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Ken Wahl is a Actor American born on 31 october 1954 at Chicago (USA)
Ken Wahl (born either October 31, 1954, or February 14, 1957) is an American film and television actor, popular in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for the CBS television crime drama Wiseguy. A severe injury in 1992 effectively ended his acting career. He is divorced from Corinne Alphen, and after a brief second marriage, he married Shane Barbi, in 1997. The two later became advocates against animal abuse and for veteran's rights.
In 1995, Wahl was charged with disturbing the peace and arrested on an outstanding warrant for a drunken-driving charge, eventually pleaded nolo contendre to both charges and receiving probation. A year later, he was arrested for allegedly threatening a bartender with a hunting knife for refusing to serve him alcohol. He pleaded nolo contendre again and was ordered to enter a live-in alcohol rehabilitation program. Wahl says he and Barbi married after attending 12-step meetings together.
In 2009, Wahl sued his former business manager, Henry Levine, alleging Levine conspired with Wahl's ex-wife Corinne Alphen Wahl to defraud him.
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Wahl married his first wife, former Penthouse Pet of the Year Corinne Alphen, in 1983 or 1984, (sources differ), divorcing in 1991. They have one child, Raymond. Wahl married his second wife, Lorrie Vidal, in 1993 and divorced in 1997. They had one daughter and one son. Wahl said he met Shane Barbi (twin sister of Sia Barbi, glamour models known as the Barbi twins) at a grocery store in 1996, and they married on September 17, 1997. They renewed their wedding vows in 2008.In 1995, Wahl was charged with disturbing the peace and arrested on an outstanding warrant for a drunken-driving charge, eventually pleaded nolo contendre to both charges and receiving probation. A year later, he was arrested for allegedly threatening a bartender with a hunting knife for refusing to serve him alcohol. He pleaded nolo contendre again and was ordered to enter a live-in alcohol rehabilitation program. Wahl says he and Barbi married after attending 12-step meetings together.
In 2009, Wahl sued his former business manager, Henry Levine, alleging Levine conspired with Wahl's ex-wife Corinne Alphen Wahl to defraud him.
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The Favor (1994)
, 1h37Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Bill Pullman, Ginger Orsi, Brad Pitt, Leigh Ann Orsi
Roles Tom Andrews
Rating52%
Kathy has seemingly been happily married to Peter, but their relationship has grown routine. She cannot help but wonder what would happen if she ever got together with her high school sweetheart, Tom, who she had never slept with. Being married prevents her from acting on that, so she asks her friend, Emily, to look Tom up when she goes to Denver, and to sleep with him, then tell Kathy what it was like. Emily does this, but when she tells Kathy that Tom is awesome and they had sex all night, their friendship suffers, as does Kathy's marriage. Things become even more complicated when Emily learns she is pregnant, and is uncertain if Tom or her boyfriend, Elliot is the father.
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
, 1h31Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak, Robert Davi, Lee Ving, Branscombe Richmond
Roles Boomer Hayes
Rating51%
One night in Beverly Hills, California, a truck carrying hazardous materials crashes, releasing a deadly chemical. The citizens of Beverly Hills are sent to quarantine in a hotel in Century City, while the police and the EPA agents stay behind to keep an eye on the valuables and clean up the town.
The Gladiator (1986)
, 1h44Directed by Abel Ferrara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, Brian Robbins, Robert Culp, Stan Shaw, Rick Dees
Roles Rick Benton
Rating53%
A homicidal maniac is on the loose in Los Angeles, killing motorists at random with his "death car". After losing his brother Jeff to the twisted assassin known as "Skull", Rick Benton takes it upon himself to hunt down the reckless drivers that fill the streets at night. Being a master mechanic, Rick spends his time converting his pick-up truck into an armed and dangerous vehicle. With speed to take on the fastest car and strength to make sure in a one-on-one situation, he will be the only survivor. The cops soon find out about the vigilante known only as the "Gladiator" and do all they can to catch him before his citizen's arrests go one step too far.
, 1h32Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ken Wahl, Richard Jaeckel, Wolf Kähler, Sonny Landham
Roles Louis Valentine
Rating50%
September 1944, in German occupied France, Waffen-SS General Dietrich (Wolf Kahler) plots with other high-ranking Nazi officials to make a second attempt on Hitler's life.
Purple Hearts (1984)
, 1h56Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd, Stephen Lee, Paul McCrane, Annie McEnroe, Cyril O'Reilly
Roles Don Jardian
Rating57%
Pendant la guerre du Vietnam, Don Jardian, jeune médecin de 29 ans, compte les jours avant son retour aux États-Unis, espérant y ouvrir un cabinet et faire fortune. Mais sans y être préparé, il se retrouve à affronter le danger, la violence, la peur... et l'amour.
