Kevin Hagen
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.
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
127 titles
Straightaway
Vanished
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The Hunter
Power
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Shenandoah
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Rio Conchos
Power
Little House: The Last Farewell
Pork Chop Hill
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Honky Tonk
The Learning Tree
The Last Challenge
Gunsmoke in Tucson
The Man from Galveston
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Bonanza: The Next Generation
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