Kanaly, Steve 1946–

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KANALY, Steve 1946–

(Steven Kanaly)

PERSONAL

Full name, Steven Francis Kanaly; born March 14, 1946, in Burbank, CA; son of Lowell Francis and Marjorie Bell (maiden name, Hinds) Kanaly; married Brent Elizabeth Power (an actress), March 27, 1975; children: Quinn Kathryn, Evan Elizabeth. Education: Attended Los Angeles Pierce College, 1968–70; studied at California State University, Northridge, 1970–71; also studied at the Film Industry Workshop and with Victor French and Stella Adler. Politics: Republican. Religion: Episcopal. Avocational Interests: Painting, playing the piano, gardening, tennis, skiing, hunting, fishing, archery.

Addresses: Agent—Paul Kohner, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Cunningham/Escott/Slevin & Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Contact—Michael B. Druxman, P.O. Box 8086, Calabasas, CA 91372-8086.

Career: Actor and director. Los Desperados Cattle Co., owner; Steve Kanaly Celebrity Ski Classic, founder and director. Military service: U.S. Army, 1966–68; served in Vietnam; received the Air Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Awards, Honors: Soap Opera Digest Awards, outstanding actor in a supporting role, 1984, 1985, and 1988, Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, outstanding actor in a supporting role, 1986 and 1989, for Dallas; Hermosa Beach Film Festival Award, best director, 1997, for The Marksmen.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Raymond "Ray" Krebbs, Dallas, CBS, 1978–88 and 1991.

J. D. Helms, Okavango: The Wild Frontier (also known as Okavango), syndicated, 1993.

Seabone Hunkle, All My Children, ABC, 1994–95.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sam Cowley, Melvin Purvis, G-Man (also known as G-Man and The Legend of Machine Gun Kelly), ABC, 1974.

Gordon, Amelia Earhart, NBC, 1976.

Ray Pierce, Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy, ABC, 1977.

Arthur Gwen, To Find My Son, CBS, 1980.

Sheriff Smitty, The Last Chance Detectives: The Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa, 1994.

Sheriff Smitty, The Last Chance Detectives: The Legend of the Desert Bigfoot, 1995.

Sheriff Smitty, The Last Chance Detectives: The Escape from Fire Lake, 1996.

Commander Wilson, Scorpio One, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Frank Dumas, The Cowboy and the Movie Star (also known as Love on the Edge), Fox Family Channel, 1998.

Raymond "Ray" Krebbs, Dallas: War of the Ewings, CBS, 1998.

Also appeared in He Wants Her Back, PBS.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, CBS, 1980.

The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986.

Battle of the Network Stars XIX, ABC, 1988.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Victoria Principal, Lifetime, 1998.

Himself and Raymond "Ray" Krebbs, Doing Dallas (documentary), Channel 4 (England), 2000.

Interviewee, Dallas: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment, 2000.

When Shoulderpads Ruled the World, BBC (England), 2002.

After Dallas (documentary), ITV (England), 2002.

Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork, CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Sizzling Stones," Chase, NBC, 1973.

Tanner, "Assault on the Princess," The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976.

Kim, "Silence," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1976.

"The November Plan: Part 1, 2 and 3," City of Angels, 1976.

Bob Zieff, "Trial Board," Police Story, NBC, 1977.

"The Sleeper," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1978.

Michael Bennett, "Death," Time Express, CBS, 1979.

Harold Sims, "Avenging Angels," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979.

Massey, "Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/High Cost of Loving," The Love Boat, 1980.

"Beautiful Skeptic," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982.

"The Real Thing," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

"Revenge of the Forgotten," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

"Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Part 1 and 2," The Love Boat, 1983.

Ed Curwin, "Mistaken Identities," Hotel, ABC, 1984.

Zack Shepherd, "Love and Honor," Hotel, ABC, 1985.

The scout, "Strangers in Possum Meadows," The Twilight Zone, syndicated, 1988.

Ray Krebbs, "Conundrum: Part 2," Dallas, 1991.

Agent Bob Kane, "Colonel Penn," FBI: The Untold Stories, 1992.

Cowboy Habersham, "Incident at Brewer's Pond," In the Heat of the Night, 1993.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Victoria Principal, Lifetime, 1998.

J. T. Fuller, "Widow Maker," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999.

"Dallas," After They Were Famous, ITV (England), 2002.

Duke Winingham, "Rush to the Door," The Division, Lifetime, 2004.

Also appeared in Police Woman, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mason Hollander, Scene of the Crime, NBC, 1984.

Television Work; Episodic:

Director, Dallas, CBS, 1978.

Film Appearances:

Lucky Jim, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, National General, 1970.

Pretty Boy Floyd, Dillinger, American International Pictures, 1973.

Il mio nome e nessuno (also known as Lonesome Gun, My Name Is Nobody, Mein Name ist Nobody, and Mon nom est personne), Universal, 1974.

Edmonds, The Terminal Man, Warner Bros., 1974.

Patrol officer Jessup, The Sugarland Express, Universal, 1974.

Tom, Rape Squad (also known as Act of Vengeance and The Violator), American International Pictures, 1974.

Captain Jerome, The Wind and the Lion, United Artists/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975.

Midway (also known as The Battle of Midway), Universal, 1976.

Sally's husband, Big Wednesday (also known as Summer of Innocence), Warner Bros., 1978.

Sam, Fleshburn (also known as Fear in a Handful of Dust), Warner Bros., 1984.

Sam Cole, Balboa, Vestron/Entertainment Artists, 1986.

Captain Calvin, Headhunter, Gibraltar Entertainment, 1989.

Major Verdun, Eye of the Eagle 3 (also known as Last Stand at Lang Mei and Last Stand at Langvei), Concorde Pictures, 1989.

Mr. Goodwyn, Driving Me Crazy (also known as Trabbi Goes to Hollywood), Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1991.

Kent, Double Trouble, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1992.

Judge Dixon, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (also known as Pumpkinhead 2: The Demon Returns), LIVE Entertainment, 1994.

Narrator, Fire on the Mountain (documentary), First Run Features, 1995.

(As Steven Kanaly) Collier, Midnight Blue, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1997.

Hank Madden, The Marksmen, Bouquet Pictures Distribution/Shoreline Entertainment, 1997.

Sheriff Butler, Leaving the Land, Brand Heart, 2002.

Detective #1, Lost in Plainview, C.R.W., 2005.

Film Work; Director:

The Marksmen, Bouquet Pictures Distribution/Shoreline Entertainment, 1997.

Leaving the Land, BrandHeart Film Productions, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Slim, Of Mice and Men, Will Geer's Theatrical Botanicum, 1975.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Navy pilot, The Making of "Midway", Universal Studios, 2001.

Video Games:

Judge Dixon, Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead's Revenge, Electronic Arts, 1995.

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