Kene Holliday (b. 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. He was a cast member for three years, from 1986 until 1989, despite of his arrest for his drug and alcohol abuse. He was replaced the following season by Clarence Gilyard, who played the similar 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 1980's 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".
A recovering alcoholic, Holliday has reportedly been sober for 19 years.
