Kenneth Tobey
Known for
Acting
Life
1917 – 2002 (aged 85)
Born in
Oakland, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb180 acting credits
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
Gremlins
08 Jun 1984
Airplane!
27 Jun 1980
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
15 Jun 1990
Innerspace
01 Jul 1987
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
16 Jul 1992
Little House on the Prairie
11 Sep 1974
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
03 Jan 1993
The Howling
21 Jan 1981
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Filmography
2013
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeitenas Capt. Henry (archive footage)1 episode
2005
- The Naked Monsteras Col. Patrick Hendry
1997
- The Angry Beaversas Scientist1 episode
1996
- Hellraiser: Bloodlineas Hologram Priest (uncredited)
1994
- Body Shotas Arthur Lassen
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Rurigan1 episode
1992
- Bob1 episode
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kidas Smitty
- Desire and Hell at Sunset Motelas Captain Holiday
1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Projectionist
1989
- Ghost Writeras Cop #2
1988
- Freewayas Monsignor Kavanaugh
- Big Top Pee-weeas Sheriff
1987
- Innerspaceas Man in Restroom
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")1 episode
1984
- Hunteras Father Cusack1 episode
- The Lost Empireas Capt. Hendry
- Gremlinsas Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Night Courtas Harrison Kemp2 episodes
1983
- Strange Invadersas Arthur Newman
1981
- Falcon Crestas Judge Randolph Winthrop1 episode
- The Howlingas Older Cop
1980
- Airplane!as Air Controller Neubauer
- The Murder That Wouldn't Dieas Chuck Parks
- Hero at Largeas Firechief Palmer
1979
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
1978
- Vega$1 episode
- Goodbye, Franklin Highas Police Captain
- Wild and Woolyas Mark Hannah
- Nowhere to Runas Mohr
1977
- Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Readyas Oliver
- MacArthuras Admiral Halsey
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1 episode
1976
- Gibbsville1 episode
- Gusas Asst. Warden
- Baby Blue Marineas Buick Driver
- W.C. Fields and Meas Parker
1975
- Starsky & Hutchas Andy Wilkins1 episode
- The Wild McCullochsas Larry Carpenter
1974
- The Rockford Filesas University Police Chief Max Kilmore1 episode
- Little House on the Prairieas Barrett1 episode
- Petrocellias Jason Strafford1 episode
- Homebodiesas Construction Boss
- Dirty Mary Crazy Larryas Carl Donahue
- Chopper Oneas Sergeant Reardon1 episode
- The Death Squadas Hartman
1973
- The Alpha Caperas Police Captain
- Coffee, Tea or Me?as Captain
- Walking Tallas Augie McCullah
- Barnaby Jonesas Ron Hagarty1 episode
1972
- Rageas Col. Alan A. Nickerson
- The Crooked Heartsas Fisherman
- Kung Fuas Sheriff Ingram1 episode
- The Streets of San Franciscoas Commander Judd1 episode
- The Rookies1 episode
- The Candidateas Floyd J. Starkey
- Benas Engineer
- Fireball Forwardas Gen. Dawson
- Lassie: Peace Is Our Professionas Col. Bill Morgan
- Emergency!as Crane Operator1 episode
1971
- McMillan & Wifeas Sgt. Halliday1 episode
- Terror in the Skyas Capt. Wilson
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Tony Alexander1 episode
- Columboas Police Commissioner1 episode
- Cannon1 episode
- Billy Jackas Deputy Mike
- Alias Smith and Jones2 episodes
1970
- Night Galleryas Warden1 episode
- Breakoutas Ranger
- The Andersonville Trialas Board of Military Judges
1969
- Marloweas Fred Beifus
1968
- The Outcasts1 episode
- Adam-12as Sgt. Bert Strong1 episode
- The Outsideras Joe Kester1 episode
- It Takes a Thiefas Captain1 episode
1967
- Mannixas Sheriff Wells1 episode
- Judd, for the Defense1 episode
- A Time for Killingas Sgt. Cleehan
- 40 Guns to Apache Passas Cpl. Bodine
- Ironsideas Lt. Reynolds1 episode
1966
- Family Affair1 episode
- A Man Called Adamas Club Owner
- Daktarias Col. Simon Tredwell2 episodes
1965
- The F.B.I.as Barstow1 episode
