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Kevin Bacon

Born: 1958

Biography

Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors and Frost/Nixon. Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was named by The Guardian as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Bacon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Resources

Movies

Mystic River

Sean Devine in Mystic River

A Few Good Men

Capt. Jack Ross in A Few Good Men

Apollo 13

Jack Swigert in Apollo 13

Wild Things

Sergeant Ray Duquette in Wild Things

Flatliners

David Labraccio in Flatliners

Sleepers

Sean Nokes in Sleepers

JFK

Willie O'Keefe in JFK

Footloose

Ren in Footloose

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Taxi Racer in Planes, Trains and Automobiles

They/Them

Owen Whistler in They/Them

Friday the 13th

Jack in Friday the 13th

Balto

Balto (voice) in Balto

Quicksilver

Jack Casey in Quicksilver

Novocaine

Actor Lance Phelps in Novocaine

Stir of Echoes

Tom Witzky in Stir of Echoes

Frost/Nixon

Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon

Death Sentence

Nick Hume in Death Sentence

Digging to China

Ricky Schroth in Digging to China

Murder in the First

Henri Young in Murder in the First

Animal House

Chip Diller in Animal House

Taking Chance

LtCol Mike Strobl in Taking Chance

The River Wild

Wade in The River Wild

Picture Perfect

Sam in Picture Perfect

Trapped

Joe Hickey in Trapped

Where the Truth Lies

Lanny in Where the Truth Lies

Tremors

Valentine McKee in Tremors

Hollow Man

Sebastian Caine in Hollow Man

She's Having a Baby

Jake Briggs in She's Having a Baby

My One and Only

Dan Devereaux in My One and Only

The Woodsman

Walter in The Woodsman

The Air I Breathe

Love in The Air I Breathe

Diner

Timothy Fenwick Jr. in Diner

Beauty Shop

Jorge in Beauty Shop

Criminal Law

Martin Thiel in Criminal Law

Rails & Ties

Tom Stark in Rails & Ties

Connected: The Power of Six Degrees

Kevin Bacon in Connected: The Power of Six Degrees

MaXXXine

John Labat in MaXXXine

Super

Jacques in Super

The Big Picture

Nick Chapman in The Big Picture

Telling Lies in America

Billy Magic in Telling Lies in America

The Air Up There

Jimmy Dolan in The Air Up There

My Dog Skip

Jack Morris in My Dog Skip

He Said, She Said

Dan Hanson in He Said, She Said

R.I.P.D.

Bobby Hayes in R.I.P.D.

X-Men: First Class

Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class

Queens Logic

Dennis in Queens Logic

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

David Lindhagen in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

End of the Line

Everett in End of the Line

White Water Summer

Vic in White Water Summer

Elephant White

Jimmy the Brit in Elephant White

The Demon Murder Case

Kenny Miller in The Demon Murder Case

Jayne Mansfield's Car

Carroll Caldwell in Jayne Mansfield's Car

Loverboy

Marty in Loverboy

John Hughes: Time Capsule

Himself in John Hughes: Time Capsule

The Legend of Burt Gummer

self in The Legend of Burt Gummer

Pyrates

Ari in Pyrates

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Self in Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

Self in Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

Destination Anywhere

Mike in Destination Anywhere

Forty Deuce

Ricky in Forty Deuce

The Human Family Tree

Himself - Narrator in The Human Family Tree

Leave the World Behind

Danny in Leave the World Behind

Forces Of Nature

Himself - Narrator in Forces Of Nature

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

in Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Dennis in Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

North Star

in North Star

A Little Vicious

Narrator in A Little Vicious

The Darkness

Peter Taylor in The Darkness

Space Oddity

Jeff McAllister in Space Oddity

Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA

Self (archive footage) in Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA

These Vagabond Shoes

Tom in These Vagabond Shoes

Diner: On The Flip Side

Self in Diner: On The Flip Side

Only When I Laugh

Don in Only When I Laugh

Cop Car

Sheriff Kretzer in Cop Car

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Captain Cade Grant in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

