Kevin Hagen

Kevin Hagen was one of the most ubiquitous character actors in the history of the Western, having acted in scores of Western shows and movies playing everything from blacksmiths and stagecoach drivers to outlaws and lawmen.

Some of Hagen’s television appearances include The Big Valley, Maverick, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Lawman, The High Chaparral, The Virginian, and the pilot film (The Man from Galveston) for Temple Houston.

Perhaps best known for his sympathetic role as Doc Baker for 17 years in the popular series, The Little House on the Prairie, Hagen’s powerful range is further demonstrated by his chilling display as the marauder who runs Patrick Wayne through with a saber in Andrew McLaglen’s classic Civil War saga, Shenandoah.

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Western film and television shows helped shape the moral values of many people in this country. Children grew up watching Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, and many other heroes of the silver screen following the "Code of the West." The battle of wrong vs. right was the theme of virtually every Western movie and television show, and the right always prevailed.

Wildest Westerns is a Western magazine that is dedicated to revisiting those "thrilling tales of yesteryear" in the articles, interviews, reviews, and photos on our magazine pages. Some of America's most respected and remembered heroes and villains came from these Western genres. It is our hope that this Western magazine will awaken the memories in your heart, and also help bring to light the values of the Western to those who didn't have the benefit of knowing these wonderful heroes and villains. We will always remember them, and would like to say "Thank You" to all the actors, actresses, directors, producers, studios, and all the unsung heroes behind the scenes that brought us the Western.