Ross Hagen
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. His film credits included The Hellcats in 1967 and The Sidehackers in 1969. His video game credits included Red Dead Redemption and its expansion pack Undead Nightmare.
Ross Hagen
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- Name
- Ross Hagen
- Birth Name
- Leland Lando Lilly
- Born
- 21 May 1938
- Birthplace
- Williams, Arizona, U.S.
- Died
- 7 May 2011
- Place of death
- Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor, voice actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Nationality
- United States.
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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. His film credits included The Hellcats in 1967 and The Sidehackers in 1969. His video game credits included Red Dead Redemption and its expansion pack Undead Nightmare.
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• Name — Ross Hagen • Birth Name — Leland Lando Lilly • Born — 21 May 1938 • Birthplace — Williams, Arizona, U.S. • Died — 7 May 2011 • Place of death — Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, voice actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer • Years Active — 1966–2010 • Children — 2
Personal life
Personal life
Hagen was born in Williams, Arizona, on May 21, 1938. However, he was raised on an Oregon farm. Hagen and his first wife had two children, Bob Lilly and Julie Lilly-Beloit. He was married to his second wife, Claire Polan, an actress from 1963 until her death in 2003. Outside of acting, Hagen also served in the United States Army.
Career
Career
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. He was cast in the CBS television series Daktari, in 1968. He portrayed a safari photographer named Bart Jason until the end of the show in 1969. 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). His other credits as a director and producer have included Reel Horror, The Media Madman and Time Wars. 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.
Death
Death
Ross Hagen died of cancer at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 7, 2011, at the age of 72.
Television
Television
• 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
Video games
• Year — Title — Role • 2010 — Red Dead Redemption — Landon Ricketts (voice and motion capture) • 2010 — Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Life and career
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Ross Hagen born at Williams.
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2011
Ross Hagen died at Brentwood.
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• 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 • 2000 — Sideshow — Sheriff • 2000 — Inviati speciali • 2004 — For No Good Reason • 2005 — Murder on the Yellow Brick Road — Elwood Dick • 2006 — Ray of Sunshine
Legacy
Two locations in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, the prequel to Red Dead Redemption in which Hagen starred, were named Mount Hagen and Hagen Orchards in the late actor's honor.
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