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Kevin Hagen

Actor • Born 1928

Kevin Hagen

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About

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

Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959Lassie posterLassieSeries • 1954M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*HSeries • 1972Wagon Train posterWagon TrainSeries • 1957Knots Landing posterKnots LandingSeries • 1979Little House on the Prairie posterLittle House on the PrairieSeries • 1974Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Quincy, M.E. posterQuincy, M.E.Series • 1976The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Maverick posterMaverickSeries • 1957Have Gun, Will Travel posterHave Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957The Rifleman posterThe RiflemanSeries • 1958Dragnet posterDragnetSeries • 1951Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986Daniel Boone posterDaniel BooneSeries • 1964Cheyenne posterCheyenneSeries • 1955The Wild Wild West posterThe Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965Simon & Simon posterSimon & SimonSeries • 1981The Big Valley posterThe Big ValleySeries • 1965Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959