Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Actor Mar 23 (died age 85) Oakland, California, USA 1947–2013 (66 year career)

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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

Gremlins

Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Airplane!

Airplane!

Air Controller Neubauer

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Projectionist

Innerspace

Innerspace

Man in Restroom

The Howling

The Howling

Older Cop

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

Captain Patrick Hendry

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Bat Masterson

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

Swede (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (177)

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Movies (93)

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

as Col. Patrick Hendry

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Body Shot

Body Shot

as Arthur Lassen

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Smitty

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

as Captain Holiday

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Projectionist

Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

as Cop #2

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

as Self

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

as Sheriff

Freeway

Freeway

as Monsignor Kavanaugh

Innerspace

Innerspace

as Man in Restroom

Gremlins

Gremlins

as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire

as Capt. Hendry

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

as Arthur Newman

The Howling

The Howling

as Older Cop

Airplane!

Airplane!

as Air Controller Neubauer

Hero at Large

Hero at Large

as Firechief Palmer

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

as Chuck Parks

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

as Police Captain

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

as Mohr

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

as Mark Hannah

MacArthur

MacArthur

as Admiral Halsey

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

as Oliver

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

as Parker

Gus

Gus

as Asst. Warden

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

as Buick Driver

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs

as Larry Carpenter

Homebodies

Homebodies

as Construction Boss

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as Carl Donahue

The Death Squad

The Death Squad

as Hartman

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

as Police Captain

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

as Augie McCullah

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

as Captain

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

as Fisherman

The Candidate

The Candidate

as Floyd J. Starkey

Ben

Ben

as Engineer

Rage

Rage

as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

as Col. Bill Morgan

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

as Gen. Dawson

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

as Deputy Mike

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

as Capt. Wilson

Breakout

Breakout

as Ranger

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

Marlowe

Marlowe

as Fred Beifus

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

as Sgt. Cleehan

40 Guns to Apache Pass

40 Guns to Apache Pass

as Cpl. Bodine

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

as Club Owner

Stark Fear

Stark Fear

as Kane

X-15

X-15

as Col. Craig Brewster

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

as Lieutenant Herly

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

as Agent Frank Cole

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Bat Masterson

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

The Vampire

The Vampire

as Buck Donnelly

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

as Dr. Lewy

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

as Anthony Murphy

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

as Jocko

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

as Rex Simmons

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

as James Bowie

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

as Monk Claxton

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as Col. Jim Bowie

It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

Captain Fathom

Captain Fathom

as Jack Clyde

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

as Jocko

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

as Zack Stewart

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

as Shreveport

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

as Col. Evans

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Angel Face

Angel Face

as Bill Crompton

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

as George

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

as Captain Patrick Hendry

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Detective Tobey

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

as Swede (uncredited)

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

as Pilot

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

as Pete McEvoy

One Way Street

One Way Street

as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

as Officer (uncredited)

Right Cross

Right Cross

as Reporter #3

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

as Sgt. Keller

Task Force

Task Force

as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

as Cabbie (uncredited)

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

as Red (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Free For All

Free For All

as Pilot

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture

as Red

Television (84)

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Angry Beavers

The Angry Beavers

as Scientist / General (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Rurigan

Bob

Bob

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Kent Watson

Starman

Starman

as Conrad Bennett

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Night Court

Night Court

as Harrison Kemp

Hunter

Hunter

as Father Cusack

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Judge Randolph Winthrop

Vega$

Vega$

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as Andy Wilkins

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Captain

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as Jason Strafford

Chopper One

Chopper One

as Sergeant Reardon

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Sheriff

Emergency!

Emergency!

as Doug Barton

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as Sheriff Holloway

The Rookies

The Rookies

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as Sheriff Ingram

Columbo

Columbo

as Police Commissioner

Cannon

Cannon

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as Sgt. Halliday

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Tony Alexander

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as Warden

Adam-12

Adam-12

as Lt. King

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as Captain

The Outsider

The Outsider

as Joe Kester

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Ironside

Ironside

as Lt. Reynolds

Mannix

Mannix

as Sheriff Wells

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Family Affair

Family Affair

Daktari

Daktari

as Col. Simon Tredwell

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Barstow

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Taggart

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Bill Latham

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

as Dan Powers

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

as Sergeant Baker

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Sheriff Kirby

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as Ryan

The Defenders

The Defenders

as Blakey

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

The Americans

The Americans

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Josiah Heath

The Rebel

The Rebel

as Major Quincy Bannister

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

as Pete Butler

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as Reed Amherst

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Coach Jarech

Lawman

Lawman

as Tom Bishop

Bronco

Bronco

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Vince Slater

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

as Colonel Pete Kellogg

Jefferson Drum

as John Wallach

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Tim Decker

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as Sheriff Cash Harcourt

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

as Chuck Martin

Panic!

Panic!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Jeff

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Spadden

Frontier

Frontier

Navy Log

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

Lassie

Lassie

as Chuck Martin

Climax!

Climax!

as Captain Coppedge

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as James Bowie

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as Jack Bramer

Public Defender

Public Defender

as Patrolman Don Nelson

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

as Johnny Martin

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as David Whitney

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Tommy Allen

Dragnet

Dragnet

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Miles Standish

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sergeant Tim Vernon

Lux Video Theatre

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as Deputy Gil Jackson