Jinxed! (1982)
, 1h43Directed by Don Siegel, Sam Peckinpah
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Jacqueline Scott
Roles Willie Brodax
Rating47%
Harold Benson (Rip Torn) and his lounge-singer wife Bonita Friml (Bette Midler) follow a young blackjack dealer Willie Brodax (Ken Wahl) around the country. Harold has a blackjack winning jinx on Willie, and seemingly can't lose to him.
The Soldier (1982)
, 1h36Directed by James Glickenhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, William Prince, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Hooten, Steve James
Roles The Soldier
Rating53%
Renegade KGB agents hijack a plutonium shipment inside the United States and use it to plant a nuclear device in the Saudi Arabian Ghawar oilfield. They threaten to detonate it, thereby contaminating 50% of the world's oil reserve, unless Israel withdraws its settlements from the West Bank. The fact that the KGB is behind this threat is unknown, as the culprits are believed by the Israelis and Americans to be Islamic fundamentalist extremists. The American president contemplates starting a war with Israel, in order to save the world from oil crisis. The director of the CIA offers the president an alternative solution.
Jinxed! (1982)
, 1h43Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Jack Elam, Val Avery, Jacqueline Scott
Roles Willie Brodax
Rating47%
Harold est un joueur professionnel qui fréquente les casinos de Las Vegas accompagné de sa femme, la chanteuse Bonita. Harold sympathise avec le jeune Willie dont la présence lui porte chance aux tables de jeux Mais Willie et Bonita se rencontrent et tombent amoureux. Bonita complote alors pour récupérer l'assurance-vie d'Harold et refaire sa vie avec Willie.
The Soldier (1982)
Directed by James Glickenhaus
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, William Prince, Joaquim de Almeida, Klaus Kinski, Peter Hooten
Roles The Soldier
Rating53%
Un groupe rançonné par le KGB s'empare d'un chargement de plutonium américain. La charge sert de menace vis à vis d’Israël qui pourrait voir disparaître la majorité de son potentiel pétrolier. La CIA charge un de ses agents d'élite, "le soldat", de parlementer avec N.F. Dracha, du K.G.B. Rendez-vous est pris en Autriche ...
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
, 1h48Directed by David Hemmings
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films
Actors Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Tony Sparks, George Peppard, Donald Pleasence, Bruno Lawrence
Roles Barney
Rating56%
Gibbie Gibson (Donald Pleasence) has discovered a World War II-era plane wreck in the mountains of New Zealand. When his discovery gets around town, Gibson, his daughter Sally (Lesley Ann Warren), and his lodger Barney Whitaker (Ken Wahl) find trouble from a group of treasure hunters led by a Mister Theo Brown (George Peppard), who are intent on finding the cache of money they believe is on the wreck.
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
, 2h5Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Paul Newman, Edward Asnere, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Kathleen Beller
Roles Corelli
Rating66%
Police officers face many challenges in the decayed South Bronx region of New York City. Among them are NYPD officers Murphy (Newman) and Corelli (Wahl), who work out of the 41st precinct, nicknamed "Fort Apache" because to those who work there, it feels like an army outpost in foreign territory (an allusion to Fort Apache out of the Old West).
Running Scared (1980)
, 1h30Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Ken Wahl, Judge Reinhold, John Saxon, Bradford Dillman, Annie McEnroe, Pat Hingle
Roles Chas McClain
Rating50%
Deux conscrits dérobent une boîte de matériel militaire. Ils y trouvent une caméra et prennent par accident des photos d'une base. Mais l'un des clichés est retrouvé, et l'armée pense avoir à faire à des espions communistes...
The Wanderers (1979)
, 1h57Directed by Philip Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, Tony Ganios, Jim Youngs, Toni Kalem, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude
Roles Richie
Rating72%
Joey and Turkey are members of the Wanderers, an all-Italian street gang. In the Bronx, Joey tries to dissuade Turkey from joining a rival gang, the Fordham Baldies. Before Turkey can ask, Terror's girlfriend Peewee overhears Joey insulting the Baldies, calling them a "bunch of pricks with ears". Joey and Turkey flee and the Baldies chase them. Richie—the leader of the Wanderers—and Buddy come to help but they also flee from the Baldies. After being cornered, the Wanderers are helped by a tough stranger named Perry, who has recently moved to the Bronx from New Jersey. After much persuasion, Perry joins the Wanderers.