EE: Freedom

Voice Over in EE: Freedom

Mister Roberts

Ens. Frank Pulver in Mister Roberts

Connescence

Stan Olszewski in Connescence

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Kevin Bacon in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Black Mass

FBI Agent Charles McGuire in Black Mass

Starting Over

Husband - Young Couple in Starting Over

Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw

Self in Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Self in Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Hero at Large

2nd Teenager in Hero at Large

Lemon Sky

Alan in Lemon Sky

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Self / Actor in Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Patriots Day

Richard DesLauriers in Patriots Day

In the Cut

John Graham (uncredited) in In the Cut

Vanilla Ice Archive

Self (archive footage) in Vanilla Ice Archive

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

in Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Self in Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

8

Charles J. Cooper in 8

The Bloody Plumage from Another World

Evil Chicken in The Bloody Plumage from Another World

Skum Rocks!

Self in Skum Rocks!

Story of a Girl

Michael in Story of a Girl

Cavedweller

Randall Pritchard in Cavedweller

The Gift

Teddy in The Gift

The Tender Age

Probation Officer (uncredited) in The Tender Age

Tour de Pharmacy

Ditmer Klerken in Tour de Pharmacy

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence in The Words That Built America

You Should Have Left

Theo Conroy in You Should Have Left

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

Self - Narrator (voice) in The Presidents' Gatekeepers

Beyond All Boundaries

Robert Sherrod in Beyond All Boundaries

Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Self in Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Live in Front of a Studio Audience:

Pinky Peterson in Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

America's Funniest Dirty Jokes

Himself in America's Funniest Dirty Jokes

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

Rev. Chip Diller (voice) in Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Self - Chip Diller in The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Find Your Groove

Self in Find Your Groove

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

Self in Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

Animal House: The Inside Story

Self in Animal House: The Inside Story

Tremors: Making Perfection

Himself in Tremors: Making Perfection

One Way

Fred Sr. in One Way

The Toxic Avenger

Bob Garbinger in The Toxic Avenger

Val

Self (archive footage) in Val

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

Self - Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self (archive footage) in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

TV Shows

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tony Danza Show

Self - Guest in The Tony Danza Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The View

Self in The View

The Early Show

Self in The Early Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Frasier

Vic (voice) in Frasier

American Idol

Self in American Idol

Finding Your Roots

Self in Finding Your Roots

The Colbert Report

in The Colbert Report

Will & Grace

Kevin Bacon in Will & Grace

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest in Late Night with Conan O'Brien

SMILF

Kevin Bacon in SMILF

The Frank Skinner Show

Self in The Frank Skinner Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self - Guest in The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Following

Ryan Hardy in The Following

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host in Saturday Night Live

Bored to Death

Himself in Bored to Death

Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones

Self in Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones

Critics Choice Awards

Himself - Presenter in Critics Choice Awards

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Search for Tomorrow

in Search for Tomorrow

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Video Message in RuPaul's Drag Race

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Bondsman

Hub Halloran in The Bondsman

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self in Comedy Bang! Bang!

I Love Dick

Dick in I Love Dick

The Following

Himself in The Following

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

Self - Narrator (voice) in America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest in The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Tremors

Valentine 'Val' McKee in Tremors

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self in The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Leute heute

Self in Leute heute

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self in Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Self in @midnight with Chris Hardwick

City on a Hill

Jackie Rohr in City on a Hill

Hot Ones

Self in Hot Ones

The View

Self - Guest in The View

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

Self in ZDF-Fernsehgarten

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self in Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

in Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

The Bacon Brothers (performance) in On Air with Ryan Seacrest

God, the Devil and Bob

Kevin Bacon (voice) in God, the Devil and Bob

No Activity

Kevin Bacon (voice) in No Activity

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self in Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Mad About You

Kevin Bacon in Mad About You

The Daily Show

Self in The Daily Show

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self in Off Camera with Sam Jones

Sirens

Peter Kell in Sirens

Conan

Self in Conan

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self in MTV Movie & TV Awards

Colin from Accounts

Kevin Bacon in Colin from Accounts