This was captured on film by Gilbert Moses and released as The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh in 1979. The film made unlikely actor Foree a superstar, and he had hoped to follow up his success by taking acting classes and auditioning for more roles.Īfter forty-five failed auditions in 1979, Foree left the police force and briefly retired from acting in pursuit of one of his lifelong dreams - playing basketball with the Pittsburgh Pythons. This incident was remarkably captured on film by George Romero, and released in theaters the following year as Dawn of the Dead. Foree and three others were trapped inside a local mall during the attacks, and feared being eaten by the undead creatures. Ken Foree joined the police force in 1977, one year before he nearly lost his life saving his hometown from a zombie rampage. Ken Foree during the 1978 zombie attacks.
