Ken Steadman
{{short description|American actor (1969–1996)}}
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| birthname = Kenneth Keith Steadman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|6|26}}
| birth_place = Aberdeen, Washington
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|9|20|1969|6|26}}
| death_place = Near Victorville, California, United States
| othername = Keith Prince
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Kenneth Keith Steadman (June 26, 1969 — September 20, 1996){{IMDb name|0824115}} was an American film and television actor.
He was born to parents Lisa Prince and Ken Steadman on June 26, 1969, in Aberdeen, Washington.
Career
Steadman appeared in various film and television productions during the 1990s.
- Street Wars (1992)
- Beach Babes from Beyond (1993)
- Mirror Images 2 (1993)
- Indecent Behavior (1993)
- Baywatch (1993)
- I Like to Play Games (1995)
- Hindsight (1996)
- Moloney (1996)
- NYPD Blue (1996)
- Baywatch Nights (1996)
- Sliders (1996)
Death
Steadman died, at age 27, in a dune-buggy accident during the production of the "Desert Storm" episode of the television series Sliders near Victorville, California.{{cite web|author=Staff writer|date=n.d.|url=https://kensteadman.wordpress.com|title=About the Accident that Took Ken's Life|publisher=kensteadman.com (memorial website operated by Carl and Lisa Prince, Steadman's parents)|accessdate=January 10, 2010}}
While filming the episode, Steadman, who played the role of Cutter, was killed in an accident that occurred between takes. He was moving a dune buggy to the next shooting location. While he was moving the vehicle, the dune buggy overturned and crushed him, killing him instantly. According to Steadman's parents, his death was preventable.{{cite web|url=http://www.kensteadman.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605082414/http://www.kensteadman.com/|archive-date=2002-06-05|title=Ken Steadman Memorial site |publisher=Kensteadman.com |access-date=2010-11-08}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0824115}}
http://kensteadman.wordpress.com/ Ken Steadman Memorial Site], a memorial website operated by Carl and Lisa Prince, Steadman's Mother and Stepfather.
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Category:Road incident deaths in California
Category:People who died in ATV incidents
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:People from Aberdeen, Washington
Category:Male actors from Washington (state)
Category:20th-century American male actors
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