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.
Acted in 99
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Nathaniel Amsted
- 1986
54Power
Cop
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
The Hunter
Poker Player
Power
Paul Hackett · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
The San Pedro Bums
Mr. McClory
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Honky Tonk
Movie
- 1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Colonel Blanchard
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Ken Shaeffer
- 1972
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
Luke
- 1971
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Karl
Monty Nash
Sheriff Mannings · 1 episode
Vanished
Matthew Silkworth · 2 episodes
- 1970
Weekend of Terror
Lieutenant Papich
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Jasper Lick · 1 episode
A Storm in Summer
Policeman
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
The Last Challenge
Frank Garrison
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
Prisoner (Uncredited)
- 1966
Blue Light
TV
- 1965
- 1964
Rio Conchos
Blondebeard
- 1963
The Man from Galveston
John Dillard
- 1962
General Electric True
Simms · 1 episode
Rider on a Dead Horse
Jake Fry
- 1961
Straightaway
TV
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Ghost, Pete, Harry Pell · 1 episode
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Policeman · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jacobi · 1 episode
