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Kenneth Becker(1931-2000)

  • Actor
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An American actor and graduate of the Pasadena Playhouse (where he met wife Patti Kane) Ken Becker was featured in four Elvis Presley films. Becker was the first actor to get into an on-screen fight with the king in Loving You (1957). He is the father of actor Tony Becker. Eventually Ken became a technician on network television.
BornDecember 23, 1931
DiedAugust 1, 2000(68)
BornDecember 23, 1931
DiedAugust 1, 2000(68)
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Known for

John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
True Grit
7.4
  • Farrell Parmalee
  • 1969
Elvis Presley, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, and Lizabeth Scott in Loving You (1957)
Loving You
6.5
  • Wayne(as Ken Becker)
  • 1957
Paul Dubov, Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, and Brett Halsey in The Atomic Submarine (1959)
The Atomic Submarine
5.1
  • Frogman Powell(as Ken Becker)
  • 1959
Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues (1960)
G.I. Blues
6.2
  • Mac(as Ken Becker)
  • 1960

Credits

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Actor

  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
    True Grit
    7.4
    • Farrell Parmalee
    • 1969
  • Elvis Presley in Roustabout (1964)
    Roustabout
    6.0
    • Gregg (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Thad Cooper (as Ken Becker)
    • 1963
  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
    Girls! Girls! Girls!
    5.6
    • Mack - Drunk at Pirate's Den (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cowboy
    • Koger
    • 1958–1962
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bill Johnson (as Ken Becker)
    • 1961
  • Stagecoach West (1960)
    Stagecoach West
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ferber (as Ken Becker)
    • 1961
  • Two Faces West (1960)
    Two Faces West
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fred (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues (1960)
    G.I. Blues
    6.2
    • Mac (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Greg Thatcher
    • Treb Cates (as Ken Becker)
    • 1959–1960
  • The Man from Blackhawk (1959)
    The Man from Blackhawk
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Jeff (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Jim Tucker (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Tully Bickford (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Al Barberry (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960
  • Earl Holliman in Hotel de Paree (1959)
    Hotel de Paree
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cal Eaton (as Ken Becker)
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kenny Becker
  • Born
    • December 23, 1931
    • Long Beach, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 1, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • Tony Becker

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