
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

Falcon Crest
1981
as Judge Randolph Winthrop

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rurigan

Mannix
1967
as Sheriff / Ted Bailey / Sheriff Wells

Lassie
1954
as Tom Anderson / Dan Fuller / Jim Dixon / Luke Moran / Chuck Martin / Colonel Bill Morgan

Ironside
1967
as Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Barrett

Adam-12
1968
as Lt. King / Don Bates / Sgt. Bert Strong

Dragnet
1951

L.A. Law
1986
as Kent Watson

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tim Decker

Climax!
1954
as Captain Coppedge

Night Court
1984
as Harrison Kemp

The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Howard Acton / Sheriff Kirby / Joe Pierce / Sheriff Dan Porter

The Rockford Files
1974
as Captain / University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Emergency!
1972
as Doug Barton / Crane Operator / Capt. Gordon Trigg

Lawman
1958
as Duncan Clooney / Tom Bishop

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andy Wilkins

The F.B.I.
1965
as Barstow

The Twilight Zone
1985
as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Cannon
1971

Daniel Boone
1964
as Taggart

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Sheriff Tommy Allen / Ron Hagarty

Hunter
1984
as Father Cusack

The Defenders
1961
as Blakey

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Vince Slater

The Rookies
1972

Night Gallery
1970
as Warden

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy Gil Jackson

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Coach Jarech

Gunsmoke
1955
as Spadden / Fickett / Bob Mathison / Ed Terrall

Bat Masterson
1958
as Reed Amherst

Father Knows Best
1954
as Jack Bramer

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Sheriff Kenney / Commander Judd / Sheriff Holloway

Vega$
1978

Sea Hunt
1958
as Pete Butler

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jeff

The Rebel
1959
as Major Quincy Bannister

Family Affair
1966

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

The Angry Beavers
1997
as Scientist / General (voice)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Captain

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sgt. Halliday

Navy Log
1955

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Angel / Patrolman Don Nelson

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Tony Alexander

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Bronco
1958

Petrocelli
1974
as Jason Strafford

Cavalcade of America
1952

I Spy
1965
as Russ Conway
Lux Video Theatre
1950

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Bill Latham

Stoney Burke
1962
as Ryan

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
as Capt. Henry (archive footage)

Sam Benedict
1962
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

The Howling
1981
as Older Cop

Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
as Smitty

The Candidate
1972
as Floyd J. Starkey

Marlowe
1969
as Fred Beifus

Walking Tall
1973
as Augie McCullah

The Thing from Another World
1951
as Captain Patrick Hendry

Angel Face
1953
as Bill Crompton

X-15
1961
as Col. Craig Brewster

Rawhide
1951
as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

Task Force
1949
as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

The Gunfighter
1950
as Swede (uncredited)

Rage
1972
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Col. Evans

The Lost Empire
1984
as Capt. Hendry

Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Sheriff

MacArthur
1977
as Admiral Halsey

Ben
1972
as Engineer

Freeway
1988
as Monsignor Kavanaugh

Captain Fathom
1955
as Jack Clyde

Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Sgt. Keller

Strange Invaders
1983
as Arthur Newman

Right Cross
1950
as Reporter #3

A Man Called Adam
1966
as Club Owner

The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

Gus
1976
as Asst. Warden

Rage at Dawn
1955
as Monk Claxton

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as Carl Donahue

Three Secrets
1950
as Officer (uncredited)

A Time for Killing
1967
as Sgt. Cleehan

My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Pilot

Hero at Large
1980
as Firechief Palmer

The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges

Billy Jack
1971
as Deputy Mike

Body Shot
1994
as Arthur Lassen

The Vampire
1957
as Buck Donnelly

Cry Terror!
1958
as Agent Frank Cole

I Was a Male War Bride
1949
as Red (uncredited)

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Col. Jim Bowie

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Lieutenant Herly

Ghost Writer
1989
as Cop #2

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992
as Captain Holiday

The Bigamist
1953
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

The Company She Keeps
1951
as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as Anthony Murphy

Beyond Glory
1948
as Bit Role (uncredited)

The Steel Cage
1954
as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972
as Col. Bill Morgan

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

One Way Street
1950
as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Detective Tobey

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Jocko

Fireball Forward
1972
as Gen. Dawson

The Great Sinner
1949
as Cabbie (uncredited)

Wild and Wooly
1978
as Mark Hannah

The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Fisherman

It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955
as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

He Walked by Night
1949
as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Zack Stewart

The Steel Jungle
1956
as Dr. Lewy

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
as Chuck Parks

Fighter Attack
1953
as George

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
as Oliver

The Alpha Caper
1973
as Police Captain

The Flying Missile
1950
as Pete McEvoy

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Parker

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self

40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
as Cpl. Bodine

The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Police Photographer (uncredited)

The Naked Monster
2005
as Col. Patrick Hendry

Goodbye, Franklin High
1978
as Police Captain

The Wild McCullochs
1975
as Larry Carpenter

Baby Blue Marine
1976
as Buick Driver

Homebodies
1974
as Construction Boss

Nowhere to Run
1978
as Mohr

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Capt. Wilson

Dangerous Venture
1947
as Red

Stark Fear
1962
as Kane

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Rex Simmons

Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973
as Captain

Free For All
1949
as Pilot

The Death Squad
1974
as Hartman

Breakout
1970
as Ranger

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as James Bowie

Ring of Fear
1954
as Shreveport

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Jocko

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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