Ken Berry
Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Ken Berry. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@meninmovies.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Movie Credits
Mama Takes a Dive (1990)
[ Allan Kayser ]
War of the Roses (1989)
[ Allan Kayser ]
Bubba's House Band (1989)
[ Allan Kayser ]
Mama Takes Stock (1989)
[ Allan Kayser ]
Eunice (1982)
[ Harvey Korman ]
The Cat from Outer Space: Part 2 (1982)
[ Roddy McDowall ][ Harry Morgan ][ McLean Stevenson ]
Hard Knocks/Lady Godiva (1981)
Herbie Rides Again: Part 2 (1981)
Herbie Rides Again: Part 1 (1981)
[ Keenan Wynn ]
With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo (1980)
[ Lyle Waggoner ]
The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2 (1980)
[ Alex Rocco ]
The Look Alikes/Winemaker (1979)
Birthday Party/Ghostbreaker (1979)
Featherstone's Nest (1979)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
[ Harry Morgan ][ McLean Stevenson ][ Roddy McDowall ]
The Love Boat II (1977)
[ Lyle Waggoner ][ Aaron Spelling ][ Robert Reed ]
Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)
[ Norman Fell ]
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
[ Keenan Wynn ]
Letters from Three Lovers (1973)
[ Ed Fury ][ Martin Sheen ][ Lyle Waggoner ][ Aaron Spelling ]
Love and the Happy Medium/Love and the Jinx/Love and the Little Black Book/Love and the Old Swingers (1972)
Every Man Needs One (1972)
[ Aaron Spelling ][ Henry Gibson ]
Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
Love and Formula 26B/Love and the Loud Mouth/Love and the Penal Code (1971)
[ Michael Callan ]
The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
[ Aaron Spelling ][ Warren Oates ]
The Bicycle Club (1970)
Sister Cities (1969)
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
[ Werner Klemperer ][ Aaron Spelling ]
Hello Down There (1969)
[ Tony Randall ][ Richard Dreyfuss ][ Roddy McDowall ]
Sam for Town Council (1968)
[ Ron Howard ][ Andy Griffith ]
Miss Farmerette (1968)
Emmett's 50th Birthday (1968)
A Girl for Goober (1968)
[ Andy Griffith ]
For Who the Bugle Tolls (1966)
The Great Troop Robbery (1966)
The Day the Indians Won (1966)
The Girl from Philadelphia (1965)
Interlude (1964)
The Lively Set (1964)
[ Doug McClure ]
The Brave and the Backache (1964)
Two for the Seesaw (1962)
[ Robert Mitchum ][ Harold Gould ]

 

Dancing and the military were a large part of Ken's life. When Ken was 13, he attended a carnival at his grade school; the dancers impressed him so much, he decided that's what he wanted to do with his life. His parents were supportive, his dad even booked Ken into variety type shows. At 16, Ken got to join the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program. Ken toured towns all across the nation, and through the Air Force the troupe entertained in Germany, Ireland, England, UK and several other countries. Later, while serving in the Army, Ken won a spot in Arlene Francis' Soldier Parade show. Ken also got into the All-Army talent contest and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." When Ken's Army hitch was up in 1955, he took the advice of his sergeant in Atlanta, Leonard Nimoy, to move to California. In 1957, Ken enrolled in a school, Falcon Studios, on the GI Bill to study acting. Ken got a job at the Cabaret Theater for a week (that is not a typo). From 1958 to 1964 Ken was with the "Billy Barnes Revue." Lucille Ball came to see the revue, and offered Ken a job at Desilu Studios for a week. It was also through the Barnes Revue that Ken met dancer Jackie Joseph; they were married on May 29, 1960. Ken made the transition to TV. The couple adopted a son, John Kenneth, in 1964, and adopted a daughter, Jennifer Kate, in 1965. A successful screen test led to his breakout role in "F Troop." Ken was the bashful Captain who was always resisting Wrangler Jane's advances (but why?). Though the show was only on for 2 seasons, it seems like a lot longer because of reruns. After F Troop, toward the very end of the next TV season Ken landed the role of a lifetime: taking over for Andy Griffith in the retooled "Mayberry R.F.D." The show was a hit with Ken in the lead and was still popular when it was cancelled in the spring of 1971 when CBS axed all rural-oriented programming, a devastating blow personally and professionally to Ken Berry. After Mayberry's end, he appeared in an unsold "Brady Bunch" spinoff pilot. When work in TV got slow, Ken went on the road again, doing summer and winter stock. He kept hoping for a new series, and he got his wish with "Mama's Family." Since he played a married man in this series, he did not resist the advances of Dorothy Lyman (in fact, he seemed to be making up for lost time). The series aired for 2 seasons, then was canceled. Ken went back to doing theater productions. However, when "Mama's Family" was sold into syndication, more new episodes were going to be needed. From 1986 to 1990 it was a top-rated sitcom. Ken was about ready to retire - almost. Ken continued to get occasional TV roles, and tried theater again for a while. As recently as 1993, he starred with Carol Burnett in the stage production of "From the Top." Early in 1999, Ken ventured back into television with a guest spot. He enjoyed it. Old soldiers and entertainers never die - they just go into syndication.


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