Ken Kercheval, actor from the TV series 'Dallas,' dies at 83
Born in 1935 in Wolcottville, Indiana, Kercheval studied art and drama and began his career as a stage actor.
"He was one of those guys who was going to be the next James Dean," David Jacobs, the creator of "Dallas," toldHe appeared with Dustin Hoffman in an off-Broadway production of "Dead End" and had roles in several Broadway musicals in the 1960s including "The Young Abe Lincoln" and "Cabaret."Beyond "Dallas," he had roles in dozens of TV series including "Murder, She Wrote," "Kojak," "LA Law" and "ER.
A prolific smoker, Kercheval underwent surgery for lung cancer in 1994 and was a self-described "practicing alcoholic" for 20 years before he stopped drinking.said he was an avid collector of Americana and owned the inkwell that Abraham Lincoln dipped his pen into to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.
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