Ross Hagen (born Leland Lando Lilly; May 21, 1938 – May 7, 2011) was an American actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter and producer whose television acting credits included Daktari.[ His video game credits included Red Dead Redemption and its expansion pack Undead Nightmare.
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Personal life
Hagen was born in Williams, Arizona, on May 21, 1938.[ However, he was raised on an Oregon farm.][ Hagen and his first wife had two children, Bob Lilly and Julie Lilly-Beloit.][ He was married to his second wife, Claire Polan, an actress from 1963 until her death in 2003.][ Outside of acting, Hagen also served in the United States Army.][
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Career
Hagen began his acting career during the 1960s. His early career included guest appearances on The Virginian, The Big Valley, and Here Come the Brides.[ ]He was cast in the CBS television series Daktari, in 1968.
Hagen also played Landon Ricketts, a retired gunslinger, in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.
Death
Ross Hagen died of cancer at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 7, 2011, at the age of 72.[
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Legacy
Two locations in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, the prequel to Red Dead Redemption in which Hagen starred, were named Mount Hagen
Filmography
Films
Television
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| 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 | S3 E14: "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 | | 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
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| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Landon Ricketts (voice and motion capture) |
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