David Kagen
David Kagen | |
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 Kagen in 1978 | |
| Born | David B. Yanowitz September 27, 1948 Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Actor |
David B. Yanowitz (born September 27, 1948)[1] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Sheriff Mike Garris in the 1986 film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Kagen was born in Somers Point, New Jersey,[1] the son of Edward and Mae Yanowitz. A resident of Highland Park, New Jersey, he attended New Brunswick High School before transferring to Highland Park High School, from which he graduated in 1966. After graduating, he attended Carnegie Mellon University.[3] He began his stage career in the 1970s, appearing in stage plays such as Love Suicide and Family Business.[1] He then began his screen career in 1980, appearing in the PBS science educational television series 3-2-1 Contact. In 1984, he played as Walter Simpkins in an episode of the NBC detective television series Riptide.[4]
Later in his career, Kagen guest-starred in television programs including House, 21 Jump Street, Hill Street Blues, Star Trek: Enterprise and Diagnosis: Murder, and played the recurring role of Sergeant Sweeny in the ABC soap opera television series General Hospital. He also appeared in films such as Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (as Sheriff Mike Garris),[2] Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (as John Froines),[5][6] Hologram Man, Body Chemistry and The Annihilation of Fish.[4]
Kagen retired from acting in 2015, last appearing in the film Intersection.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Willis, John (1979). Theatre World, 1977-1978. Crown Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 9780517535219 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Cosgrove, Richard (December 2007). To Die For. House of Darcy. ISBN 9780955676604 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ross, Jill (July 18, 1978). "Road to off-Broadway not easy for Park couple's stage son". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 17. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "David Kagen List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Baker, Kathryn (May 19, 1987). "All the world's a court for 'The Chicago 8'". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 33. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Revival of a startling spectate". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. May 24, 1987. p. 75. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Actors from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Highland Park High School (New Jersey) alumni
- People from Highland Park, New Jersey
- People from Somers Point, New Jersey
- Male actors from New Jersey
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- New Brunswick High School alumni
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- American male soap opera actors