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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-03-23 (108 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Kenneth 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

Acting

2013

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Capt. Henry (archive Footage)

2005

The Naked Monster as Col. Patrick Hendry

1997

The Angry Beavers as Scientist / General (voice)

1996

Hellraiser: Bloodline as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

1994

Body Shot as Arthur Lassen

1993

1992

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Projectionist

1989

Ghost Writer as Cop #2

1988

Big Top Pee-wee as Sheriff
Freeway as Monsignor Kavanaugh

1987

Innerspace as Man in Restroom

1986

L.A. Law as Judge Kent Watson
Starman as Conrad Bennett

1984

Gremlins as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Lost Empire as Capt. Hendry
Night Court as Harrison Kemp
Hunter as Father Cusack

1983

Strange Invaders as Arthur Newman

1981

The Howling as Older Cop
Falcon Crest as Judge Randolph Winthrop

1980

Hero at Large as Firechief Palmer
Airplane! as Air Controller Neubauer

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1978

Goodbye, Franklin High as Police Captain
Wild and Wooly as Mark Hannah

1977

MacArthur as Admiral Halsey

1976

Baby Blue Marine as Buick Driver
Gus as Asst. Warden

1975

The Wild McCullochs as Larry Carpenter
Starsky & Hutch as Andy Wilkins

1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry as Carl Donahue
Homebodies as Construction Boss
The Death Squad as Hartman
Petrocelli as Jason Strafford
The Rockford Files as University Police Chief Max Kilmore
Chopper One as Sergeant Reardon

1973

Walking Tall as Augie McCullah
The Alpha Caper as Police Captain
Barnaby Jones as Sheriff Tommy Allen
Barnaby Jones as Sheriff
Barnaby Jones as Ron Hagarty

1972

Rage as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
Ben as Engineer
Fireball Forward as Gen. Dawson
The Crooked Hearts as Fisherman
The Candidate as Floyd J. Starkey
Kung Fu as Sheriff Ingram
Emergency! as Doug Barton
Emergency! as Crane Operator
Emergency! as Capt. Gordon Trigg
The Streets of San Francisco as Sheriff Holloway

1971

Billy Jack as Deputy Mike
Terror in the Sky as Capt. Wilson
McMillan & Wife as Sgt. Halliday
Columbo as Police Commissioner

1970

The Andersonville Trial as Board of Military Judges
Breakout as Ranger
Night Gallery as Warden

1969

Marlowe as Fred Beifus

1968

Adam-12 as Lt. King
It Takes a Thief as Captain
Adam-12 as Don Bates
Adam-12 as Sgt. Bert Strong

1967

A Time for Killing as Sgt. Cleehan
40 Guns to Apache Pass as Cpl. Bodine
Ironside as Mahoney
Mannix as Sheriff
Mannix as Ted Bailey
Ironside as Lt. Reynolds
Mannix as Sheriff Wells

1966

A Man Called Adam as Club Owner
Daktari as Col. Simon Tredwell

1965

The F.B.I. as Barstow
I Spy as Russ Conway

1964

Daniel Boone as Taggart

1963

Arrest and Trial as Bill Latham
The Lieutenant as Sergeant Baker
Temple Houston as Dan Powers

1962

Stark Fear as Kane
Stoney Burke as Ryan
The Virginian as Sheriff Kirby
The Virginian as Sheriff Dan Porter
The Virginian as Joe Pierce
The Virginian as Sheriff Howard Acton

1961

X-15 as Col. Craig Brewster
The Defenders as Blakey

1960

Seven Ways from Sundown as Lieutenant Herly

1959

The Rebel as Major Quincy Bannister
Bonanza as Josiah Heath
Bonanza as Notary

1958

Cry Terror! as Agent Frank Cole
77 Sunset Strip as Coach Jarech
Sea Hunt as Pete Butler
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Vince Slater
Bat Masterson as Reed Amherst
Jefferson Drum as John Wallach
Behind Closed Doors as Colonel Pete Kellogg
Lawman as Tom Bishop
Lawman as Duncan Clooney

1957

The Wings of Eagles as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
The Vampire as Buck Donnelly
Perry Mason as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
Whirlybirds as Chuck Martin
Perry Mason as Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Have Gun, Will Travel as Tim Decker
The Restless Gun as Sheriff Cash Harcourt

1956

The Great Locomotive Chase as Anthony Murphy
The Steel Jungle as Dr. Lewy

1955

Captain Fathom as Jack Clyde
It Came from Beneath the Sea as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
Rage at Dawn as Monk Claxton
Gunsmoke as Spadden
Gunsmoke as Fickett
Gunsmoke as Bob Mathison
Gunsmoke as Ed Terrall

1954

Down Three Dark Streets as Zack Stewart
The Steel Cage as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
Ring of Fear as Shreveport
Climax! as Captain Coppedge
Father Knows Best as Jack Bramer
Lassie as Chuck Martin
Lassie as Dan Fuller
Lassie as Jim Dixon
Lassie as Tom Anderson
Lassie as Luke Moran
Public Defender as Patrolman Don Nelson
Public Defender as Sgt. Angel
Lassie as Colonel Bill Morgan
The Lone Wolf as Johnny Martin

1953

Angel Face as Bill Crompton
The Bigamist as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
Fighter Attack as George
Letter to Loretta as David Whitney
Letter to Loretta as Harry Potter

1952

Biff Baker U.S.A. as Tommy Allen

1951

The Thing from Another World as Captain Patrick Hendry
Rawhide as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Miles Standish
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sergeant Tim Vernon

1950

Right Cross as Reporter #3
The Flying Missile as Pete McEvoy
When Willie Comes Marching Home as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
The Gunfighter as Swede (uncredited)
One Way Street as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Detective Tobey
Three Secrets as Officer (uncredited)

1949

He Walked by Night as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
Twelve O'Clock High as Sgt. Keller
Task Force as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
Free For All as Pilot
I Was a Male War Bride as Red (uncredited)
The Great Sinner as Cabbie (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon as Police Photographer (Uncredited)
The Lone Ranger as Deputy Gil Jackson

1948

Beyond Glory as Bit Role (uncredited)