Ken Kercheval Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Ken Kercheval was a successful actor, who studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

He appeared in many popular TV shows and movies during the late '60s and early '70s, including "The Defenders", "Pretty Poison", and "How to Survive a Marriage."

Ken Kercheval was best known for playing Cliff Barnes on the popular TV show "Dallas", a role that he played in every episode of the show.

Basic Information About Ken Kercheval

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Actor
Net worth	$800,000
Date of birth	1935-07-15
Place of birth	Wolcottville
Date of death	2019-04-21 (aged 83)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Ken Kercheval win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
0	0	0	0	2

Ken Kercheval awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor: Prime Time	Winner	Dallas	1990
Pop Culture Award -	Winner	Dallas	2006

Ken Kercheval roles

Movie / Series	Role
Network	Merrill Grant
F.I.S.T	Bernie Marr
CHiPs	Dr. Faraday 1 episode, 1978
Dallas	Cliff Barnes 16 episodes, 2012-2014
Dallas	Director
Dallas	Cliff Barnes 341 episodes, 1978-1991
ER	Mr. Zwicki 1 episode, 1998
Hee Haw	Self 1 episode, 1989
In the Heat of the Night	Judge Lawton Gray 1 episode, 1993
Murder, She Wrote	Alex Ericson 1 episode, 1992
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour	Self - Panelist 10 episodes, 1984
The Love Boat	Don Bartlett / ... 2 episodes, 1981-1984
Burke's Law	Bernie Green 1 episode, 1994
Crossing Jordan	Claude Manning / ... 2 episodes, 2002-2006
The Nurses	Mac 1 episode, 1965
Highway to Heaven	Richard Osbourne 1 episode, 1988
Kojak	Teddy Maclay / ... 4 episodes, 1973-1978
The Golden Palace	Charlie 1 episode, 1993
Trapper John, M.D.	Marty Wicks 1 episode, 1981
Lovejoy	Rutherford Lovejoy 1 episode, 1993
Matlock	Louis Devlin 1 episode, 1987
Walker, Texas Ranger	Dr. Slade 1 episode, 1993
Family	Mark Adams 1 episode, 1978
L.A. Law	Al Bremmer 1 episode, 1992

Ken Kercheval's photos

Interesting Facts about Ken Kercheval

Attended Indiana University, majoring in music and drama and University of the Pacific in Stockon, California. He also studied acting at the distinguished Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
Kercheval collected early American glassware, regional art of the 1930s, and classic Packard automobiles.
His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.
Initially cast as Ray Krebbs on Dallas (1978) before being given the role of Cliff Barnes, Kercheval and Larry Hagman were the only cast members to remain with the series throughout its entire run. Kercheval appeared in 327 episodes, Hagman in all 357 episodes.
Although Kercheval and Larry Hagman fought many battles on Dallas (1978), their most challenging battles were in real-life after the show ended. Kercheval successfully beat lung cancer in 1993, and had to have a significant portion of his lung removed, as a result of years of heavy smoking. Hagman underwent a successful liver transplant after being given weeks to live. In 2011, however, Hagman was diagnosed with stage-2 throat cancer and succumbed in November 2012.
Has six grandchildren.

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1963_Nancy_Kelly_and_Ken_Kercheval.JPG
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Author: Boston news paper
Date taken: 1963