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Ken Kercheval

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Biography

Born

7/15/1935, Wolcottville, Indiana

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Dallas
  Himself/Cliff Barnes
  - S 14: Ep 24 Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork
    11/7/04
- Dallas
  Cliff Barnes
  - S 14: Ep 24 Dallas: J.R. Returns
    11/15/96
  - S 14: Ep 23 Conundrum (2)
    5/3/91
  - S 14: Ep 21 The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire
    4/26/91
  - S 14: Ep 20 Some Leave, Some Get Carried Out
    4/19/91
  - S 14: Ep 19 Farewell, My Lovely
    4/12/91
  - + 304 More Credits
- The Secret Storm
  Archie Borman ((1968)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    2/1/54
- Search for Tomorrow
  Dr. Nick Hunter (1965-1968/1972-1973)
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/3/51
  - S 27: Ep 1 Ep. #9100
    12/26/86
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The $50,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 70 Show 70
    5/1/81
  - S 1: Ep 69 Show 69
    4/30/81
  - S 1: Ep 68 Show 68
    4/29/81
  - S 1: Ep 67 Show 67
    4/28/81
  - S 1: Ep 66 Show 66
    4/27/81
- Dallas
  Cliff Barnes
  - S 2: Ep 19 Sue Ellen's Sister
    2/16/79
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Red File (2)
    2/9/79
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Red File (1)
    2/2/79
  - S 2: Ep 8 Election
    11/5/78
  - S 1: Ep 5 Barbecue
    4/30/78
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (54)

