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Kip Niven

Biography

Kip Niven was an American actor who also directed for the theater. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas, and graduated from University of Kansas. In 1972 he appeared in the first episode of The Sixth Sense. He was one of four rogue police officers in Magnum Force (1973), which starred Clint Eastwood and also featured David Soul, Robert Urich, and Tim Matheson. Niven accumulated nearly 100 credits across film and television, and he had recurring roles on the series The Waltons, Alice, and Emergency!. Later he returned to the Kansas City area, where the local theater scene regarded him as a pillar. He died in 2019.

73years old at death

  • Born Kansas City
  • Died Kansas City
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Clifford Wallace Niven (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
33 years1973 to 2006

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Magnum Force1973 Action, Crime, Mysteryas Astrachan

    IMDb rating 7.272K votes

  2. New Year's Evil1980 Horror, Thrilleras Richard Sullivan

    IMDb rating 5.04.6K votes

  3. Damnation Alley1977as Lt. Tom Perry

    IMDb rating 5.36.7K votes

  4. Earthquake1974as Walter Russell

    IMDb rating 6.019K votes

  5. Swashbuckler1976as Willard Culverwell

    IMDb rating 6.02.1K votes

  6. Raising Jeffrey Dahmer2006as Attorney Howard Parker

    IMDb rating 3.9480 votes

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Kip Niven shares two films with Geneviève Bujold, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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