Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-04-03
Day of Death
2005-07-09
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.
Filmography (23)
The Ambulance
1990
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
Power
1986
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
The Hunter
1980
The San Pedro Bums
1977
Honky Tonk
1974
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1971
Weekend of Terror
1970
