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Ken Olin

Ken Olin

Actor

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.

Born: July 30, 1954 (Age 69) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Ken Olin  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.7
ActorRay1991
Movie
4.6
ActorGregory1997
Movie
3.8
ActorKen Olin2005
Movie
6.2
ActorYoung Sears James1981
TV Show
7.3
ActorMichael Steadman
85 Episodes
1987-1991
TV Show
5.7
ActorDr. Roger Cattan
24 Episodes
1998-1999
TV Show
8
ActorDet. Cameron Quinn
13 Episodes
1996-1997
TV Show
6.5
ActorRocky Padillo
8 Episodes
1983-1984
TV Show
6.1
ActorChristopher Rossini
29 Episodes
1981-1990
TV Show
7.4
ActorPerry Revere
1 Episode
1984-1996
TV Show
7.7
ActorDavid McNeil (uncredited)
1 Episode
2001-2006
TV Show
6.1
Actor1 Episode1983-1988
TV Show
8
ActorSelf - Guest
1 Episode
1993-2009
TV Show
6.5
ActorSteve
1 Episode
1983-1991
TV Show
6.2
Actor1 Episode2002-2002
TV Show
7.6
ActorDavid Caplan
30 Episodes
2006-2011
TV Show
6.6
ActorProfessor Robert Oz
10 Episodes
2015-2017
TV Show
8
ActorHarry Garibaldi
23 Episodes
1981-1987
Movie
5.6
ActorDet. Jay Jensen1993
Movie
3.2
ActorNick Cromwell1999
Movie
5.8
ActorCharles Stuart1990
Movie
5
Actor1999
Movie
5.4
ActorAbe Ringel1997
Movie
5.7
ActorJim Sandler1988
Movie
5.8
ActorHenry Fox1987
Movie
5.8
ActorOfficer Manny Mandell1988
Movie
6.7
ActorBoard Member1979
Movie
5.7
ActorDavid Frank1984
Movie
5.3
ActorJay Savage1986
Movie
6.6
ActorDr. Peter Clayman1995
Limited Series
6.4
Actor2 Episodes1995
Limited Series
6.8
ActorNat Lammerman
4 Episodes
1987-1987
TV Special
ActorSelf2020
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1994
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector2003
TV Show
7.7
DirectingProducer, Director
105 Episodes
2001-2006
TV Show
7.6
DirectingProducer, Director
109 Episodes
2006-2011
TV Show
8
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1996-1997
TV Show
7.5
DirectingDirector, Producer
1 Episode
2008-2009
TV Show
6.8
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1998-2002
TV Show
8.7
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1999-2000
TV Show
7.1
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1999-2005
TV Show
5.7
DirectingDirector
3 Episodes
1998-1999
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector, Executive Producer
4 Episodes
2013-2017
TV Show
7.8
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
2015-2019
TV Show
6.3
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
2012-2013
TV Show
6.1
DirectingDirector
4 Episodes
2015-2015
TV Show
8.7
DirectingDirector
3 Episodes
1999-2006
TV Show
7.3
DirectingDirector
6 Episodes
1987-1991
TV Show
8.5
DirectingDirector, Executive Producer
27 Episodes
2016-2022
TV Show
6.2
ProductionProducer
13 Episodes
2002-2002
TV Show
7
DirectingDirector, Executive Producer
3 Episodes
2024
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1992
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector1995
TV Show
7.1
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
2019-2019
Movie
6.6
ProductionExecutive Producer1995
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1992
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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