Kevin Hagen

Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 - July 9, 2005) was born to professional ballroom dancers in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. Hagen served in World War II, worked for the US State Department in Germany, and had spent a year in law school before he decided to try acting at the age of 27. He was spotted in a production of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms and given a guest role on the classic 1950's series Dragnet. He began to work steadily in television and film (his first regular role on a series was 1958's Yancy Derringer), but he considered his big break the role of a Confederate soldier who kills James Stewart's son in the 1965 film Shenandoah. Hagen popped up on countless series (Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Perry Mason, to name a few), often as a villain.

External Links

• Official site
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