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Kevin Hagen

Kevin Hagen

Birthday: 1928-04-03 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation

as    Nathaniel Amsted

1984
Little House: The Last Farewell

as    Dr. Hiram Baker

1983
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

as    Dr. Hiram Baker

1983
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

as    Dr. Hiram Baker

1977
The San Pedro Bums

as    Mr. McClory

1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley

as    Colonel Blanchard

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

1963
The Man from Galveston

as    John Dillard

1962
Rider on a Dead Horse

as    Jake Fry

1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson

as    Clem Haney

1958
Yancy Derringer

as    John Colton