Steve Kanaly

Steven Francis Kanaly (; 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:

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 Year Title Role Notes 1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Lucky Jim 1973 Dillinger Pretty Boy Floyd 1973 My Name Is Nobody False Barber 1974 The Sugarland Express Officer Ernie Jessup 1974 The Terminal Man Edmonds 1974 Act of Vengeance Tom 1975 The Wind and the Lion Captain Jerome 1976 Midway Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey 1978 Big Wednesday Sally's Husband 1983 Balboa Sam Cole 1984 Fleshburn Dr. Sam MacKenzie 1988 Headhunter Captain Ted Calvin 1989 Last Stand at Lang Mei Major Verdun 1991 Trabbi Goes to Hollywood Mr. Goodwyn Alternate title: Driving Me Crazy 1992 Double Trouble Kent 1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Judge Dixon Direct-to-video 1997 Midnight Blue Collier 1997 The Marksmen Hank Madden Also director 1998 Scorpio One Commander Wilson 2002 Leaving the Land Sheriff Butler Also director 2005 Lost in Plainview Detective #1

Television Year Title Role Notes 1973 Chase Jock Episode: "Sizzling Stones" 1974 Melvin Purvis: G-Man Sam Cowley Television movie 1976 Starsky & Hutch Kim Episode: "Silence" 1976 The Bionic Woman Tanner Episode: "Assault on the Princess" 1976 Amelia Earhart Gordon Television miniseries 1976 The Quest Turk Episode: "Day of Outrage" 1977 Police Story Bob Zieff Episode: "Trial Board" 1977 The November Plan Parker Television movie 1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy Ray Pierce Television movie 1978 Hawaii Five-O Glen Fallon Episode: "The Sleeper" 1978–1989, 1991 Dallas Ray KrebbsSeries regular, 286 episodesSoap 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) 1979 Time Express Michael Bennett Episode: "The Death/Boxer" 1979 Charlie's Angels Harold Sims Episode: "Avenging Angel" 1980 To Find My Son Arthur Gwen Television movie 1982 Fantasy Island Ken Episode: "The Beautiful Skeptic/The Lost Platoon" 1983 Fantasy Island Allen Daly Episode: "Revenge of the Forgotten/Charo" 1980–1983 The Love Boat Bill Davis / Mr. Massey 3 episodes 1984 Hotel Ed Kerwin Episode: "Mistaken Identities" 1985 Hotel Zack Shepherd Episode: "Love and Honor" 1989 The Twilight Zone Scout Episode: "Stranger in Possum Meadows" 1992 FBI: The Untold Stories Agt. Bob Kane Episode: "Colonel Penn" 1993 In the Heat of the Night Cowboy Habersham Episode: "Incident at Brewer's Pond" 1993–1994 Okavango: The Wild Frontier J. D. Helms Series regular, 14 episodes 1994 The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa Sheriff Smitty Television movie 1994–1995 All My Children Seabone Hunkle Series regular 1995 The Last Chance Detectives: Legend of the Desert Bigfoot Sheriff Smitty Television movie 1996 The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake Sheriff Smitty Television movie 1998 Dallas: War of the Ewings Ray Krebbs Television movie 1998 The Cowboy and the Movie Star Frank Dumas Television movie 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger J.T. Fuller Episode: "Widow Maker" 2004 The Division Duke Winingham Episode: "Rush to the Door" 2004 Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork Himself / Ray Krebbs Television special 2012–2014 Dallas Ray Krebbs 4 episodes 2014 DeVanity Charles Kane Episode: "Death Becomes Him: Part 2"