Kenneth Tobey
Known for Acting · 179 credits
- Born
- 1917-03-23
- Died
- 2002-12-22
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known as
- Ken Tobey · Kenneth Toby · Kenneth Jesse Tobey
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
Ironside
1967
as Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds
Perry Mason
1957
as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin / Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Columbo
1971
as Police Commissioner
Lassie
1954
as Chuck Martin / Dan Fuller / Jim Dixon / Tom Anderson / Luke Moran / Colonel Bill Morgan
Bonanza
1959
as Josiah Heath / Notary
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rurigan
TV Shows (86)
Ironside
1967
as Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds
Perry Mason
1957
as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin / Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Columbo
1971
as Police Commissioner
Lassie
1954
as Chuck Martin / Dan Fuller / Jim Dixon / Tom Anderson / Luke Moran / Colonel Bill Morgan
Bonanza
1959
as Josiah Heath / Notary
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rurigan
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Barrett
Father Knows Best
1954
as Jack Bramer
Emergency!
1972
as Doug Barton / Crane Operator / Capt. Gordon Trigg
Hunter
1984
as Father Cusack
Falcon Crest
1981
as Judge Randolph Winthrop
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy Gil Jackson
Climax!
1954
as Captain Coppedge
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tim Decker
Mannix
1967
as Sheriff / Ted Bailey / Sheriff Wells
Night Court
1984
as Harrison Kemp
Adam-12
1968
as Lt. King / Don Bates / Sgt. Bert Strong
The Rockford Files
1974
as Captain / University Police Chief Max Kilmore
Lawman
1958
as Tom Bishop / Duncan Clooney
L.A. Law
1986
as Kent Watson
Daniel Boone
1964
as Taggart
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Kirby / Sheriff Dan Porter / Joe Pierce / Sheriff Howard Acton
Dragnet
1951
The F.B.I.
1965
as Barstow
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Gunsmoke
1955
as Spadden / Fickett / Bob Mathison / Ed Terrall
The Defenders
1961
as Blakey
Cannon
1971
Bat Masterson
1958
as Reed Amherst
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Vince Slater
The Rebel
1959
as Major Quincy Bannister
Sea Hunt
1958
as Pete Butler
The Rookies
1972
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jeff
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
as Capt. Henry (archive footage)
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Sheriff Tommy Allen / Ron Hagarty
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Coach Jarech
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andy Wilkins
Night Gallery
1970
as Warden
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sgt. Halliday
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Sheriff Holloway / Sheriff Kenney / Commander Judd
Stoney Burke
1962
as Ryan
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Captain
The Angry Beavers
1997
as Scientist / General (voice)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Tony Alexander
Navy Log
1955
Vega$
1978
Whirlybirds
1957
as Chuck Martin
Family Affair
1966
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Petrocelli
1974
as Jason Strafford
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as James Bowie / Jocko / Anthoney Murphy / Shorty
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Bill Latham
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Public Defender
1954
as Patrolman Don Nelson / Sgt. Angel
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Restless Gun
1957
as Sheriff Cash Harcourt
Cavalcade of America
1952
Movies (93)
Airplane!
1980
as Air Controller Neubauer
Gremlins
1984
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Projectionist
Innerspace
1987
as Man in Restroom
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
as Smitty
The Howling
1981
as Older Cop
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Bat Masterson
The Thing from Another World
1951
as Captain Patrick Hendry
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)
Walking Tall
1973
as Augie McCullah
The Lost Empire
1984
as Capt. Hendry
He Walked by Night
1949
as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as Carl Donahue
Marlowe
1969
as Fred Beifus
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Lieutenant Herly
The Bigamist
1953
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Jocko
A Time for Killing
1967
as Sgt. Cleehan
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Sgt. Keller
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
The Gunfighter
1950
as Swede (uncredited)
Ben
1972
as Engineer
Stark Fear
1962
as Kane
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Col. Jim Bowie
Angel Face
1953
as Bill Crompton
Strange Invaders
1983
as Arthur Newman
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Pilot
MacArthur
1977
as Admiral Halsey
Baby Blue Marine
1976
as Buick Driver
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Rex Fisher (uncredited)
The Candidate
1972
as Floyd J. Starkey
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Sheriff
The Great Sinner
1949
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Freeway
1988
as Monsignor Kavanaugh
Rage
1972
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Zack Stewart
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972
as Col. Bill Morgan
Rawhide
1951
as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as Anthony Murphy
Billy Jack
1971
as Deputy Mike
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Detective Tobey
I Was a Male War Bride
1949
as Red (uncredited)
The Steel Cage
1954
as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
A Man Called Adam
1966
as Club Owner
Beyond Glory
1948
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Gus
1976
as Asst. Warden
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges
40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
as Cpl. Bodine
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self
The Death Squad
1974
as Hartman
One Way Street
1950
as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Fisherman
Hero at Large
1980
as Firechief Palmer
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
The Naked Monster
2005
as Col. Patrick Hendry
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Monk Claxton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Col. Evans
Cry Terror!
1958
as Agent Frank Cole
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Parker
Task Force
1949
as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
The Vampire
1957
as Buck Donnelly
Fireball Forward
1972
as Gen. Dawson
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955
as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
Goodbye, Franklin High
1978
as Police Captain
Homebodies
1974
as Construction Boss
Nowhere to Run
1978
as Mohr
Wild and Wooly
1978
as Mark Hannah
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992
as Captain Holiday
Ring of Fear
1954
as Shreveport
Ghost Writer
1989
as Cop #2
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Police Captain
The Flying Missile
1950
as Pete McEvoy
Dangerous Venture
1947
as Red
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973
as Captain
Right Cross
1950
as Reporter #3
The Steel Jungle
1956
as Dr. Lewy
X-15
1961
as Col. Craig Brewster
The Wild McCullochs
1975
as Larry Carpenter
Three Secrets
1950
as Officer (uncredited)
Terror in the Sky
1971
as Capt. Wilson
Free For All
1949
as Pilot
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Rex Simmons
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Jocko
Body Shot
1994
as Arthur Lassen
Breakout
1970
as Ranger
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
as Oliver
Fighter Attack
1953
as George
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as James Bowie
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
as Chuck Parks
Captain Fathom
1955
as Jack Clyde
About Kenneth Tobey
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. With 179 credits spanning from 1947 to 2013, Kenneth Tobey has appeared in 93 films and 86 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kenneth Tobey Movies
- Airplane! (1980) — as Air Controller Neubauer
- Gremlins (1984) — as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — as Projectionist
- Innerspace (1987) — as Man in Restroom
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) — as Smitty
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