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My Take
Kurt Fuller is the kind of actor whose face you know long before you learn the name. I love that about character actors, and his résumé is a who's-who of comedies and genre staples, from Ghostbusters II and Wayne's World to Scary Movie, plus that long stint as Coroner Woody Strode on Psych and Zachariah on Supernatural. To me he represents the unsung backbone of Hollywood, the dependable performer who sharpens every scene he's in without ever needing top billing. A San Francisco kid who turned reliability into a four-decade career, and I genuinely respect that grind more than fleeting stardom.
Overview
Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film, and stage projects. He is known for his roles in the films No Holds Barred and Ghostbusters II (both 1989), Wayne's World (1992), and Scary Movie (2000), as well as for his television roles playing Coroner Woody Strode in the USA Network television series Psych (2009–2014) and Zachariah in Supernatur…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kurt Fuller
- Name (Japanese)
- カート・フラー
- Reading
- かーと・ふらー
- Born
- September 16, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lincoln High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.