Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/6/1942
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Ken Patera
Biography
Kenneth Wayne Patera is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor from the United States. Ken Patera, from a Czech-American family, was strong and extraordinarily athletic, with many people in his family also successful in athletics. His brother, Jack Patera, played football for the Baltimore Colts and was the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 until 1982. His brother, Dennis Patera, played for the San Francisco 49ers. Ken played football at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon, and wrestled at 193 pounds. Track and field was his ...
Known For
The Wrestler
as Ken Patera
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Himself
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Ken Patera
The Ken Patera Story
as Ken Patera
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
as Himself
AWA Super Sunday
as Ken Patera
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Ken Patera
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as Ken Patera
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Ken Patera
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Himself
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
as Ken Patera
WrestleMania IV
as Ken Patera
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Ken Patera
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ken Patera
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ken Patera (archive footage)
Villains of the Squared Circle
as Ken Patera
Andre the Giant
as Ken Patera (Archive footage)