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Ken Olin

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1954Born, Chicago

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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…

Known for

This Is UsDirector

The Man in the High CastleDirector

Sleepy HollowDirector

Freaks and GeeksDirector

AliasDavid McNeil (uncredited)

Filmography

All Acting Directing Producing

2025ParadiseDirector · 2 episodesShow

2024TrackerExecutive Producer · 63 episodes · Director · 12 episodesShow

2019Grand HotelDirector · 1 episodeShow

2016This Is UsDirector · 31 episodes · Executive Producer · 105 episodesShow

2015ZooProfessor Robert Oz · 10 episodesShow

2015The SlapDirector · 4 episodesShow

2015The Man in the High CastleDirector · 1 episodeShow

2013Sleepy HollowDirector · 4 episodes · Executive Producer · 19 episodesShow

2012The Mob DoctorDirector · 1 episodeShow

2012AmericanaMartin GaranoMovie

2008Eli StoneProducer · 26 episodes · Director · 1 episodeShow

2007Brothers & Sisters: Family AlbumExecutive ProducerMovie

2006Brothers and SistersDavid Caplan · 30 episodes · Director · 19 episodes · Executive Producer · 109 episodesShow

2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieKen OlinMovie

2003Phenomenon IIDirector · Executive ProducerMovie

2002Breaking News1 episode · Producer · 13 episodesShow

2001AliasDavid McNeil (uncredited) · 1 episode · Director · 23 episodes · Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer · 83 episodesShow

1999Y2KNick CromwellMovie

1999Evolution's ChildMovie

1999Freaks and GeeksDirector · 1 episodeShow

1999The West WingDirector · 3 episodesShow

1999Judging AmyDirector · 1 episodeShow

1998FelicityDirector · 2 episodesShow

1998L.A. DoctorsRoger Cattan · 24 episodes · Director · 3 episodesShow

1997The Advocate's DevilAbe RingelMovie

1997'Til There Was YouGregoryMovie

1996EZ StreetsCameron Quinn · 13 episodes · Director · 1 episodeShow

1995Dead by Sunset2 episodesShow

1995KansasExecutive ProducerMovie

1995Nothing But the TruthDr. Peter ClaymanMovie

1995In Pursuit of HonorDirectorMovie

1994White Fang 2: Myth of the White WolfDirectorMovie

1993Telling SecretsDet. Jay JensenMovie

1992Doing Time on Maple DriveDirectorMovie

1992The Broken CordDirectorMovie

1991Queens LogicRayMovie

1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonCharles StuartMovie

1988Police StoryOfficer Manny Mandell · 1 episodeShow

1988Police Story: Cop KillerOfficer Manny MandellMovie

1988A Stoning in Fulham CountyJim SandlerMovie

1987thirtysomethingMichael Steadman · 85 episodes · Director · 6 episodesShow

1987I'll Take ManhattanNat Lammerman · 4 episodesShow

1987Tonight's the NightHenry FoxMovie

1986There Must Be a PonyJay SavageMovie

1984Murder, She WrotePerry Revere · 1 episodeShow

1984Flight 90: Disaster on the PotomacDavid FrankMovie

1983The HitchhikerSteve · 1 episodeShow

1983Bay City BluesRocky Padillo · 8 episodesShow

1982Hotel1 episodeShow

1981Ghost StoryYoung Sears JamesMovie

1981Falcon CrestChristopher Rossini · 17 episodesShow

1981Hill Street BluesHarry Garibaldi, Det. Harry Garibaldi · 24 episodesShow

1979Women at West PointBoard MemberMovie

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