Ken Renard (1905-1993) was an actor in the United States. He had roles in '' Strange Fruit'' on stage in 1945, the film ''

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'' (1969) and the television series ''

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'' (1950–1957). He was born on November 19, 1905 in

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as Kenneth Fitzroy Renwick. He died on November 16, 1993 in

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. He portrayed

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in the film ''

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''. He appeared on the television show '' The Name of the Game'' (1968).

Filmography

Film

*''Sugar Hill Baby'' (1932? 1938?) *''

Murder with Music ''Murder with Music'' is a 1948 American race film directed by George P. Quigley. The film used footage from the 1946 film ''Mistaken Identity'' and musical footage was reused in the short subject ''Bob Howard's House Party''. Alfred N. Sack "p ...

'' (1941) as Bill Smith, using parts of the film ''Mistaken Identity *'' Killer Diller'' (1948) as The Great Voodoo *''

'' (1952) as

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(uncredited) *''

Something of Value ''Something of Value'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, and Sidney Poitier. The film was reissued under the title ''Africa Ablaze''. The film, based on the book of the same name by R ...

'' (1957) as Karanja, father of Kimani *''

These Thousand Hills ''These Thousand Hills'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Stuart Whitman and Patricia Owens. The screenplay was written by Alfred Hayes. It is based on the nov ...

'' (1959) as Happy, the waiter (uncredited) *'' Home From the Hill'' (1960) as Chauncey (Hunnicutt butler) *''

Papa's Delicate Condition ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' is a 1963 American comedy film starring Jackie Gleason and Glynis Johns. It was an adaptation of the Corinne Griffith memoir of the same name, about her father and growing up in Texarkana, Texas. Jimmy Van Heusen (m ...

'' (1963) as Walter *'' The Chase'' (1966) as Sam *''

'' (1969) as Yarnell *'' Double Indelnity'' (1973, TV Movie) as Porter *''

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'' (1976) as Shimmy Dodson *'' Treasure of Matecumbe'' (1976) as Customer *'' The Farmer'' (1977) as Gumshoe *'' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977) as Abbot *'' Pete's Dragon'' (1977) as African-American Townsman (uncredited)

Television

*''The Posthumous Dead'' (1950) *'' Thriller'' (1961) as Jacob Blount *''

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'' (1962, Episode: "Maddon's Folly") as Bentley Coombs *'' The Outer Limits'' (1963, Episode: "

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") as Caretaker *'' The Name of the Game'' (1968, Episode: "Ordeal") as William *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1975, Episode: "I Have Promises to Keep") as Tonkowa

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Renard, Ken 1905 births 1993 deaths People from Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United States Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery