Kip Gilman

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Kip Gilman
Born
Kenneth David Gilman

(1946-11-18) November 18, 1946 (age 78)
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1976–present
Spouse
(m. 2006;div. 2017)
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Kenneth David Gilman (born November 18, 1946) [3] is an American television actor. [4] He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Hank Kaplan in the American sitcom television series Nurses . [5] [6]

Gilman was born in Revere, Massachusetts. [3] He began his career in 1976, appearing in the television sitcom Rhoda . [3] He then starred in the new CBS sitcom television series Loves Me, Loves Me Not . [7] After its cancellation, he starred with Dorothy Loudon in the new CBS sitcom Dorothy . [8] He guest-starred in television programs including Highway to Heaven ; Who's the Boss? ; Soap ; Laverne & Shirley ; Magnum, P.I. ; It's a Living ; Jake and the Fatman ; The Rockford Files ; St. Elsewhere ; ALF and Columbo . [3]

In 1981 Gilman starred in the CBS drama television series Jessica Novak . [3] Gilman also starred in the 1984 erotic film Bedroom Eyes , [3] [9] the final season of the medical drama television series Trapper John, M.D. , and the ABC drama television series Studio 5-B . [3] :1030

In 1991, Gilman starred as Dr. Hank Kaplan in the NBC sitcom Nurses . [3] He played the role until 1994. After the series ended, Gilman made a guest appearance in Caroline in the City and appeared in the film Parker . [10] He played as Danzinger. [10] In 2015, Gilman starred in the Off-Broadway play 2 Across along with singer and actress Andrea McArdle. [11]

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