Kip Niven
Kip Niven (born May 27, 1945 as Clifford W. Niven in Kansas City , Missouri ; † May 6, 2019 there ) was an American actor .
Life
Niven grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City and attended the University of Kansas . He began his acting career in 1971 with guest roles on television series such as Owen Marshall and Emergency Call California . In 1973 he got a supporting role in Dirty Harry II - Calahan . He subsequently played in the disaster films Earthquake , Airport '75 - Giants in the Sky and Die Hindenburg, among others . Towards the end of the 1970s, Niven began to work increasingly for television again. He first played a recurring role as Pastor Tom Marshall in the series The Waltons between 1979 and 1981 . Guest roles followed in series such as Simon & Simon , TJ Hooker and Knight Rider . Between 1981 and 1985 he had a recurring role in the series Imbiß mit Bß . During the filming, he met the leading actress Linda Lavin , with whom he was married from 1982 to 1991.
Niven also played theater roles , both in regional theaters and on Broadway , including in the 1988 musical Chess by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson . From the 1990s onwards, Niven was mostly in front of the camera for lesser-known B-movies and independent productions. Niven died in May 2019 at the age of 73, he was third married and had three children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972–1973: Notruf California ( Emergency!; TV series, four episodes)
- 1973: Dirty Harry II - Calahan (Magnum Force)
- 1973/1974: The Boss ( Ironside ; TV series, two episodes)
- 1974: At Your Own Risk (Newman's Law)
- 1974: Earthquake (Earthquake)
- 1974: Airport '75 - Giants in the sky (Airport 1975)
- 1975: The Hindenburg (The Hindenburg)
- 1975: The Bad Five ( SWAT ; TV series, one episode)
- 1976: Battle for Midway (Midway)
- 1976: The Scarlet Pirate (Swashbuckler)
- 1977: Damnation Alley (Damnation Alley)
- 1978: Fire from space ( A Fire in the Sky ; TV movie)
- 1979–1981: The Waltons ( The Waltons ; television series, four episodes)
- 1980: Rocknacht des Horens (New Year's Evil)
- 1981–1985: Snack with a bite ( Alice ; TV series, six episodes)
- 1982: Hart to Hart ( Hart to Hart ; TV series, an episode)
- 1982/1983: Simon & Simon (TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: TJ Hooker (TV series, episode)
- 1985: The Cases of Harry Fox ( Crazy Like a Fox ; television series, an episode)
- 1986: Knight Rider (TV series, episode)
- 1987: Spenser (TV series, an episode)
- 1990: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live ; soap opera)
- 1994: Law & Order (TV series, episode)
- 2000: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, two episodes)
- 2006: Raising Jeffrey Dahmer
- 2014: Jayhawkers
- 2017: Goodland
Broadway
- 1988: Chess
- 1991: Nick & Nora
Web links
- Kip Niven in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kip Niven in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Obituary in the Kansas City Star
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SURNAME | Niven, Kip |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Niven, Clifford W. (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |
DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 2019 |
Place of death | Kansas City , Missouri |