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