Kevin Hagen
Actor
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 Hunter
as Poker Player 1980
Power
as Cop 1986
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Kissell 1959
Rio Conchos
as Blondebeard 1964
The Last Challenge
as Frank Garrison 1967
The Learning Tree
as Doc Tim Cravens 1969
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Dr. Hiram Baker 1983
Little House: The Last Farewell
as Dr. Hiram Baker 1984
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
as Dr. Hiram Baker 1983
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Colonel Blanchard 1973
Weekend of Terror
as Lieutenant Papich 1970
Rider on a Dead Horse
as Jake Fry 1962
The Man from Galveston
as John Dillard 1963
Dead Men Tell No Tales
as Karl 1971
Gunsmoke in Tucson
as Clem Haney 1958
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Nathaniel Amsted 1988