Ross Hagen

Ross Hagen (born Leland Lando Lilly; May 21, 1938 – May 7, 2011) was an American voice actor, actor, director, screenwriter and producer whose television acting credits included Daktari.[1] His film credits included The Hellcats in 1967 and The Sidehackers in 1969.[1] His video game credits included Red Dead Redemption and its expansion pack Undead Nightmare.

Ross Hagen
Born
Leland Lando Lilly

(1938-05-21)May 21, 1938
Williams, Arizona, United States
DiedMay 7, 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 72)
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, voice actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active1966–2010
Spouse(s)Claire Polan (1963-2003; her death)
Children2

Personal life

Hagen was born in Williams, Arizona, on May 21, 1938.[1] However, he was raised on an Oregon farm.[1] Hagen and his first wife had two children, Bob Lilly and Julie Lilly-Beloit.[1] He was married to his second wife, Claire Polan, an actress from 1963 until her death in 2003.[1] Outside of acting, Hagen also served in the United States Army.[1]

Career

Hagen began his acting career during the 1960s. His early career included guest appearances on The Virginian and The Big Valley.[1] He was cast in the CBS television series Daktari, in 1968.[1] He portrayed a safari photographer named Bart Jason until the end of the show in 1969.[1] 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).[1] His other credits as a director and producer have included Reel Horror, The Media Madman and Time Wars.[1]

Hagen also played Landon Ricketts, a retired gunslinger, in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.[2] He also starred in Dinosaur Island and Fugitive Rage, both directed by Fred Olen Ray.

Death

Ross Hagen died of cancer at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 7, 2011, at the age of 72.[1]

Legacy

A location in 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, the prequel to Red Dead Redemption in which Hagen starred in, was named Mount Hagen in the late actor's honor.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1967Gunfight in AbileneLt. FaronUncredited
1968SpeedwayPaul Dado
1968The HellcatsMonte
1968The Mini-Skirt MobJeff Logan
1969Mark of the GunJustin Kane
1969The Devil's 8Frank Davis
1969The SidehackersRommel
1971The OrganizationChet
1972MelindaGregg Van
1972Angels' Wild WomenSpeed
1973Wonder WomenMike Harber
1973Bad Charleston CharlieCharlie Jacobs
1973Pushing Up DaisiesMaddux
1975SupercockSeth Calhoun
1978Night CreatureRoss
1984AngelUrban Cowboy
1985Avenging AngelRay Mitchell
1986Armed ResponseCory Thorton
1986Prison ShipBantor
1987Commando SquadCowboy
1988The Phantom EmpireCort Eastman
1988WarlordsBeaumont
1989Action U.S.A.Drago
1989B.O.R.N.Buck Cassidy
1990AlienatorKol
1990Click: The Calendar Girl KillerJack
1990Blood GamesMidnight
1992The Media MadmanThe Warden
1993Time WarsTomahawk
1994Dinosaur IslandCapt. Jason Briggs
1995Hard BountySheriff
1995Bikini Drive-InHarry
1995Virtual DesireCrank
1995Droid GunnerBartender
1995RebelliousFred
1995Midnight Tease IIJohn Donnelly
1995Attack of the 60 Foot CenterfoldTruck Driver
1996Over the WireDet. Jackson
1996Night ShadeDetective Crank
1996Fugitive RageRyker
1997Illicit Dreams 2Brady
1997Sexual RouletteMarty
1998Jungle BoySabre the LeopardVoice
2000The Elf Who Didn't BelieveJoe RollinsCredited as Ross Hagan
2000SideshowSheriff
2000Inviati speciali
2004For No Good Reason
2005Murder on the Yellow Brick RoadElwood Dick
2006Ray of Sunshine

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 Episode: "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
Year Title Role
2010 Red Dead Redemption Landon Ricketts
2010 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

References
  1. "Passings: Ross Hagen, Joe M. Sanchez". Los Angeles Times. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. "Landon Ricketts". Giant Bomb.
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