Kenneth Tobey
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
211
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-03-23 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
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

1992

Bob as Not available

1992

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel as Captain Holiday

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Projectionist

1989

Ghost Writer as Cop #2

1988

Big Top Pee-wee as Sheriff

1988

Freeway as Monsignor Kavanaugh

1987

Innerspace as Man in Restroom

1986

L.A. Law as Judge Kent Watson

1986

Starman as Conrad Bennett

1985

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

1984

Night Court as Harrison Kemp

1984

Hunter as Father Cusack

1984

Gremlins as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1984

The Lost Empire as Capt. Hendry

1983

Strange Invaders as Arthur Newman

1981

Falcon Crest as Judge Randolph Winthrop

1981

The Howling as Older Cop

1980

Airplane! as Air Controller Neubauer

1980

Hero at Large as Firechief Palmer

1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die as Chuck Parks

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1978

Vega$ as Not available

1978

Wild and Wooly as Mark Hannah

1978

Nowhere to Run as Mohr

1978

Goodbye, Franklin High as Police Captain

1977

MacArthur as Admiral Halsey

1976

Gus as Asst. Warden

1976

Gibbsville as Not available

1976

Baby Blue Marine as Buick Driver

1976

W.C. Fields and Me as Parker

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Andy Wilkins

1975

The Wild McCullochs as Larry Carpenter

1974

Little House on the Prairie as Not available

1974

The Rockford Files as Captain

1974

The Rockford Files as University Police Chief Max Kilmore

1974

Petrocelli as Jason Strafford

1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry as Carl Donahue

1974

Homebodies as Construction Boss

1974

Chopper One as Sergeant Reardon

1974

The Death Squad as Hartman

1973

Barnaby Jones as Sheriff Tommy Allen

1973

Barnaby Jones as Sheriff

1973

Barnaby Jones as Ron Hagarty

1973

Walking Tall as Augie McCullah

1973

The Alpha Caper as Police Captain

1973

Coffee, Tea or Me? as Captain

1972

Emergency! as Capt. Gordon Trigg

1972

Emergency! as Doug Barton

1972

Emergency! as Crane Operator

1972

The Rookies as Not available

1972

The Streets of San Francisco as Sheriff Holloway

1972

The Streets of San Francisco as Sheriff Kenney

1972

The Streets of San Francisco as Commander Judd

1972

The Candidate as Floyd J. Starkey

1972

Ben as Engineer

1972

Fireball Forward as Gen. Dawson

1972

The Crooked Hearts as Fisherman

1972

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession as Col. Bill Morgan

1972

Kung Fu as Sheriff Ingram

1972

Rage as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

1971

Columbo as Police Commissioner

1971

Cannon as Not available

1971

McMillan & Wife as Sgt. Halliday

1971

Alias Smith and Jones as Not available

1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Tony Alexander

1971

Terror in the Sky as Capt. Wilson

1971

Billy Jack as Deputy Mike

1970

Night Gallery as Warden

1970

The Andersonville Trial as Board of Military Judges

1970

Breakout as Ranger

1969

Marlowe as Fred Beifus

1968

Adam-12 as Lt. King

1968

Adam-12 as Don Bates

1968

Adam-12 as Sgt. Bert Strong

1968

It Takes a Thief as Captain

1968

The Outcasts as Not available

1968

The Outsider as Joe Kester

1967

Ironside as Mahoney

1967

Ironside as Lt. Reynolds

1967

Mannix as Sheriff

1967

Mannix as Ted Bailey

1967

Mannix as Sheriff Wells

1967

40 Guns to Apache Pass as Cpl. Bodine

1967

Judd for the Defense as Not available

1967

A Time for Killing as Sgt. Cleehan

1966

Family Affair as Not available

1966

Daktari as Col. Simon Tredwell

1966

A Man Called Adam as Club Owner

1965

The F.B.I. as Barstow

1965

I Spy as Russ Conway

1964

Daniel Boone as Taggart

1963

Arrest and Trial as Bill Latham

1963

The Lieutenant as Sergeant Baker

1963

Temple Houston as Dan Powers

1962

The Virginian as Sheriff Dan Porter

1962

The Virginian as Sheriff Kirby

1962

The Virginian as Sheriff Howard Acton

1962

The Virginian as Joe Pierce

1962

Sam Benedict as Not available

