Photo: Ken Wahl / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Wahl belongs to a very specific texture of late-80s and 90s American television, and Wiseguy captured it perfectly: the brooding, undercover masculinity that the era did so well. What interests me is that he did not stay purely an actor; moving into writing and directing suggests someone who wanted to understand the whole machine, not just stand in front of it. Now retired, he carries the particular afterglow of a performer who defined a moment rather than chasing every decade. There is something fitting about a Halloween-born Scorpio playing men whose loyalties were never quite what they seemed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ken Wahl
- Name (Japanese)
- ケン・ウォール
- Reading
- けん・うぉーる
- Born
- October 31, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor / screenwriter / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bremen High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ken Wahl born?
Born October 31, 1954 (age 71).
Where is Ken Wahl from?
Ken Wahl is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Ken Wahl do?
Ken Wahl works as film actor, television actor, actor, screenwriter, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.