Ross Hagen
Ross Hagen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leland Lando Lilly May 21, 1938 Williams, Arizona, United States |
| Died | May 7, 2011 (aged 72) Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1966–2010 |
Ross Hagen (born Leland Lando Lilly; May 21, 1938 – May 7, 2011) was an American actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter and producer whose television acting credits included Daktari.[1] His film credits included The Hellcats in 1967 and The Sidehackers in 1969.[1] His video game credits included Red Dead Redemption and its expansion pack Undead Nightmare.
Personal life
[edit]Hagen was born in Williams, Arizona, on May 21, 1938.[1] However, he was raised on an Oregon farm.[1] Hagen and his first wife had two children, Bob Lilly and Julie Lilly-Beloit.[1] He was married to his second wife, Claire Polan, an actress from 1963 until her death in 2003.[1] Outside of acting, Hagen also served in the United States Army.[1]
Career
[edit]Hagen began his acting career during the 1960s. His early career included guest appearances on The Virginian, The Big Valley, and Here Come the Brides".[1] He was cast in the CBS television series Daktari, in 1968.[1] He portrayed a safari photographer named Bart Jason until the end of the show in 1969.[1] Hagen's other film credits included The Mini-Skirt Mob and Speedway in 1968, The Devil's 8 (1969), The Organization (1971), Angels' Wild Women (1972), Melinda (1972), Wonder Women (1973), Night Creature (1978), Angel (1984), Avenging Angel (1985) and Armed Response (1986).[1] His other credits as a director and producer have included Reel Horror, The Media Madman and Time Wars.[1] He also starred in Dinosaur Island and Fugitive Rage, both directed by Fred Olen Ray.
Hagen also played Landon Ricketts, a retired gunslinger, in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.[2]
Death
[edit]Ross Hagen died of cancer at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 7, 2011, at the age of 72.[1]
Legacy
[edit]A location in 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, the prequel to Red Dead Redemption in which Hagen starred in, was named Mount Hagen in the late actor's honor.
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abilene | Lt. Faron | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Speedway | Paul Dado | |
| 1968 | The Hellcats | Monte | |
| 1968 | The Mini-Skirt Mob | Jeff Logan | |
| 1969 | Mark of the Gun | Justin Kane | |
| 1969 | The Devil's 8 | Frank Davis | |
| 1969 | The Sidehackers | Rommel | |
| 1971 | The Organization | Chet | |
| 1972 | Melinda | Gregg Van | |
| 1972 | Angels' Wild Women | Speed | |
| 1973 | Wonder Women | Mike Harber | |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie | Charlie Jacobs | |
| 1973 | Pushing Up Daisies | Maddux | |
| 1975 | Supercock | Seth Calhoun | |
| 1978 | Night Creature | Ross | |
| 1984 | Angel | Urban Cowboy | |
| 1985 | Avenging Angel | Ray Mitchell | |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Cory Thorton | |
| 1986 | Prison Ship | Bantor | |
| 1987 | Commando Squad | Cowboy | |
| 1988 | The Phantom Empire | Cort Eastman | |
| 1988 | Warlords | Beaumont | |
| 1989 | Action U.S.A. | Drago | |
| 1989 | B.O.R.N. | Buck Cassidy | |
| 1990 | Alienator | Kol | |
| 1990 | Click: The Calendar Girl Killer | Jack | |
| 1990 | Blood Games | Midnight | |
| 1992 | The Media Madman | The Warden | |
| 1993 | Time Wars | Tomahawk | |
| 1994 | Dinosaur Island | Capt. Jason Briggs | |
| 1995 | Hard Bounty | Sheriff | |
| 1995 | Bikini Drive-In | Harry | |
| 1995 | Virtual Desire | Crank | |
| 1995 | Droid Gunner | Bartender | |
| 1995 | Rebellious | Fred | |
| 1995 | Midnight Tease II | John Donnelly | |
| 1995 | Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold | Truck Driver | |
| 1996 | Over the Wire | Det. Jackson | |
| 1996 | Night Shade | Detective Crank | |
| 1996 | Fugitive Rage | Ryker | |
| 1997 | Illicit Dreams 2 | Brady | |
| 1997 | Sexual Roulette | Marty | |
| 1998 | Jungle Boy | Sabre the Leopard | Voice |
| 1999 | The Kid with X-Ray Eyes | Patterson | |
| 2000 | The Elf Who Didn't Believe | Joe Rollins | Credited as Ross Hagan |
| 2000 | Sideshow | Sheriff | |
| 2000 | Inviati speciali | ||
| 2004 | For No Good Reason | ||
| 2005 | Murder on the Yellow Brick Road | Elwood Dick | |
| 2006 | Ray of Sunshine |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Big Valley | Troy | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Shane | Floyd Pettyburn / Floyd | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat | Paul Cheever | 1 episode |
| 1966–1967 | The Virginian | Bassett / Tern / Carl Stacy | 3 episodes |
| 1967 | The Road West | 1 episode | |
| 1967 | Captain Nice | Jake | 1 episode |
| 1967 | The Fugitive | Officer Harry Benton | 1 episode |
| 1967 | The Wild Wild West | Gabe Kelso | S3 E14: "The Night of the Iron Fist" |
| 1967–1968 | The Invaders | Perry / Jorden | 2 episodes |
| 1967–1971 | Gunsmoke | Hicks / Luke Riker / Kay Cee/Pike | 4 episodes |
| 1968 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Doak Redford | 1 episode |
| 1968–1969 | Daktari | Bart Jason | 13 episodes |
| 1968–1970 | The F.B.I. | Banjo Boggs / Joseph Schaffler / Jake Walling | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | The Outcasts | Clay | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Here Come the Brides | Bounty Hunter Blackburn / Jobe | 2 episodes |
| 1969–1970 | Lancer | Clint / Harmon Cooper | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | Bonanza | Rader | 1 episode |
| 1970–1971 | Mannix | Krebs / Croaker | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1 episode | |
| 1972 | Longstreet | Carl Tessman | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Herman Skowrin | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Mission: Impossible | Fred Snelling | 1 episode |
| 1973 | The Rookies | Pike | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Cannon | Wendell Davis | 1 episode |
| 1974 | McMillan & Wife | Brady | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Bret Maverick | Cole Farnsworth | 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Episode: "Terror U" | |
| 1986 | Danger Bay | Caldwell | 1 episode |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Landon Ricketts |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Passings: Ross Hagen, Joe M. Sanchez". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Landon Ricketts". Giant Bomb.
External links
[edit]- Ross Hagen at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1938 births
- 2011 deaths
- American male television actors
- American male video game actors
- American male film actors
- American male screenwriters
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- People from Williams, Arizona
- Male actors from Oregon
- People from Brentwood, Los Angeles
- Screenwriters from Arizona
- Screenwriters from California