Person

Kenneth Tobey

Acting · 1917–2002 · Oakland, California, USA

Biography

Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific American actor who performed in hundreds of productions during a career that spanned more than half a century, including his role as the star of the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series Whirlybirds.

Known for

Filmography

2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenCapt. Henry (archive footage)
2005The Naked MonsterCol. Patrick Hendry
1997The Angry BeaversScientist / General (voice)
1996Hellraiser: BloodlineHologram Priest (uncredited)
1994Body ShotArthur Lassen
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineRurigan
1992Bob
1992Honey, I Blew Up the KidSmitty
1992Desire and Hell at Sunset MotelCaptain Holiday
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchProjectionist
1989Ghost WriterCop #2
1988FreewayMonsignor Kavanaugh
1988Big Top Pee-weeSheriff
1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf
1987InnerspaceMan in Restroom
1986StarmanConrad Bennett
1986L.A. LawKent Watson
1985The Twilight ZoneSheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
1984HunterFather Cusack
1984The Lost EmpireCapt. Hendry
1984GremlinsMobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1984Night CourtHarrison Kemp
1983Strange InvadersArthur Newman
1981Falcon CrestJudge Randolph Winthrop
1981The HowlingOlder Cop
1980Airplane!Air Controller Neubauer
1980The Murder That Wouldn't DieChuck Parks
1980Hero at LargeFirechief Palmer
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
1978Vega$
1978Goodbye, Franklin HighPolice Captain
1978Wild and WoolyMark Hannah
1978Nowhere to RunMohr
1977Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm ReadyOliver
1977MacArthurAdmiral Halsey
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1976Gibbsville
1976GusAsst. Warden
1976Baby Blue MarineBuick Driver
1976W.C. Fields and MeParker
1975Starsky & HutchAndy Wilkins
1975The Wild McCullochsLarry Carpenter
1974The Rockford FilesCaptain
1974Little House on the PrairieBarrett
1974PetrocelliJason Strafford
1974HomebodiesConstruction Boss
1974Dirty Mary Crazy LarryCarl Donahue
1974Chopper OneSergeant Reardon
1974The Death SquadHartman
1973The Alpha CaperPolice Captain
1973Coffee, Tea or Me?Captain
1973Walking TallAugie McCullah
1973Barnaby JonesSheriff Tommy Allen
1972RageCol. Alan A. Nickerson
1972The Crooked HeartsFisherman
1972Kung FuSheriff Ingram
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSheriff Holloway
1972The Rookies
1972The CandidateFloyd J. Starkey
1972BenEngineer
1972Fireball ForwardGen. Dawson
1972Lassie: Peace Is Our ProfessionCol. Bill Morgan
1972Emergency!Doug Barton
1971McMillan & WifeSgt. Halliday
1971Terror in the SkyCapt. Wilson
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawTony Alexander
1971ColumboPolice Commissioner
1971Cannon
1971Billy JackDeputy Mike
1971Alias Smith and Jones
1970Night GalleryWarden
1970BreakoutRanger
1970The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military Judges
1969MarloweFred Beifus
1968The Outcasts
1968Adam-12Lt. King
1968The OutsiderJoe Kester
1968It Takes a ThiefCaptain
1967MannixSheriff
1967Judd, for the Defense
1967A Time for KillingSgt. Cleehan
196740 Guns to Apache PassCpl. Bodine
1967IronsideMahoney
1966Family Affair
1966A Man Called AdamClub Owner
1966DaktariCol. Simon Tredwell
1965The F.B.I.Barstow
1965I SpyRuss Conway
1964Daniel BooneTaggart
1963Temple HoustonDan Powers
1963Arrest and TrialBill Latham
1963The LieutenantSergeant Baker
1962Stark FearKane
1962Stoney BurkeRyan
1962The VirginianSheriff Kirby
1962Sam Benedict
1961X-15Col. Craig Brewster
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961The DefendersBlakey
1961The Americans
1960Seven Ways from SundownLieutenant Herly
1959The RebelMajor Quincy Bannister
1959BonanzaJosiah Heath
195877 Sunset StripCoach Jarech
1958Bat MastersonReed Amherst
1958LawmanTom Bishop
1958Behind Closed DoorsColonel Pete Kellogg
1958Bronco
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveVince Slater
1958Cry Terror!Agent Frank Cole
1958Jefferson DrumJohn Wallach
1958Sea HuntPete Butler
1957The Restless GunSheriff Cash Harcourt
1957Perry MasonDeputy D.A. Jack Alvin
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTim Decker
1957The VampireBuck Donnelly
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralBat Masterson
1957Panic!
1957The Wings of EaglesCapt. Herbert Allen Hazard
1957WhirlybirdsChuck Martin
1956The Search for Bridey MurphyRex Simmons
1956Davy Crockett and the River PiratesJocko
1956The Great Locomotive ChaseAnthony Murphy
1956Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitLt. Hank Mahoney (uncredited)
1956The Steel JungleDr. Lewy
1955Davy Crockett's Keelboat RaceJocko
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJeff
1955Frontier
1955Navy Log
1955GunsmokeSpadden
1955It Came from Beneath the SeaCmdr. Pete Mathews
1955Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierCol. Jim Bowie
1955Science Fiction Theatre
1955Rage at DawnMonk Claxton
1955Davy Crockett at the AlamoJames Bowie
1955Captain FathomJack Clyde
1954Davy Crockett
1954The Steel CageSteinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJames Bowie
1954Climax!Captain Coppedge
1954Father Knows BestJack Bramer
1954LassieChuck Martin
1954Down Three Dark StreetsZack Stewart
1954Ring of FearShreveport
1954The Lone WolfJohnny Martin
1954Public DefenderPatrolman Don Nelson
1953The BigamistTom Morgan, Defense Attorney
1953Fighter AttackGeorge
1953Letter to LorettaDavid Whitney
1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsCol. Evans
1953Angel FaceBill Crompton
1952Biff Baker U.S.A.Tommy Allen
1952The Ford Television Theatre
1952Cavalcade of America
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiles Standish
1951Dragnet
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSergeant Tim Vernon
1951The Thing from Another WorldCaptain Patrick Hendry
1951RawhideLt. Wingate (uncredited)
1951The Company She KeepsRex Fisher (uncredited)
1950The Flying MissilePete McEvoy
1950Three SecretsOfficer (uncredited)
1950Right CrossReporter #3
1950Lux Video Theatre
1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeDetective Tobey
1950My Friend Irma Goes WestPilot
1950The GunfighterSwede (uncredited)
1950One Way StreetCop at Second Accident (uncredited)
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeLt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
1949Twelve O'Clock HighSgt. Keller
1949The File on Thelma JordonPolice Photographer (uncredited)
1949Free For AllPilot
1949The Lone RangerDeputy Gil Jackson
1949Task ForceCapt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
1949I Was a Male War BrideRed (uncredited)
1949The Great SinnerCabbie (uncredited)
1949He Walked by NightDetective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
1948Beyond GloryBit Role (uncredited)
1947Dangerous VentureRed

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