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Ken Olfson(1937-1997)

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Ken Olfson in One Day at a Time (1975)
Ken Olfson was born on 2 April 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Spaceballs (1987), Mr. Mom (1983) and Flying High (1978). He died on 31 December 1997 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornApril 2, 1937
DiedDecember 31, 1997(60)
BornApril 2, 1937
DiedDecember 31, 1997(60)
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Known for

Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs
7.1
  • Head Usher
  • 1987
Mr. Mom (1983)
Mr. Mom
6.6
  • Exec. #3
  • 1983
Pat Klous, Connie Sellecca, and Kathryn Witt in Flying High (1978)
Flying High
6.5
TV Series
  • Raymond Strickman
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.3
TV Series
  • Oscar Bergman

Credits

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  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Bibbit
    • 1989
  • Trust Me (1989)
    Trust Me
    6.0
    • Benjamin Greenberg
    • 1989
  • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
    Out of This World
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Norman
    • 1988
  • Adam West, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Strouse in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
    Doin' Time on Planet Earth
    4.7
    • Night Manager
    • 1988
  • Who Gets the Friends? (1988)
    Who Gets the Friends?
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Headwaiter
    • 1988
  • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
    21 Jump Street
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Waiter
    • 1988
  • Kim Evenson and Charles Laulette in Kandyland (1987)
    Kandyland
    4.4
    • Cleaner Customer
    • 1987
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • Head Usher
    • 1987
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Arnold
    • 1987
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
    It's Garry Shandling's Show.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • The Executive
    • 1986
  • The Check Is in the Mail... (1986)
    The Check Is in the Mail...
    4.5
    • Assessor
    • 1986
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Clifford Monroe
    • 1986
  • Paul Reiser, Scott McGinnis, Rick Overton, Paul Provenza, and Robert Townsend in Odd Jobs (1986)
    Odd Jobs
    4.5
    • Mayor Brady
    • 1986
  • Jack Klugman and John Stamos in You Again? (1986)
    You Again?
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Padbury
    • 1986
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Lazaroff
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 2, 1937
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 1997
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Performed on Broadway in the following production:

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    Ken was a lay counselor at the Southern California Counseling Center for many years. In 1991 he became a staff member, the director of a wildly popular community outreach program known as TLC (Training Lay Counselors). In this capacity he helped train people in the community who counseled in various capacities throughout Los Angeles without any training. He used SCCC counselors and licensed supervisors as teachers and group supervisors to improve skills and talents and, at the end, there was a graduation that brought everyone to tears.

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