Ken Pogue
Biography
Kenneth Pogue (July 26, 1934 – December 15, 2015) was a Canadian actor. His first motion picture role in 1973 was in The Neptune Factor. Where on set he almost drowned in scuba gear.[citation needed] He worked on stage at the Crest Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Guthrie Theater in the 1960s through 1980s before moving to television and film. His other film credits include The Silent Partner (1978), Lost and Found (1979), Virus (1980), Suzanne (1980), The Grey Fox (1982), The Dead Zone (1983, as the vice president), Kane & Abel (1985), Act of Vengeance (1986), Dead of Winter (1987), Crazy Moon (1987), and The Hitman (1991), starring Chuck Norris. He was also Father Dominic in the 2006 film The Mermaid Chair.
Movie Appearances
In the Lake of the Woods
as Sheriff Art Lux
1996
The Dead Zone
as Vice President
1983
The Silent Partner
as Detective Willard
1978
Chaindance
as Warden Slade
1991
Lost and Found
as Julian
1979
Crossfire Trail
as Gene Thompson
2001
Welcome Home
as Senator Camden
1989
Run
as Matt Halloran
1991
Bad Moon
as Sheriff Jenson
1996
Murder by Phone
as Fil Thorner
1982
Final Descent
as Ian Pryce
1997
Dead of Winter
as Officer Mullavy
1987
Dangerous Intentions
as Andrew
1995
Wings of Courage
as Pierre Deley
1995
Home Song
as Grandpa Gardner
1996
Deck the Halls
as Jack Hall
2005
Johnson County War
as Wally Tascot
2002
Contagious
as George Ryburn
1997
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Francis Gilmore
2005
Someone Else's Child
as Jack Maddox
1994
TV Appearances
The Dead Zone
as Vic
2002
The Collector
2004
Sliders
as Dr. Darren Morton
1995
War of the Worlds
as John
1988
The Twilight Zone
as Dr. Friedman
1985
So Weird
as John Downs
1999
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998
Soul Food
as Lyle Kinswood
2000
The Commish
1991
MacGyver
1985
Millennium
as Tom Miller
1996
Night Visions
as Henry Matson (segment "Darkness")
2001