About
His dark, sincere good looks were steadily put to use on the small screen during the 80s, but, in retrospect, actor Ken Olin will probably be considered more of a major force behind the camera. Born in Chicago, Ken went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and headed for Hollywood in the late 70s. After the typical route of bit parts, he started moving up in leaps and bounds on TV's top shows. A couple of strong, single season regular parts on both Hill Street Blues (1981)and Falcon Crest (1981) ultimately led to his casting as the introspective and quietly sexy Michael Steadman on Thirtysomething (1987), which ran for four seasons and nabbed numerous awards for its liberal writing and sensitive content. Ken co-starred with wife Patricia Wettig on the show, but the multi-Emmy winner Wettig did not play Ken's wife (actress Mel Harris did) and the public was often confused as...
Known for
TrackerSeries • 2024
The West WingSeries • 1999
This Is UsSeries • 2016
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
Judging AmySeries • 1999
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Sleepy HollowSeries • 2013
The Man in the High CastleSeries • 2015
HotelSeries • 1982
ParadiseSeries • 2025
FelicitySeries • 1998
The HitchhikerSeries • 1983
ZooSeries • 2015
thirtysomethingSeries • 1987
Freaks and GeeksSeries • 1999
Eli StoneSeries • 2008
L.A. DoctorsSeries • 1998
AliasSeries • 2001
The SlapSeries • 2015
Grand HotelSeries • 2019
The Mob DoctorSeries • 2012
White Fang 2: Myth of the White WolfMovie • 1994