Chad Bannon

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caption	Bannon at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
birth_name	Chad Bannon
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birth_place	Denver, Colorado
occupation	Film, television actor, martial artist
years active	1993 - present
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Chad Bannon (born November 13, 1970), also credited as Chad Ullery, is an American television and movie actor. Standing 6’4” and weighing 250 pounds, he is best known for his role as Killer Karl in House of 1000 Corpses and playing D.O.A. on the sports entertainment program "Battle Dome". He also competed as a professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

Modeling and acting

Bannon landed the cover of Advocate Men's October 1995 issue. He modeled for celebrated male nude photographer Jim French in 1995 under the name of Dusty Manning, appearing in B+W Photoset J49 of ten images, and Color Photosets CP338 and CP339 of six images each. These and other contemporaneous photos were used subsequently in a number of high-quality Jim French and Colt Studio publications, including SPURS Magazine #25 [1997], the Jim French Annual Man Calendar 1997, the Jim French Annual Man Desk Calendar 1997, Colt Leather Calendar 1997, Colt Leather Calendar 1998, Colt Leather Calendar 2000, Colt Studio Presents Magazine #21 [2000], Colt Butt Beautiful Calendar 2002, and the second of the two Colt Studio 35th Anniversary Albums. He made his acting debut in the Chi Chi LaRue-directed erotic film Behind the Barn Door playing the love interest of Bo Summers. Bannon then starred in independent horror comedy film Kill Madonna and eventually landed roles in major motion pictures like Planet of the Apes and House of 1000 Corpses. Chad has also been mentioned numerous times on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast as the mystery cage fighter who was also the recipient of the 'Hungriest Butt Award'.

Martial arts

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Bannon went on to pursue a career as a mixed martial artist and kickboxer and competed for King of the Cage and K-1 as part of Bob Sapp's "Team Beast". He fought Rick Collup in 2002 at King of the Cage: 18 Sudden Impact, knocking him out in only 20 seconds.

Bannon then fought Tatsufumi Tomihira at K-1 Beast 2003 in Yamagata, Japan and lost in a unanimous decision. Bannon is a heavyweight, weighing 245 lbs and standing at 6'4".

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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Rick Collup
KO (punches)
KOTC 18 - Sudden Impact

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Appearances

• Behind the Barn Door 1993 (Catalina Video) — Jack
• Kill Madonna 1996
• White Men With Big Dicks 1996 (TLA Video) — Chad Anthony
• Step By Step 1997 — Frankie
• The Eddie Files 1997 — Burly Cop
• Quick Study: Sex Ed 1 (1998) — Todd Marshall
• A Night at the Roxbury 1998 — New Club Bouncer
• Pacific Blue 1999 — Wall
• V.I.P. 1999 — Beefy Guy
• Battle Dome 1999-2000, — D.O.A.
• Deus Ex 2000 — various voices
• Planet of the Apes 2001 — Red Ape Soldier/Man Hunt Ape
• House of 1000 Corpses 2003 — Killer Karl
• Bullets in the Gun (music video) by Toby Keith - Lightning

References

References

1. "Advocate Men / Men Magazine @ Gay Erotic Archives". Gayeroticarchives.com.
2. (1995-07-03). "» BEHIND THE BARN DOOR at smutjunkies & Gay Erotic Archives Film Library". Films.gayeroticarchives.com.
3. ["SPORN Jim Provenzano]". Nightcharm.com.
4. "Kill Madonna film by Cocky Chambers only on Village TV". Villagetv.com.
5. (2007-11-11). "Kill Madonna gay film trailer with Chad Ullery on Village TV". YouTube.
6. "fighter's profile - Chad Bannon". K-1sport.de.
7. (2002-11-01). "King of the Cage 18: Sudden Impact Results (Official)". Mixedmartialarts.com.
8. "MMAFighting.com - K-1 BEAST 2003 in YAMAGATA Results".
9. (2003-04-06). "K-1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE". K-1.co.jp.
10. "MMA Madness™ - Fighter Profile - Chad Bannon".

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