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Ken Olin‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1954-07-30

Popularity

star4.6

Ken Olin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ken Olin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1954-07-30

Popularity

star4.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Queens Logic

Queens Logic‌
star5.8
calendar 1991

Telling Secrets

Telling Secrets‌
star4.6
calendar 1993

Y2K

Y2K‌
star4.1
calendar 1999

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston‌
star5.0
calendar 1990

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Evolution's Child

Evolution's Child‌
star2.0
calendar 1999

The Advocate's Devil

The Advocate's Devil‌
star6.6
calendar 1997

There Must Be a Pony

There Must Be a Pony‌
star6.2
calendar 1986

A Stoning in Fulham County

A Stoning in Fulham County‌
star5.3
calendar 1988

Til There Was You

Til There Was You‌
star3.9
calendar 1997

Tonight's the Night

Tonight's the Night‌
star1.0
calendar 1987

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie‌
star5.1
calendar 2005

Ghost Story

Ghost Story‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Police Story: Cop Killer

Police Story: Cop Killer‌
star3.0
calendar 1988

The Story of Soaps

The Story of Soaps‌
star9.5
calendar 2020

Women at West Point

Women at West Point‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac‌
star4.7
calendar 1984

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters‌
star7.1
calendar 2006

thirtysomething

thirtysomething‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

Alias

Alias‌
star6.7
calendar 2001

L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors‌
star7.0
calendar 1998

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Bay City Blues

Bay City Blues‌
star5.0
calendar 1983

EZ Streets

EZ Streets‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker‌
star6.1
calendar 1983

Breaking News

Breaking News‌
star5.0
calendar 2002

Zoo

Zoo‌
star6.7
calendar 2015

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Dead by Sunset

Dead by Sunset‌
star7.4
calendar 1995

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan‌
star5.8
calendar 1987

Stars in the House

Stars in the House‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest‌
star5.6
calendar 1981