Kip Niven

Clifford Niven (May 27, 1945 – May 6, 2019), known as Kip Niven, was an American actor.

Kip Niven
Born
Clifford Niven

May 27, 1945
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
DiedMay 6, 2019(2019-05-06) (aged 73)
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
(m. 1982; div. 1992)

Early life

Niven was born Clifford Niven in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2][3] He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1963 and from the University of Kansas in 1968 with a degree in theater.

Career

In 1972, Niven was featured in the premiere episode of The Sixth Sense. In 1973, he joined David Soul, Robert Urich and Tim Matheson as one of the four rogue cops in Magnum Force, starring Clint Eastwood. He amassed nearly 100 credits in film and television, enjoying recurring roles on TV series such as The Waltons, Alice and Emergency!.

Personal life

Niven married actress Alice star Linda Lavin in 1982, they divorced in 1992. He died of a heart attack on May 6, 2019, three weeks before his 74th birthday.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1972-1973 Emergency! (TV Series) Clive Jonas in "Nurse's Wild" and Stan Taylor in "Peace Pipe" (1972)

Bo Jensen in "The Promise" and Billy Hanks in "School Days" (1973)

1973ManeaterShep Saunders
1973Magnum ForceOfficer Alan "Red" Astrachan
1974Newman's LawAssistant Coroner
1974Airport 1975Lt. Thatcher
1974EarthquakeWalter Russell
1975The HindenburgLieutenant Truscott
1976MidwayLt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot
1976SwashbucklerWillard Culverwell
1976Once an EagleRyetower
1977Damnation AlleyPerry
1978A Fire in the SkyMac
1979Blind AmbitionEgil Krogh
1980New Year's EvilRichard Sullivan
1980 Barnaby Jones Ted Singleton episode" Murder in the Key of C"
1993Dead Before DawnKen Fuller
2001The PaintingDoctor
2002More than Puppy LoveVincent
2006Raising Jeffrey DahmerAttorney Howard Parker
2009The Only Good IndianDr. Hummber
2014JayhawkersForrest 'Phog' Allen
2017The TreeWade Garrison
2017GoodlandHal Bloom
2019The LandFarmer Jim(final film role)

References


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