Ken Renard (1905-1993) was an actor in the United States. He had roles in Strange Fruit on stage in 1945,[1] the film True Grit (1969) and the television series Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957).[2] He was born on November 19, 1905, in Port of Spain, Trinidad as Kenneth Fitzroy Renwick.[citation needed] He died on November 16, 1993, in Los Angeles County, California.[3]
Ken Renard | |
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 Renard in The Return of Andrew Bentley, a 1961 episode of Thriller | |
| Born | Kenneth Fitzroy Renwick 19 November 1905 |
| Died | 16 November 1993 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Actor |
He portrayed Toussaint Louverture in the film Lydia Bailey. He appeared on the television show The Name of the Game (1968).
Filmography edit
Film edit
- Sugar Hill Baby (1932?[4] 1938?)
- Murder with Music (1941) as Bill Smith, using parts of the film Mistaken Identity[5]
- Killer Diller (1948) as The Great Voodoo
- Lydia Bailey (1952) as Toussaint L'Ouverture (uncredited)
- Something of Value (1957) as Karanja, father of Kimani
- These Thousand Hills (1959) as Happy, the waiter (uncredited)
- Home From the Hill (1960) as Chauncey (Hunnicutt butler)
- Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) as Walter
- The Chase (1966) as Sam[6]
- True Grit (1969) as Yarnell
- Double Indemnity (1973, TV Movie) as Porter
- Sparkle (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 edit
- The Posthumous Dead (1950)[7]
- Thriller[8] (1961) as Jacob Blount
- Sam Benedict (1962, Episode: "Maddon's Folly") as Bentley Coombs
- The Outer Limits (1963, Episode: "Corpus Earthling") as Caretaker
- The Name of the Game (1968, Episode: "Ordeal") as William
- Gunsmoke (1975, Episode: "I Have Promises to Keep") as Tonkowa[9]
References edit
- ^ Hill, Errol; Hatch, James V. (July 17, 2003). A History of African American Theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521624435 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ken Renard | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Ken Renard". Plex.tv. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (1995). Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810826052.
- ^ Staff, America Film Institute; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (November 14, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Chase". www.tcm.com.
- ^ Hawes, William (November 16, 2015). Live Television Drama, 1946-1951. McFarland. ISBN 9781476608495 – via Google Books.
- ^ Warren, Alan (April 14, 2004). This Is a Thriller: An Episode Guide, History and Analysis of the Classic 1960s Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 9780786419692 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hampes, William (March 11, 2019). Cowboy Courage: Westerns and the Portrayal of Bravery. McFarland. ISBN 9781476635231 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Ken Renard on Find a Grave
- Ken Renard on IMDb