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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
Ken Olin Biography (1954-)
Born July 30, 1954 (some sources cite 1955), in Highland Park (some sources cite Chicago or Evanston), IL; father, an owner of a pharmaceutical company and former Peace Corps official; married Patricia Wettig (an actress and producer), 1982; children: Clifford, Roxanne. Addresses: Agent: Bob Gersh, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director
- Birth Details
- July 30, 1954
- Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Rocky Padillo, The Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983
- Detective Harry Garibaldi, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984-85
- Father Christopher, Falcon Crest, CBS, 1985-86
- Michael Steadman, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-91
- Detective Cameron Quinn, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
- Dr. Roger Cattan, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998
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Miniseries
- Nathan Lammerman, I'll Take Manhattan, CBS, 1987
- Detective Jay Jensen, Telling Secrets (also known as Contract for Murder), ABC, 1993
- Brad Cunningham, Dead by Sunset, NBC, 1995
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Movies
- Board member, Women at West Point, CBS, 1979
- David Frank, Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (also known as Flight No. 90 and Florida Flight 90), NBC, 1984
- Jay Savage, There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986
- Henry Fox, Tonight's the Night (also known as The Game of Love), ABC, 1987
- Curtis "Manny" Mandell, Cop Killer (also known as Police Story:Cop Killer), ABC, 1988
- Jim Sandler, A Stoning in Fulham County, NBC, 1988
- Charles Stuart, Good Night, Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston, 1990
- Dr. Peter Clayman, Nothing But the Truth, CBS, 1995
- Abe Ringel, The Advocate's Devil, ABC, 1997
- James Mydell, Evolution's Child, USA Network, 1999
- Nick Cromwell, Y2K, NBC, 1999
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Episodic
- Perry Revere, "Deadline for Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
- Mark Fredericks, Hotel, ABC, 1987
- Steve, "Best Shot," The Hitchhiker, 1987
- Himself, This Morning, 1996
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Specials
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Battle of the Network Stars XVIII, ABC, 1985
- Narrator, More Than Broken Glass: Memories of Kristallnacht, PBS,1988
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The American Red Cross Celebrates Real Life Miracles, CBS, 1998
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Pilots
- Detective Cameron Quinn, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
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Awards Presentations
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The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989
- Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1991
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Television Director
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Episodic
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thirtysomething, ABC, between 1989-1990
- "Every Picture Tells a Story," EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
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Felicity, The WB, 1998
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L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998
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Judging Amy, CBS, 1999
- "The Diary," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 1999
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The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2000
- Also directed an episode of Push.
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director, The Broken Cord, 1992
- Director, Doing Time on Maple Drive (also known as Faces in theMirror), 1992
- Executive producer, Kansas, ABC, 1995
- Director, In Pursuit of Honor, HBO, 1995
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Stage Appearances
- (Off-Broadway debut) Al Corley, Taxi Tales, Century Theatre, 1978
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Streamers, Theatre-by-the-Sea, Portsmouth, NH, 1979
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Major Barbara, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage/Fairbanks, AK,1982
- Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, Theatre-by-the-Sea, 1982
- Also appeared off-Broadway in The Fairy Garden; appeared in Lorenzaccio, New York City.
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Film Appearances
- Young Sears James, Ghost Story, Universal, 1981
- Ray, Queens Logic, New Visions, 1991
- Gregory, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
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Film Director
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White Fang II: Myth of the White Wolf (also known as White FangII), 1994
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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Newsmakers 1992, Issue Cumulation, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1992.
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