- I Spyas Russ Conway
1964
- Daniel Booneas Taggart1 episode
1963
- Temple Houstonas Dan Powers1 episode
- Arrest and Trialas Bill Latham1 episode
- The Lieutenantas Sergeant Baker1 episode
1962
- Stark Fearas Kane
- Stoney Burkeas Ryan1 episode
- The Virginianas Joe Pierce1 episode
- Sam Benedict1 episode
1961
- X-15as Col. Craig Brewster
- Target: The Corruptors!1 episode
- The Defendersas Blakey1 episode
- The Americans1 episode
1960
- Seven Ways from Sundownas Lieutenant Herly
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Coach Jarech1 episode
- Bat Mastersonas Reed Amherst1 episode
- Lawmanas Tom Bishop1 episode
- Behind Closed Doorsas Colonel Pete Kellogg1 episode
- Bronco1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Vince Slater1 episode
- Cry Terror!as Agent Frank Cole
- Jefferson Drumas John Wallach1 episode
- Sea Huntas Pete Butler1 episode
1957
- Jet Pilot
- The Restless Gunas Sheriff Cash Harcourt1 episode
- Perry Masonas Asst. District Attorney Alvin1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Tim Decker1 episode
- The Vampireas Buck Donnelly
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corralas Bat Masterson
- Panic!1 episode
- The Wings of Eaglesas Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
- Whirlybirdsas Chuck Martin111 episodes
1956
- The Search for Bridey Murphyas Rex Simmons
- Davy Crockett and the River Piratesas Jocko
- The Great Locomotive Chaseas Anthony Murphy
- Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suitas Lt. Hank Mahoney (uncredited)
- The Steel Jungleas Dr. Lewy
1955
- Davy Crockett's Keelboat Raceas Jocko
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Jeff1 episode
- Frontier1 episode
- Navy Log1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Ed Terrall1 episode
- Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontieras Col. Jim Bowie
- It Came from Beneath the Seaas Cmdr. Pete Mathews
- Science Fiction Theatre1 episode
- Rage at Dawnas Monk Claxton
- Davy Crockett at the Alamoas James Bowie
- Captain Fathomas Jack Clyde
1954
- Davy Crockett
- The Steel Cageas Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Shorty1 episode
- Climax!as Captain Coppedge1 episode
- Father Knows Bestas Jack Bramer1 episode
- Lassieas Colonel Bill Morgan1 episode
- Down Three Dark Streetsas Zack Stewart
- Ring of Fearas Shreveport
- The Lone Wolfas Johnny Martin1 episode
- Public Defenderas Sgt. Angel1 episode
1953
- The Bigamistas Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
- Fighter Attackas George
- Letter to Lorettaas Harry Potter1 episode
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathomsas Col. Evans
- Angel Faceas Bill Crompton
1952
- Biff Baker U.S.A.as Tommy Allen1 episode
- The Ford Television Theatre1 episode
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Miles Standish1 episode
- Dragnet1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Lt. Lambert1 episode
- The Thing from Another Worldas Captain Patrick Hendry
- Rawhideas Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
- The Company She Keepsas Rex Fisher (uncredited)
1950
- The Flying Missileas Pete McEvoy
- Three Secretsas Officer (uncredited)
- Right Crossas Reporter #3
- Lux Video Theatre1 episode
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbyeas Detective Tobey
- My Friend Irma Goes Westas Pilot
- The Gunfighteras Swede (uncredited)
- One Way Streetas Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
- When Willie Comes Marching Homeas Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
1949
- Twelve O'Clock Highas Sgt. Keller
- The File on Thelma Jordonas Police Photographer (uncredited)
- Free For Allas Pilot
- The Lone Rangeras Deputy Gil Jackson1 episode
- Task Forceas Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
- I Was a Male War Brideas Red (uncredited)
- The Great Sinneras Cabbie (uncredited)
- He Walked by Nightas Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
1948
- Beyond Gloryas Bit Role (uncredited)
1947
- Dangerous Ventureas Red