---
name: "Ken Wahl"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ken-wahl"
fi1m_id: "ken-wahl"
imdb_id: "nm0906261"
tmdb_id: 3002
wikidata_id: "Q1334766"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 October 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:21:17.510070+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ken Wahl

## Identity

Ken Wahl

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ken-wahl
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ken-wahl
- **IMDb ID:** nm0906261
- **TMDB ID:** 3002
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1334766
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wahl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334766, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3002

Actor. Born 31 October 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 October 1954, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** Кен Вол, 肯‧瓦爾
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wahl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334766, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3002

## Biography

Ken Wahl is an American actor. He first gained attention for his leading role in *The Wanderers* (1979) and played Corelli opposite Paul Newman in *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981).

He is best known for starring as undercover FBI agent Vinnie Terranova in the CBS series *Wiseguy* (1987–1990), a performance that earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Other film credits include *The Soldier* (1982), *The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission* (1985), *The Taking of Beverly Hills* (1991) and *The Favor* (1994).

A severe injury in 1992 effectively ended his acting career.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Fi1m 56, as Corelli — [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wiseguy* (1996), as Vinnie Terranova
- *Search for Grace* (1994), as John 'Johnny' Danielli / Jake
- *The Favor* (1994), as Tom Andrews
- *The Taking of Beverly Hills* (1991), as Boomer Hayes
- *Wiseguy* (1987), series, as Vincent Terranova
- *Wiseguy: Pilot* (1987), as Vinnie Terranova
- *Omega Syndrome* (1986), as Jack Corbett
- *The Gladiator* (1986), as Rick Benton
- *Double Dare* (1985), series, as Ken Sisko
- *The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission* (1985), as Louis Valentine
- *Purple Hearts* (1984), as Don Jardian
- *Jinxed!* (1982), as Willie Brodax
- *The Soldier* (1982), as The Soldier
- *Race for the Yankee Zephyr* (1981), as Barney
- *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), as Corelli — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md)
- *Running Scared* (1980), as Chas McClain
- *The Wanderers* (1979), as Richie

## Gallery

- ![Ken Wahl](https://film.one/media/person/5540722/gallery-4cd570096087.jpg) Ken Wahl — Ken Wahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/KenWahl.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989)](https://film.one/media/person/5540722/gallery-d63aaeed9ba4.jpg) Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Ken_Wahl_%28211193464%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989)](https://film.one/media/person/5540722/gallery-648dfce05b14.jpg) Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Ken_Wahl_%28211193460%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989)](https://film.one/media/person/5540722/gallery-62a133bfca79.jpg) Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1989) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ken_Wahl_%28211193462%29.jpg/1280px-Ken_Wahl_%28211193462%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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