1962

Stoney Burke as Ryan

1962

Stark Fear as Kane

1961

The Defenders as Blakey

1961

Target: The Corruptors! as Not available

1961

X-15 as Col. Craig Brewster

1961

The Americans as Not available

1960

Seven Ways from Sundown as Lieutenant Herly

1959

Bonanza as Josiah Heath

1959

Bonanza as Notary

1959

The Rebel as Major Quincy Bannister

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Vince Slater

1958

Lawman as Duncan Clooney

1958

Lawman as Tom Bishop

1958

Bat Masterson as Reed Amherst

1958

77 Sunset Strip as Coach Jarech

1958

Sea Hunt as Pete Butler

1958

Bronco as Not available

1958

Behind Closed Doors as Colonel Pete Kellogg

1958

Jefferson Drum as John Wallach

1958

Cry Terror! as Agent Frank Cole

1957

Perry Mason as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

1957

Perry Mason as Asst. District Attorney Alvin

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel as Tim Decker

1957

Whirlybirds as Chuck Martin

1957

Panic! as Not available

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Bat Masterson

1957

The Restless Gun as Sheriff Cash Harcourt

1957

The Vampire as Buck Donnelly

1957

The Wings of Eagles as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

1956

The Steel Jungle as Dr. Lewy

1956

The Great Locomotive Chase as Anthony Murphy

1956

The Search for Bridey Murphy as Rex Simmons

1955

Gunsmoke as Spadden

1955

Gunsmoke as Fickett

1955

Gunsmoke as Bob Mathison

1955

Gunsmoke as Ed Terrall

1955

Navy Log as Not available

1955

Frontier as Not available

1955

Science Fiction Theatre as Not available

1955

It Came from Beneath the Sea as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

1955

Davy Crockett at the Alamo as James Bowie

1955

Rage at Dawn as Monk Claxton

1955

Captain Fathom as Jack Clyde

1954

Lassie as Chuck Martin

1954

Lassie as Dan Fuller

1954

Lassie as Tom Anderson

1954

Lassie as Luke Moran

1954

Lassie as Jim Dixon

1954

Lassie as Colonel Bill Morgan

1954

Climax! as Captain Coppedge

1954

Father Knows Best as Jack Bramer

1954

Public Defender as Patrolman Don Nelson

1954

Public Defender as Sgt. Angel

1954

The Lone Wolf as Johnny Martin

1954

Down Three Dark Streets as Zack Stewart

1954

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

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as James Bowie

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Anthoney Murphy

1954

Davy Crockett as Not available

1954

Ring of Fear as Shreveport

1953

The Bigamist as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

1953

Fighter Attack as George

1953

Letter to Loretta as David Whitney

1953

Letter to Loretta as Harry Potter

1953

Angel Face as Bill Crompton

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Not available

1952

Cavalcade of America as Not available

1952

Biff Baker U.S.A. as Tommy Allen

1951

Dragnet as Not available

1951

Rawhide as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

1951

The Thing from Another World as Captain Patrick Hendry

1951

The Company She Keeps as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Miles Standish

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sergeant Tim Vernon

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Not available

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Lt. Lambert

1950

The Gunfighter as Swede (uncredited)

1950

Right Cross as Reporter #3

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Not available

1950

The Flying Missile as Pete McEvoy

1950

Three Secrets as Officer (uncredited)

1950

One Way Street as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

1950

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

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Detective Tobey

1949

The Lone Ranger as Deputy Gil Jackson

1949

I Was a Male War Bride as Red (uncredited)

1949

Task Force as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

1949

He Walked by Night as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

1949

Twelve O'Clock High as Sgt. Keller

1949

The Great Sinner as Cabbie (uncredited)

1949

Free For All as Pilot

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

1948

Beyond Glory as Bit Role (uncredited)