About

Known credits:
23
Birthday:
1928-04-03
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Kevin Hagen

Overview

Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 – July 9, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Hiram Baker on NBC's TV series Little House on the Prairie.

Hagen was the son of professional ballroom dancers, Haakon Olaf Hagen and Marvel Lucile Wadsworth. His father abandoned the family when Kevin was five. He was raised by his mother, grandmother, and two aunts, with some help from his uncle, a physician. The family moved to Portland, Oregon, when Kevin was a teenager. He played baseball and football at Jefferson High School. He attended Oregon State University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy after World War II; he served in San Diego.

Hagen, married four times, was a single parent for two decades to his son, Christopher Hagen, a Special Education teacher and high school baseball coach in Bakersfield, California.

Known for

Acting
1988 Bonanza: The Next Generation Actor Nathaniel Amsted 59
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1986 Power Actor Cop 58
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1983 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday Actor Dr. Hiram Baker 59
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1980 The Hunter Actor Poker Player 58
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1980 Power Actor Paul Hackett N/A
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1977 The San Pedro Bums Actor Mr. McClory N/A
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1974 Honky Tonk Actor N/A
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1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley Actor Colonel Blanchard 58
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1973 Prologue to Wounded Knee Actor Ken Shaeffer 58
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1972 The Delphi Bureau Actor Luke N/A
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1971 Dead Men Tell No Tales Actor Karl 59
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1971 Vanished Actor Matthew Silkworth 68
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1970 Weekend of Terror Actor Lieutenant Papich 58
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1970 A Storm in Summer Actor Policeman 58
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1969 The Learning Tree Actor Doc Tim Cravens 59
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1967 The Last Challenge Actor Frank Garrison 58
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1965 Shenandoah Actor Mule - Rebel Deserter 60
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1964 Rio Conchos Actor Blondebeard 59
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1963 The Man from Galveston Actor John Dillard 58
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1962 Rider on a Dead Horse Actor Jake Fry 58
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1959 Pork Chop Hill Actor Cpl. Kissell 59
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1958 Gunsmoke in Tucson Actor Clem Haney 58
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1958 Yancy Derringer Actor John Colton 67
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