Role
- TV Land: Myths and Legends
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Super Stars & Sudden Deaths
    2/7/07
- Crossing Jordan
  Mr. Payton
  - S 5: Ep 16 Someone to Watch Over Me
    3/26/06
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 216 Tuesday 26th October
    10/26/04
- Crossing Jordan
  Claude Manning
  - S 1: Ep 14 Four Fathers
    1/28/02
- Diagnosis Murder
  Keith Dunn
  - S 7: Ep 14 Too Many Cooks
    1/20/00
- ER
  Mr. Zwicki
  - S 5: Ep 1 Day for Knight
    9/24/98
- Diagnosis Murder
  Duke Fallon
  - S 5: Ep 11 A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste
    11/20/97
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 18 Howard Keel
    2/17/95
- Diagnosis Murder
  William P. Bissell
  - S 2: Ep 6 Murder Most Vial
    10/21/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Bernie Green
  - S 1: Ep 8 Who Killed Romeo?
    4/1/94
- Lovejoy
  Rutherford Lovejoy
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Lost Colony
    12/27/93
- Diagnosis Murder
  Alex Ridland
  - S 1: Ep 10 The 13 Million Dollar Man
    12/3/93
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Dr. Slade
  - S 2: Ep 7 She'll Do to Ride the River With
    11/24/93
- The Golden Palace
  Charlie Sardisco
  - S 1: Ep 19 A New Leash On Life
    4/2/93
- In the Heat of the Night
  Judge Lawton Gray
  - S 6: Ep 12 Judgement Day
    1/20/93
- Dangerous Curves
  Jimmy Douglas
  - S 2: Ep 2 Daddy Dearest
    9/23/92
- Murder, She Wrote
  Alex Ericson
  - S 8: Ep 20 Angel of Death
    5/3/92
- L.A. Law
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 12 I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz
    2/13/92
- Diagnosis Murder
  Frank Stevens
  - S 1: Ep 1 Diagnosis of Murder
    1/5/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 23 October 2, 1991
    10/2/91
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 0 100kPYR-641
    5/13/91
  - S 2: Ep 0 100kPYR-171
    8/11/86
- Perry Mason
  L.D. Ryan
  - S 11: Ep 7 The Case of the Defiant Daughter
    9/30/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 160 September 6, 1989
    9/6/89
- Highway to Heaven
  Richard Osbourne
  - S 5: Ep 1 Whose Trash is It Anyway?
    10/12/88
- Blackout
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 January 29, 1988
    1/29/88
  - S 1: Ep 19 January 28, 1988
    1/28/88
  - S 1: Ep 18 January 27, 1988
    1/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 26, 1988
    1/26/88
  - S 1: Ep 16 January 25, 1988
    1/25/88
- Matlock
  Lewis Devlin
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Gambler
    12/29/87
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
  Decker
  - S 3: Ep 20 A Blinding Fear
    4/29/87
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 October 13 - 17, 1986 - Friday
    10/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 24 October 13 - 17, 1986 - Wednesday
    10/15/86
  - S 1: Ep 23 October 13 - 17, 1986 - Tuesday
    10/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 22 October 13 - 17, 1986 - Monday
    10/13/86
- Hotel
  Frank Jessup
  - S 3: Ep 12 Scapegoats
    1/22/86
- Hotel
  Leo Cooney
  - S 1: Ep 7 Flashback
    11/9/83
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 18 January 11, 1983
    1/11/83
  - S 6: Ep 17 May 10, 1982
    5/10/82
- The $25,000 Pyramid
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 25KPYR-14
    12/20/82
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Marty
  - S 3: Ep 1 That Old Gang of Mine
    10/4/81
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 39 Laurie Walters & Ken Kercheval
    5/19/80
- Chain Reaction
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 90 Episode 90
    5/16/80
  - S 1: Ep 89 Episode 89
    5/15/80
  - S 1: Ep 88 Episode 88
    5/14/80
  - S 1: Ep 87 Episode 87
    5/13/80
  - S 1: Ep 86 Episode 86
    5/12/80
  - + 5 More Credits
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 155 May 5, 1980
    5/5/80
  - S 5: Ep 104 February 14, 1979
    2/14/79
- Here's Boomer
  Dr. Haggert
  - S 1: Ep 3 Vigil
    4/4/80
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 85 July 23-27, 1979 "A Salute to DALLAS" on NBC-TV
    7/23/79
- Starsky And Hutch
  Deputy D.A. Clayburn
  - S 4: Ep 18 Targets Without a Badge (1)
    3/6/79
- CHiPs
  Dr. Faraday
  - S 2: Ep 12 High Explosive
    12/9/78
- Kojak
  Lacey
  - S 5: Ep 18 The Halls of Terror
    2/18/78
- Family
  Mark Adams
  - S 3: Ep 16 Lifeline
    1/31/78
- Rafferty
  Jerry Parks
  - S 1: Ep 13 Death Out of a Blue Sky
    12/5/77
- Kojak
  Teddy Maclay
  - S 4: Ep 20 Kojak's Days (2)
    2/8/77
- Kojak
  Ted McClay
  - S 4: Ep 19 Kojak's Days (1)
    2/1/77
- Beacon Hill
  District Attorney
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Million Dollar Gate
    10/14/75
- Kojak
  Ray Fromm
  - S 1: Ep 8 Dark Sunday
    12/12/73
- Trials of O'Brien
  Dr. McCahey
  - S 1: Ep 13 No Justice For The Judge
    12/10/65
- The Nurses (1962)
  Mac
  - S 3: Ep 29 The Heroine
    5/4/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 27 Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
    4/15/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 34 The Brother Killers
    5/25/63
- Naked City
  Acting Student
  - S 4: Ep 11 Dust Devil on a Quiet Street
    11/28/62
- The Defenders (1961)
  Hary Grant
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Tarnished Cross
    3/17/62
- The Defenders (1961)
  Wilks
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Iron Man
    3/10/62
Director (1)

Role
- Dallas
  Director
  - S 14: Ep 21 The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire
    4/26/91
  - S 13: Ep 17 After Midnight
    2/9/90

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- Ken attended both the University of Indiana and the University of the Pacific.
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- Ken is 5'10" tall.
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- Ken had a portion of his lung removed in 1993 as a result of lung cancer.
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