Kevin Hagen
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.
Filmography
The Ambulance
1990
as Cop at Stables
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Nathaniel Amsted
Power
1986
as Cop
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
as Dr. Hiram Baker
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
1983
as Dr. Hiram Baker
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
as Dr. Hiram Baker
The Hunter
1980
as Poker Player
The San Pedro Bums
1977
as Mr. McClory
Honky Tonk
1974
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
as Colonel Blanchard
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Ken Shaeffer
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972
as Luke
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1971
as Karl
Weekend of Terror
1970
as Lieutenant Papich
A Storm in Summer
1970
as Policeman
The Learning Tree
1969
as Doc Tim Cravens
The Last Challenge
1967
as Frank Garrison
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967
as Prisoner (Uncredited)
Shenandoah
1965
as Mule - Rebel Deserter
Rio Conchos
1964
as Blondebeard
The Man from Galveston
1963
as John Dillard
Rider on a Dead Horse
1962
as Jake Fry
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Cpl. Kissell
Gunsmoke in Tucson
1958
as Clem Haney