Short Biography

Kene Holliday (born June 25, 1949 in Copiague, Suffolk County, New York) is a prolific character actor of stage, film and television, best known for his role as Andy Griffith`s original private investigator, Tyler Hudson, on the hit television series Matlock. During the third season of Matlock in 1988, he was sent to rehab due to his disruptive drug and alcohol abuse. By the time he was sober, three months later, he was already fired from the show in 1989. He was replaced in the TV series by actor Clarence Gilyard, who took over the role until 1993. His first television series was Carter Country where he co-starred with Victor French as Sgt. Curtis Baker from 1977 until 1979. Kene provided the voice of the character Roadblock in the 1980s cartoon series, G.I. Joe: The Movie. He has numerous television and movie credits including roles in G.I. Joe: The Movie (2000), CBS’s made for television movie “Miracle On The Mountain” (2003), Hope & Faith (2004), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005). He published a book of poetry in 1998 entitled "The Book of K-III: The Contemporary Poetics of Kene Holliday".

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