[1]
Career[]
His screen bow came in Angie Dickinson's Police Woman in 1977, which saw him kick off a three decades long career in TV.
Filmography (TV)[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Police Woman | Merry Christmas Waldo | Somers |
| 1978 | Police Story | Day of Terror... Night of Fear | Taft |
| 1979 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Now You See Her... | Dr. Katz |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Dr. Morkenstein | Man #1 |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Brothers | Repairman |
| 1983 | AfterMASH | Night Shift | Spencer |
| 1991 | Cheers | Head Over Hill | Barker #2 |
| 1992 | Matlock | The Picture: Part 2 | Meter Reader |
| 1992 | Bob | Penny for Your Thoughts | Leonard |
| 1993 | Wings | The Gift: Part 1 | Gus |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Murder on the Thirtieth Floor | Painter |
| 1996 | Deadly Games | The Trash Man | Bowler #1 |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Father Knows Dick | Policeman Joe |
| 1996 | Frasier | Head Game | Guard |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Christmas | Xander |
| 1996-1997 | Arli$$ | Athletes ARE Role Models
Arliss Michaels, American |
Clay Landy
Clarence |
| 1997 | Teen Angel | Sings Like an Angel | Mr. Joblonski |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Cabin Fever | Cop |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Voyager | Night | Controller Emck |
| 1998 | Hyperion Bay | Save the Last Dance for Me | |
| 1999 | Any Day Now | You Really Believe in That Stuff? | |
| 1999 | Becker | Imm-Oral Fixations | Smoking Guy |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Road Trip | Cop |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Who Murders Sleep | Herb Garnett |
| 2001 | According to Jim | Unruly Spirits | Police Officer |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Digger: Part 2 | Power co. rep |
| 2002 | ER | Insurrection | Security Manager |
| 2003 | In-Laws | Two Rooms | Mike |
| 2003 | Stacked (TV Series) | Coyote | Judge De Haven |
| 2005 | Dragnet | Darling Nikki | Crazy Guy |
| 2007 | Cold Case | That Woman | Walter 'Wally' Peranski |
He also appeared in numerous TV movies including: The Ambush Murders (1982); Between Two Brothers (1982); Happy Endings (1983); Little Shots (1983); Challenger (1990); The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies ( 1994); For My Daughter's Honor (1996); Alien Avengers II (1997); Final Approach (2007); Love's Unending Legacy (2007).
His career on the Big Screen also encompassed appearances in some notable movies, starting with Steve Martin's The Jerk (1979), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Mississippi Burning (1988) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Filmography (Movies)[]
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Jerk | Carnival Rube |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Scoutmaster |
| 1981 | Paternity | Man in Oak Room Bar |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Mansel |
| 1984 | Kidco | Charles Grundy |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | Sam Sullivan |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Duck Hunter Burt |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Hardware Store Customer #1 |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Agent Reilly |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Federal Marshal |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts | Operator |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Ned Grimes |
| 1997 | The Relic | Coroner's Assistant |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Clerk |
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Employee Luncheon Manager |
| 1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Cop #2 |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers | Police Sergeant |
| 2001 | Human Nature | Police Detective |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Coastal Engineer |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Butcher |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | California Doctor |
Towards the end of his career he also appeared in numerous short movies including; Second Chance (1996); So Here's What Happened (2006); Prairie Fever (2008); Mad Sight (2010); Contrition (2013); The Itinerary (2015).
Mork & Mindy[]
Ken Magee's Man #1 along with his friend (Man #2) played by notable character actor Gregory Itzin, are at the NY Deli to attend Chuck the Robot's unveiling by Mork who is trying to make his newly elevated friend's days worthwhile, out in the real world. At first enthused by Chuck's appearance and repartee, when Chuck starts to make mistakes on simple mathematical problems, the pair start to mock him, and the Man gets up and starts to pull pieces of Chuck, upsetting Mork badly.