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