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Ken Magee
Actor 1946 - 2015

Ken Magee

Texas, USA

Ken Magee (December 11, 1946 - December 31, 2015) was an American TV and Movie character actor.

Filmography

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15 titles
Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard

Bruce McCulloch 2002 1h 25m 4.0

A middle-class man turns to a life of crime in order to finance his niece's first year at Harvard University.

The Majestic

The Majestic

Frank Darabont 2001 2h 33m 7.1

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Human Nature

Human Nature

Michel Gondry 2001 1h 36m 7.0

Human Nature is a profound comedy about the contrast between nature and civilization, desire and sexuality, culture and savageness. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman follows his widely successful ‘Being John Malkovich with this film directed by Michel Gondry.

The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

Ulu Grosbard 1999 1h 46m 6.0

A family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son, is kidnapped and then found nine years later living in the same town where his family had just moved.

Trial and Error

Trial and Error

Jonathan Lynn 1997 1h 38m 4.5

An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.

The Relic

The Relic

Peter Hyams 1997 1h 50m 5.7

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont 1994 2h 22m 9.1

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden.

Chaplin

Chaplin

Richard Attenborough 1992 2h 25m 7.9

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Challenger

Challenger

Glenn Jordan 1990 2h 20m

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

Alan Parker 1988 2h 8m 7.5

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his former Sheriff partner.

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Bud Yorkin 1988 1h 53m

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

W.D. Richter 1984 1h 43m 6.3

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Colin Higgins 1982 1h 54m 6.5

Reynolds is the local sheriff who is more interested in keeping the town's most popular business open than carrying out the letter of the law. Parton is the whorehouse madame who also happens to hold the sheriff's interest.

Paternity

Paternity

David Steinberg 1981 1h 34m 5.0

A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.

The Jerk

The Jerk

Carl Reiner 1979 1h 34m 6.2

A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy.

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