Biography
Kevin Burchett began his acting career in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 7. As a child actor, he performed and co-starred on the highly-acclaimed CBC television series, "Friday Island," and he appeared regularly on a variety of Canadian productions including television, stage and motion pictures, starring in "The Littlest Hobo" with Chief Dan George.
As a result of being summoned by Robert Wise to be considered for "The Sound of Music" at the age of 12, his mother and father were convinced they should move to Los Angeles. His first recurring role upon relocating to Los Angeles was that of Chucky Baldwin in the long-running daytime drama series, "General Hospital." By the time Kevin was an adult, he had appeared in nearly 100 television, motion picture, professional stage productions and commercials over the course of his career. Motion picture roles include the recent highly-acclaimed movie, "Shade," starring Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, "Yours, Mine and Ours" starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, "Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number" with Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Elke Sommer, "Follow Me Boys" with Fred McMurray, "I Love My Wife" with Elliot Gould, and "Hawaii" starring Julie Andrews. He soon became known as a regular working actor with frequent co-starring appearances in television series including "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Big Valley," "Death Valley Days," "Dundee and The Culhane" (with Sir John Mills and Charles Bronson), "My Three Sons," "Dr. Kildare," "Ben Casey," "The Fugitive," "The Smith Family"(once again working with Henry Fonda), "Dragnet," "The FBI," "The Invaders," "Ironside" with Raymond Burr, "The High Chaparral" and many more. Kevin was the youngest actor ever accepted into the then Desilu Paramount Pictures Film Actors Workshop, which was Hollywood's version of the famous Actors Studio in New York, as well as The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. As an adult Kevin stayed involved in theater and was accepted into the actors workshop theater, Theater West, to continue working on his craft as an actor.
