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American actor
A.K.A.
Steven Francis Kanaly
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Age
78 years
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1.8415 m
Education
California State University
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, USA
Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, USA
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, Los Angeles, USA
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Biography

Steven Francis Kanaly (/kəˈnl/; born March 14, 1946) is an American actor, best known for his role as Ray Krebbs on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas.

Early life and career

Kanaly was born in Burbank, California, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. He attended California State University, Northridge. Kanaly served in the Vietnam War as a radio operator with the First Air Cavalry Division. He provided details of his experiences in the service to Apocalypse Now screenwriter John Milius for scenes in the film involving the character of Colonel Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall). He once described how he entered film acting-

"It was through John Milius as I mentioned earlier and he wrote a film for himself to direct but that was bought out by Paul Newman's company who hired John Huston to direct The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. Through Milius I was introduced to John Huston and Milius suggested that I would be fine to play one of the Western roles in that film, specifically I had never done any acting previous to that. They saw me and I had a meeting and was offered the job, basically I jumped in with both feet and one week turned out to be twelve and you know I said "I think I'm going to stay with this".

Kanaly is best known for his role as Ray Krebbs, foreman of the Southfork Ranch, on the prime-time soap opera Dallas from 1978 to 1989. He reprised the role for the final episode of the series in 1991, and again for the made-for-TV reunion movie Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998). He reprised the role again in the 2012 TNT revival attending his nephew Christopher's wedding. In 2013, Kanaly reprised the role of Ray Krebbs to attend the funeral of J. R. Ewing.

During Dallas' run, he also guested in other series, including Time Express in 1979. From 1994 to 1995, he also had a role on the ABC daytime drama series All My Children as Seabone Hunkle, the father of Dixie Cooney Martin (played by Cady McClain). Kanaly has also guest starred on numerous other television series. In film, he collaborated frequently with writer-director John Milius, appearing in, among others, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Dillinger, The Wind and the Lion and Big Wednesday. Milius befriended Kanaly when they attended the same shooting range in California, and turned him to acting by recommending him to John Huston for Roy Bean. Other film roles include The Terminal Man, My Name Is Nobody and Midway. He starred as J. T. Fuller in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Personal life

Kanaly recorded a radio public service announcement for CARE in 1981, and he and former Dallas costar Susan Howard were featured in 1992 NRA advertisements promoting responsible firearms ownership. He and his wife live on a ranch in Ojai, California. He is a highly regarded watercolor artist.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanLucky Jim
1973DillingerPretty Boy Floyd
1973My Name Is NobodyFalse Barber
1974The Sugarland ExpressOfficer Ernie Jessup
1974The Terminal ManEdmonds
1974Act of VengeanceTom
1975The Wind and the LionCaptain Jerome
1976MidwayLt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey
1978Big WednesdaySally's Husband
1983BalboaSam Cole
1984FleshburnDr. Sam MacKenzie
1988HeadhunterCaptain Ted Calvin
1989Last Stand at Lang MeiMajor Verdun
1991Trabbi Goes to HollywoodMr. GoodwynAlternate title: Driving Me Crazy
1992Double TroubleKent
1994Pumpkinhead II: Blood WingsJudge DixonDirect-to-video
1997Midnight BlueCollier
1997The MarksmenHank MaddenAlso director
1998Scorpio OneCommander Wilson
2002Leaving the LandSheriff ButlerAlso director
2005Lost in PlainviewDetective #1

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973ChaseJockEpisode: "Sizzling Stones"
1974Melvin Purvis: G-ManSam CowleyTelevision movie
1976Starsky & HutchKimEpisode: "Silence"
1976The Bionic WomanTannerEpisode: "Assault on the Princess"
1976Amelia EarhartGordonTelevision miniseries
1976The QuestTurkEpisode: "Day of Outrage"
1977Police StoryBob ZieffEpisode: "Trial Board"
1977The November PlanParkerTelevision movie
1977Young Joe, the Forgotten KennedyRay PierceTelevision movie
1978Hawaii Five-OGlen FallonEpisode: "The Sleeper"
1978–1989, 1991DallasRay KrebbsSeries regular, 286 episodes
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Prime Time (1984, 1985, 1988)
TV Land Pop Culture Award (2006)
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Prime Time (1986, 1989)
1979Time ExpressMichael BennettEpisode: "The Death/Boxer"
1979Charlie's AngelsHarold SimsEpisode: "Avenging Angel"
1980To Find My SonArthur GwenTelevision movie
1982Fantasy IslandKenEpisode: "The Beautiful Skeptic/The Lost Platoon"
1983Fantasy IslandAllen DalyEpisode: "Revenge of the Forgotten/Charo"
1980–1983The Love BoatBill Davis / Mr. Massey3 episodes
1984HotelEd KerwinEpisode: "Mistaken Identities"
1985HotelZack ShepherdEpisode: "Love and Honor"
1989The Twilight ZoneScoutEpisode: "Stranger in Possum Meadows"
1992FBI: The Untold StoriesAgt. Bob KaneEpisode: "Colonel Penn"
1993In the Heat of the NightCowboy HabershamEpisode: "Incident at Brewer's Pond"
1993–1994Okavango: The Wild FrontierJ. D. HelmsSeries regular, 14 episodes
1994The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo MesaSheriff SmittyTelevision movie
1994–1995All My ChildrenSeabone HunkleSeries regular
1995The Last Chance Detectives: Legend of the Desert BigfootSheriff SmittyTelevision movie
1996The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire LakeSheriff SmittyTelevision movie
1998Dallas: War of the EwingsRay KrebbsTelevision movie
1998The Cowboy and the Movie StarFrank DumasTelevision movie
1999Walker, Texas RangerJ.T. FullerEpisode: "Widow Maker"
2004The DivisionDuke WininghamEpisode: "Rush to the Door"
2004Dallas Reunion: The Return to SouthforkHimself / Ray KrebbsTelevision special
2012–2014DallasRay Krebbs4 episodes
2014DeVanityCharles KaneEpisode: "Death Becomes Him: Part 2"
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