
Kevin Hagen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-04-03
Day of Death
2005-07-09 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Kevin Hagen
Biography
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
as Nathaniel Amsted
(1986)
Power
as Cop
(1983)
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Dr. Hiram Baker
(1980)
Power
as Paul Hackett
(1980)
The Hunter
as Poker Player
(1977)
The San Pedro Bums
as Mr. McClory
(1974)
(1973)
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Colonel Blanchard
(1973)
Prologue to Wounded Knee
as Ken Shaeffer
(1972)
The Delphi Bureau
as Luke
(1971)
Dead Men Tell No Tales
as Karl
(1970)
Weekend of Terror
as Lieutenant Papich
(1970)
A Storm in Summer
as Policeman
(1969)
The Learning Tree
as Doc Tim Cravens
(1967)
The Last Challenge
as Frank Garrison
(1965)
Shenandoah
as Mule - Rebel Deserter
(1964)
Rio Conchos
as Blondebeard
(1963)
The Man from Galveston
as John Dillard
(1962)
Rider on a Dead Horse
as Jake Fry
(1959)
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Kissell
(1958)
Gunsmoke in Tucson
as Clem Haney