Kevin Hagen
Known for ActingBorn 1928-04-03 — died 2005-07-09Chicago, 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.
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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
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967 · as Prisoner (Uncredited)
The Ambulance
1990 · as Cop at Stables
The Hunter
1980 · as Poker Player
Pork Chop Hill
1959 · as Cpl. Kissell
Shenandoah
1965 · as Mule - Rebel Deserter
Rio Conchos
1964 · as Blondebeard
Power
1986 · as Cop
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972 · as Luke
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983 · as Dr. Hiram Baker
The Last Challenge
1967 · as Frank Garrison
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983 · as Dr. Hiram Baker
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973 · as Ken Shaeffer
Weekend of Terror
1970 · as Lieutenant Papich
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984 · as Dr. Hiram Baker
Honky Tonk
1974
The Learning Tree
1969 · as Doc Tim Cravens
Rider on a Dead Horse
1962 · as Jake Fry
The San Pedro Bums
1977 · as Mr. McClory