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Kenneth Edward Olin, Kenneth Edward "Ken" Olin
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His dark, sincere good looks were steadily put to use on the small screen during the 80s, but, in retrospect, actor Ken Olin will probably be considered more of a major force behind the camera. Born in Chicago, Ken went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and headed for Hollywood in the late 70s. After the typical route of bit parts, he started moving up in leaps and bounds on TV's top shows. A couple of strong, single season regular parts on both Hill Street Blues (1981)and Falcon Crest (1981) ultimately led to his casting as the introspective and quietly sexy Michael Steadman on Thirtysomething (1987), which ran for four seasons and nabbed numerous awards for its liberal writing and sensitive content. Ken co-starred with wife Patricia Wettig on the show, but the multi-Emmy winner Wettig did not play Ken's wife (actress Mel Harris did) and the public was often confused as to who Ken's wife really was. Ken also earned the chance to direct occasionally on Thirtysomething (1987) and this would have a significant impact as to the direction of his career in the years to come. Following Thirtysomething (1987), Ken pursued acting work in mini-movies as both hero ( Police Story: Cop Killer (1988) ) and villain ( Dead by Sunset (1995) ), but almost always seemed on the verge of leaving acting altogether. It was his burgeoning interest in directing that took over, and he has since found steady helming duties on such popular shows as Felicity (1998) and The West Wing (1999). His TV drama Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)was nominated for three Emmys.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1954-07-30
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.8
- info Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ken Olin
5.8
Queens Logic
1991-02-01
4.7
Telling Secrets
1993-01-17
3.5
Y2K
1999-12-22
5
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990-09-25
0
Nothing But the Truth
1995-05-23
2
Evolution's Child
1999-10-22
5.7
The Advocate's Devil
1997-10-05
6.2
There Must Be a Pony
1986-10-05
5.4
A Stoning in Fulham County
1988-10-24
3.9
'Til There Was You
1997-05-30
1
Tonight's the Night
1987-02-02
4.9
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005-10-23
6
Ghost Story
1981-12-18
3
Police Story: Cop Killer
1988-10-27
9.5
The Story of Soaps
2020-05-19
0
Women at West Point
1979-02-27
4.7
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984-04-01
1.3
Americana
2012-07-25
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006-09-24
6.1
thirtysomething
1987-09-29
6.8
Alias
2001-09-30
7
L.A. Doctors
1998-09-21
6.8
Hotel
1982-08-21
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
5
Bay City Blues
1983-10-25
6.4
EZ Streets
1996-10-27
6.1
The Hitchhiker
1983-11-01
5
Breaking News
2002-07-17
6.7
Zoo
2015-06-30
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15
7.4
Dead by Sunset
1995-11-19
5.8
I'll Take Manhattan
1987-03-01
0
Stars in the House
2020-03-16
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15
7
Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981-12-04
7
Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20
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7
Doing Time on Maple Drive
1992-03-16
7
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
1994-04-15
7
In Pursuit of Honor
1995-03-18
7
Kansas
1995-07-27
7
The Broken Cord
1992-02-03
7
Phenomenon II
2003-11-01
7
Phenomenon II
2003-11-01
7
Brothers and Sisters
2006-09-24
7
Brothers and Sisters
2006-09-24
7
L.A. Doctors
1998-09-21
7
The West Wing
1999-09-22
7
Judging Amy
1999-09-19
7
Alias
2001-09-30
7
Alias
2001-09-30
7
EZ Streets
1996-10-27
7
Eli Stone
2008-01-31
7
Eli Stone
2008-01-31
7
Breaking News
2002-07-17
7
Freaks and Geeks
1999-09-25
7
thirtysomething
1987-09-29
7
Felicity
1998-09-29
7
Sleepy Hollow
2013-09-16
7
The Slap
2015-02-12
7
This Is Us
2016-09-20
7
The Mob Doctor
2012-09-17
7
This Is Us
2016-09-20
7
The Man in the High Castle
2015-01-15
7
Grand Hotel
2019-06-17
7
Tracker
2024-02-11
7
Sleepy Hollow
2013-09-16
7
Tracker
2024-02-11