Ken Kercheval Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Ken Kercheval (born July 15, 1935, Wolcottville, Indiana) is an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series Dallas. Kercheval and Larry Hagman were the only cast members to stay with the series throughout its entire run, although Kercheval's character was only a recurring character during the first two seasons. He became a regular cast member in the 1979-1980 season. Kercheval reprised the role of Cliff Barnes in the 1996 Dallas reunion, J. R. Returns, and he appeared in the 2004 CBS reunion special. He will reprise the role again in episodes 3, 4, and... MORE

Ken Kercheval (born July 15, 1935, Wolcottville, Indiana) is an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series Dallas. Kercheval and Larry Hagman were the only cast members to stay with the series throughout its entire run, although Kercheval's character was only a recurring character during the first two seasons. He became a regular cast member in the 1979-1980 season. Kercheval reprised the role of Cliff Barnes in the 1996 Dallas reunion, J. R. Returns, and he appeared in the 2004 CBS reunion special. He will reprise the role again in episodes 3, 4, and 10 of the forthcoming new Dallas (2012) series. Kercheval was born and raised in Clinton, Indiana, to Marine "Doc" Kercheval, a local physician, and the former Christine Rieber. He trained under Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Kercheval made his Broadway debut in the 1962 play Something About a Soldier.He appeared off-broadway in the 1963 Kurt Weill revue From Berlin to Broadway, and can be heard on the cast recording. Additional theatre credits include The Apple Tree, Cabaret (replacing Bert Convy as Cliff), and Here's Where I Belong. In 1966, he appeared as the LESS