- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ken Olin
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 …
Filmography
tvParadise
2025 · Director
tvTracker
2024 · Executive Producer, Director
movieThe Story of Soaps
2020 · Self
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
tvGrand Hotel
2019 · Director
tvThis Is Us
2016 · Director, Executive Producer
tvZoo
2015 · Professor Robert Oz
tvThe Slap
2015 · Director
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015 · Director
tvSleepy Hollow
2013 · Director, Executive Producer
tvThe Mob Doctor
2012 · Director
movieAmericana
2012 · Martin Garano
tvEli Stone
2008 · Director, Producer
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
movieBrothers & Sisters: Family Album
2007 · Executive Producer
tvBrothers and Sisters
2006 · David Caplan, Director, Producer
movieThe Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005 · Ken Olin
moviePhenomenon II
2003 · Director, Executive Producer
tvBreaking News
2002 · , Producer
tvAlias
2001 · David McNeil (uncredited), Director, Co-Executive Producer
movieY2K
1999 · Nick Cromwell
movieEvolution's Child
1999
tvFreaks and Geeks
1999 · Director
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Director
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Director
tvFelicity
1998 · Director
tvL.A. Doctors
1998 · Roger Cattan, Director
movieThe Advocate's Devil
1997 · Abe Ringel
movie'Til There Was You
1997 · Gregory
tvEZ Streets
1996 · Cameron Quinn, Director
tvDead by Sunset
1995
movieKansas
1995 · Executive Producer
movieNothing But the Truth
1995 · Dr. Peter Clayman
movieIn Pursuit of Honor
1995 · Director
movieWhite Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
1994 · Director
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieTelling Secrets
1993 · Det. Jay Jensen
movieDoing Time on Maple Drive
1992 · Director
movieThe Broken Cord
1992 · Director
movieQueens Logic
1991 · Ray
movieGoodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990 · Charles Stuart
Police Story
tvPolice Story
1988 · Officer Manny Mandell
moviePolice Story: Cop Killer
1988 · Officer Manny Mandell
movieA Stoning in Fulham County
1988 · Jim Sandler
tvthirtysomething
1987 · Michael Steadman, Director
tvI'll Take Manhattan
1987 · Nat Lammerman
movieTonight's the Night
1987 · Henry Fox
movieThere Must Be a Pony
1986 · Jay Savage
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Perry Revere
movieFlight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984 · David Frank
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983 · Steve
tvBay City Blues
1983 · Rocky Padillo
tvHotel
1982
movieGhost Story
1981 · Young Sears James
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Christopher Rossini
tvHill Street Blues
1981 · Harry Garibaldi, Det. Harry Garibaldi
movieWomen at West Point
1979 · Board Member
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Audience Member, Self - Presenter