Ken Olin
- Schauspiel
- 30. Juli 1954 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biografie
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.
Bekannt aus
Filmografie
- Paradise · Regie
- Tracker · Ausführende Produktion, Regie
- The Story of Soaps · Selbst
- Stars in the House · Selbst
- Grand Hotel · Regie
- This Is Us - Das ist Leben · Regie, Ausführende Produktion
- Zoo · Professor Robert Oz
- The Slap · Regie
- The Man in the High Castle · Regie
- Sleepy Hollow · Regie, Ausführende Produktion
- The Mob Doctor · Regie
- Americana · Martin Garano
- Eli Stone · Regie, Produktion
- Brothers & Sisters: Family Album · Ausführende Produktion
- Brothers & Sisters · David Caplan, Regie
- The Naked Brothers Band: Der Film · Ken Olin
- Phenomenon II – Ein wunderbares Genie · Regie, Ausführende Produktion
- Breaking News · Produktion
- Alias - Die Agentin · David McNeil (uncredited), Regie
- Countdown ins Chaos · Nick Cromwell
- Evolution's Child
- Voll daneben, voll im Leben · Regie
- The West Wing · Regie
- Für alle Fälle Amy · Regie
- Felicity · Regie
- L.A. Docs · Roger Cattan, Regie
- The Advocate's Devil · Abe Ringel
- Zwei Singles in L.A. · Gregory
- EZ Streets · Cameron Quinn, Regie
- Dead by Sunset
- Kansas · Ausführende Produktion
- Nothing But the Truth · Dr. Peter Clayman
- Blutiger Befehl · Regie
- Wolfsblut II - Das Geheimnis des weißen Wolfes · Regie
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Selbst
- Verhängnisvolles Spiel · Det. Jay Jensen
- Doing Time on Maple Drive · Regie
- The Broken Cord · Regie
- Geboren in Queens · Ray
- Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston · Charles Stuart
- Police Story · Officer Manny Mandell
- Der Polizisten-Mörder · Officer Manny Mandell
- Gebot des Schweigens · Jim Sandler
- Die besten Jahre · Michael Steadman, Regie
- I'll Take Manhattan · Nat Lammerman
- The Game Of Love · Henry Fox
- There Must Be a Pony · Jay Savage
- Mord ist ihr Hobby · Perry Revere
- Katastrophe auf dem Potomac - Absturz in die eisigen Fluten · David Frank
- Der Hitchhiker · Steve
- Bay City Blues · Rocky Padillo
- Hotel
- Zurück bleibt die Angst · Young Sears James
- Falcon Crest · Christopher Rossini
- Polizeirevier Hill Street · Harry Garibaldi, Det. Harry Garibaldi
- Women at West Point · Board Member
- Golden Globe Awards · Selbst