Ken Kercheval

Biography

Kenneth Marine Kercheval was an American actor born on July 15, 1935, in Wolcottville, Indiana. He began his career on stage, making his Broadway debut in the 1962 play Something About a Soldier and later appearing in notable Off-Broadway productions such as Berlin to Broadway and Cabaret. Kercheval's most iconic role was Cliff Barnes in the television series Dallas, which he played from 1978 until his death in 2019.