Ken Uehara (上原謙, Uehara Ken, 7 November 1909 – 23 November 1991)[1] was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990.

[2] A graduate of Rikkyo University, Uehara joined the Shochiku film studio in 1935.

[1] After the war, he became a freelance actor, before signing with the Toho film studio.

[1] Directors Uehara worked with include Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Shimazu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujirō Ozu, and Kenji Mizoguchi.

[3] He is the father of singer and actor Yūzō Kayama, and the grandfather of actress Emi Ikehata.