Kip Niven
Kip Niven | |
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| Born | Clifford Wallace Niven May 27, 1945 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2019 (aged 73) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Baylor University University of Kansas (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Spouses | Susan Tisdall
(m. 1968; died 1981)Beth Reiff
(m. 1994; died 2012) |
| Partner | Claudia Copping |
| Children | 3 |
Clifford Wallace "Kip" Niven (May 27, 1945 – May 6, 2019) was an American actor and theater director.
Early life
Niven was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas, the son of William Watson Niven and Elizabeth Hopkins Niven.[1] He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and briefly attended Baylor University, before graduating from University of Kansas.[1][2] After college, he joined the Army, serving three years, including a tour in Vietnam.[3]
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!.
In his later years, Niven returned to the Kansas City area, where he was described as "a pillar of the local theatre scene".[2]
Personal life
Niven's first wife, Susan Tisdall Niven, whom he married in 1968 and with whom he had two children, died in a car accident in 1981. In 1982, he married actress Linda Lavin. They divorced in 1992.[4] In 1994, Niven married Beth Reiff, with whom he had a daughter. They remained together until her death in 2012.[5]
Niven lived in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood, Kansas.[2] He died of a heart attack in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 6, 2019, aged 73.[1][6][7][8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972-1973 | Emergency! | 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) |
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| 1973 | Maneater | Shep Saunders | |
| 1973 | Magnum Force | Officer Alan "Red" Astrachan | |
| 1974 | Adam-12 | Rookie | |
| 1974 | Newman's Law | Assistant Coroner | |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Lt. Thatcher | |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Walter Russell | |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Lieutenant Truscott | |
| 1976 | Midway | Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot | |
| 1976 | Swashbuckler | Willard Culverwell | |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Ryetower | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | Donald Harris - Episode: "Welcome Home, Jaime: Part 2" | [9] |
| 1977 | Damnation Alley | Perry | |
| 1978 | A Fire in the Sky | Mac | |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition | Egil Krogh | |
| 1979-1981 | The Waltons | Lt. Clarke Oler "The Pin-Up" (1979) Reverend Tom Marshall - Recurring 3 Episodes (1981) | |
| 1980 | New Year's Evil | Richard Sullivan | |
| 1980 | Barnaby Jones | Ted Singleton | episode" Murder in the Key of C" |
| 1981-1985 | Alice | Steve Marsh - (Recurring 4 Episodes) Travis Marsh - 2 Episodes (1985) | |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Ford Beebe | Season 4 Episode "Harts On Campus" |
| 1993 | Dead Before Dawn | Ken Fuller | |
| 2001 | The Painting | Doctor | |
| 2002 | More than Puppy Love | Vincent | |
| 2006 | Raising Jeffrey Dahmer | Attorney Howard Parker | |
| 2009 | The Only Good Indian | Dr. Hummber | |
| 2014 | Jayhawkers | Forrest 'Phog' Allen | |
| 2017 | The Tree | Wade Garrison | |
| 2017 | Goodland | Hal Bloom | |
| 2019 | The Land | Farmer Jim | (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c "In Memory of Clifford "Kip" Niven". Ara Cremation. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c Senter, Jay (May 8, 2019). "Kip Niven, PV native who went on to notable acting career, dies at 73". Shawnee Mission Post. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Niccum, Jon (October 5, 2007). "Building character". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Brozan, Nadine (July 3, 1992). "Chronicle". The New York Times. p. B4.
- ^ "Beth Niven Obituary (2012)". The Kansas City Star. Legacy.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 8, 2019). "Kip Niven Dies: 'Magnum Force' Rogue Cop & Actor In 'Alice', 'The Waltons' & Sensurround Films Was 73". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (May 8, 2019). "Kip Niven, Actor in 'Magnum Force,' 'Alice' and 'The Waltons,' Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (May 9, 2019). "Kip Niven, actor from 'Magnum Force' and 'Alice,' dies at 73". CNN.
- ^ ""The Bionic Woman" Welcome Home, Jaime: Part 2 (TV Episode 1976) - IMDb". IMDb.
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