
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

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Barrett

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Rurigan

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

Mannix
1967
as Sheriff / Ted Bailey / Sheriff Wells

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

Dragnet
1951

Ironside
1967
as Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds

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

L.A. Law
1986
as Kent Watson

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tim Decker

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

Night Court
1984
as Harrison Kemp

Climax!
1954
as Captain Coppedge

Lawman
1958
as Duncan Clooney / Tom Bishop

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andy Wilkins

Cannon
1971

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

The F.B.I.
1965
as Barstow

Hunter
1984
as Father Cusack

Daniel Boone
1964
as Taggart

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Vince Slater

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Sheriff Tommy Allen / Ron Hagarty

The Defenders
1961
as Blakey

Night Gallery
1970
as Warden

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

Bat Masterson
1958
as Reed Amherst

Father Knows Best
1954
as Jack Bramer

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Coach Jarech

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

The Rookies
1972

Vega$
1978

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

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy Gil Jackson

Family Affair
1966

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jeff

The Rebel
1959
as Major Quincy Bannister

Sea Hunt
1958
as Pete Butler

The Angry Beavers
1997
as Scientist / General (voice)

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Bronco
1958

It Takes a Thief
1968
as Captain

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Tony Alexander

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sgt. Halliday

Navy Log
1955

Petrocelli
1974
as Jason Strafford

I Spy
1965
as Russ Conway

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Bill Latham
Lux Video Theatre
1950

Cavalcade of America
1952

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Angel / Patrolman Don Nelson

The Lieutenant
1963
as Sergeant Baker

Stoney Burke
1962
as Ryan

Daktari
1966
as Col. Simon Tredwell
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

Marlowe
1969
as Fred Beifus

The Candidate
1972
as Floyd J. Starkey

Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Bat Masterson

Angel Face
1953
as Bill Crompton

The Howling
1981
as Older Cop

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
as Smitty

The Thing from Another World
1951
as Captain Patrick Hendry

Freeway
1988
as Monsignor Kavanaugh

Walking Tall
1973
as Augie McCullah

Rawhide
1951
as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

Task Force
1949
as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

MacArthur
1977
as Admiral Halsey

The Vampire
1957
as Buck Donnelly

Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Sheriff

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Lieutenant Herly

Ben
1972
as Engineer

Right Cross
1950
as Reporter #3

Fighter Attack
1953
as George

The Gunfighter
1950
as Swede (uncredited)

Beyond Glory
1948
as Bit Role (uncredited)

Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Sgt. Keller

X-15
1961
as Col. Craig Brewster

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

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974
as Carl Donahue

Gus
1976
as Asst. Warden

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

The Lost Empire
1984
as Capt. Hendry

Strange Invaders
1983
as Arthur Newman

Billy Jack
1971
as Deputy Mike

The Bigamist
1953
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992
as Captain Holiday

Hero at Large
1980
as Firechief Palmer

Three Secrets
1950
as Officer (uncredited)

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as Anthony Murphy

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

Ghost Writer
1989
as Cop #2

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

Rage
1972
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

Captain Fathom
1955
as Jack Clyde

A Time for Killing
1967
as Sgt. Cleehan

Rage at Dawn
1955
as Monk Claxton

A Man Called Adam
1966
as Club Owner

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Detective Tobey

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

Body Shot
1994
as Arthur Lassen

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

My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Pilot

The Flying Missile
1950
as Pete McEvoy

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Jocko

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)

The Company She Keeps
1951
as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

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

Cry Terror!
1958
as Agent Frank Cole

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

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Parker

40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
as Cpl. Bodine

The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges

Wild and Wooly
1978
as Mark Hannah

The Great Sinner
1949
as Cabbie (uncredited)

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

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

The Steel Jungle
1956
as Dr. Lewy

Baby Blue Marine
1976
as Buick Driver

Stark Fear
1962
as Kane

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Capt. Wilson

Fireball Forward
1972
as Gen. Dawson

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

The Death Squad
1974
as Hartman

The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Fisherman

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
as Chuck Parks

The Naked Monster
2005
as Col. Patrick Hendry

Homebodies
1974
as Construction Boss

Nowhere to Run
1978
as Mohr

Dangerous Venture
1947
as Red

Ring of Fear
1954
as Shreveport

The Alpha Caper
1973
as Police Captain

Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Zack Stewart

The Wild McCullochs
1975
as Larry Carpenter

Breakout
1970
as Ranger

Free For All
1949
as Pilot

Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973
as Captain

Goodbye, Franklin High
1978
as Police Captain

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Rex Simmons

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Jocko

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as James Bowie

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)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — as Projectionist
- Innerspace (1987) — as Man in Restroom
- Marlowe (1969) — as Fred Beifus
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