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Ken Waller was born on 20 March, 1942 in South Africa, is an American bodybuilder. Discover Ken Waller's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 March, 1942
Birthday 20 March
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Nationality South Africa

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Ken Waller Height, Weight & Measurements

At 81 years old, Ken Waller height is 6 ft and Weight 230 lbs (1975).

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Height 6 ft
Weight 230 lbs (1975)
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Ken Waller Net Worth

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1942

Kenny Waller (born March 20, 1942) is an American former bodybuilder featured in the 1977 movie Pumping Iron, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Ken Waller was born on March 20, 1942, in San Francisco, California.

At the age of 12 his family moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana.

1965

He attended Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green (class of 1965), where he was a member of the undefeated 1963 Tangerine Bowl football team.

A photograph of Waller still hangs in the WKU football team's locker room.

1970

Waller, at six feet tall and 230 pounds, was one of the most frequent winning amateur bodybuilders of the 1970s.

1975

Waller also won the 1975 International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) Mr. Universe contest in Pretoria, South Africa.

He was known for his curly red hair, freckles and his graceful, confident posing style.

His most notable win was depicted in the film Pumping Iron, at the Mr. Universe contest of 1975.

In a controversial contest, he edged out Roger Walker of Australia, Paul Grant of Wales and his fellow Pumping Iron co-star, Mike Katz, of the US, to take the first place.

1976

He went on to compete at the professional level the following year in the 1976 Mr. Olympia contest, where he again defeated Mike Katz to win first place in the heavyweight (over 200 pound) division.

1977

He continued to place in the 1977, 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympias, taking second place in the tall category and fifth overall in 1977.

Unlike Frank Zane or lighter competitors, Waller was not known for an aesthetic physique, rather, like fellow competitors, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, he relied on size to gain the attention from judges, which at the time, was only beginning to gain popularity.

Waller was briefly featured in the photo-essay book of the same name by George Butler and Charles Gaines, but gained much more notoriety from the film documentary of 1977.

In it, Waller is portrayed in a somewhat negative light as the antagonist and chief competition of Mike Katz, whose storyline was featured much more prominently in the film.

Waller is shown as a devious and cunning character who tries to undermine Mike Katz's concentration by hiding his lucky T-shirt, and discussing his plan to do so with fellow bodybuilders Roger Callard and Robby Robinson in one of the film's most memorable and infamous scenes.

In reality, the "T-shirt incident" was staged to add drama to the film, and the scene where Waller confides his scheme was filmed after the Mr. Universe contest actually took place.

Waller can actually be seen wearing two different shirts in different camera angles in that scene, making it obvious that it was set up.

Waller and Katz were, in fact, friends – as Waller recounted in Raw Iron – The Making of Pumping Iron – but his reputation as a "villain" remained.

"I would go to contests and get booed, after that!"

said Waller in a later interview.

Waller had an uncredited, but prominent, cameo in the film Stay Hungry as "Dougie Stewart", the rival of bodybuilder Joe Santo (Arnold Schwarzenegger.) This film was written by Charles Gaines, co-author of Pumping Iron.

1979

He also appeared in the B movie Kill The Golden Goose in 1979, "Flex" and in "King of the Beach", an episode of The Incredible Hulk, in 1981.

2013

Ken could often be found at the 13th St. Barber Shop near WKU where his buddies, Howard Poindexter, Fred Turner, and Slick Thurman cut hair.

He went on to play professional football in Canada, after serving in the United States Marine Corps and teaching high school in Louisville.