Person
Kenneth Tobey
Acting · 1917–2002 · Oakland, California, USA
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
Perry Mason
Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
Hunter
Father Cusack
Columbo
Police Commissioner
Lassie
Chuck Martin
Dragnet
1951
Bonanza
Josiah Heath
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rurigan
Father Knows Best
Jack Bramer
Night Court
Harrison Kemp
Ironside
Mahoney
Filmography
- 2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenCapt. Henry (archive footage)
- 2005The Naked MonsterCol. Patrick Hendry
- 1997The Angry BeaversScientist / General (voice)
- 1996Hellraiser: BloodlineHologram Priest (uncredited)
- 1994Body ShotArthur Lassen
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineRurigan
- 1992Bob
- 1992Honey, I Blew Up the KidSmitty
- 1992Desire and Hell at Sunset MotelCaptain Holiday
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchProjectionist
- 1989Ghost WriterCop #2
- 1988FreewayMonsignor Kavanaugh
- 1988Big Top Pee-weeSheriff
- 1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf
- 1987InnerspaceMan in Restroom
- 1986StarmanConrad Bennett
- 1986L.A. LawKent Watson
- 1985The Twilight ZoneSheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
- 1984HunterFather Cusack
- 1984The Lost EmpireCapt. Hendry
- 1984GremlinsMobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1984Night CourtHarrison Kemp
- 1983Strange InvadersArthur Newman
- 1981Falcon CrestJudge Randolph Winthrop
- 1981The HowlingOlder Cop
- 1980Airplane!Air Controller Neubauer
- 1980The Murder That Wouldn't DieChuck Parks
- 1980Hero at LargeFirechief Palmer
- 1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
- 1978Vega$
- 1978Goodbye, Franklin HighPolice Captain
- 1978Wild and WoolyMark Hannah
- 1978Nowhere to RunMohr
- 1977Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm ReadyOliver
- 1977MacArthurAdmiral Halsey
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- 1976Gibbsville
- 1976GusAsst. Warden
- 1976Baby Blue MarineBuick Driver
- 1976W.C. Fields and MeParker
- 1975Starsky & HutchAndy Wilkins
- 1975The Wild McCullochsLarry Carpenter
- 1974The Rockford FilesCaptain
- 1974Little House on the PrairieBarrett
- 1974PetrocelliJason Strafford
- 1974HomebodiesConstruction Boss
- 1974Dirty Mary Crazy LarryCarl Donahue
- 1974Chopper OneSergeant Reardon
- 1974The Death SquadHartman
- 1973The Alpha CaperPolice Captain
- 1973Coffee, Tea or Me?Captain
- 1973Walking TallAugie McCullah
- 1973Barnaby JonesSheriff Tommy Allen
- 1972RageCol. Alan A. Nickerson
- 1972The Crooked HeartsFisherman
- 1972Kung FuSheriff Ingram
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSheriff Holloway
- 1972The Rookies
- 1972The CandidateFloyd J. Starkey
- 1972BenEngineer
- 1972Fireball ForwardGen. Dawson
- 1972Lassie: Peace Is Our ProfessionCol. Bill Morgan
- 1972Emergency!Capt. Gordon Trigg
- 1971McMillan & WifeSgt. Halliday
- 1971Terror in the SkyCapt. Wilson
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawTony Alexander
- 1971ColumboPolice Commissioner
- 1971Cannon
- 1971Billy JackDeputy Mike
- 1971Alias Smith and Jones
- 1970Night GalleryWarden
- 1970BreakoutRanger
- 1970The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military Judges
- 1969MarloweFred Beifus
- 1968The Outcasts
- 1968Adam-12Lt. King
- 1968The OutsiderJoe Kester
- 1968It Takes a ThiefCaptain
- 1967MannixSheriff
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967A Time for KillingSgt. Cleehan
- 196740 Guns to Apache PassCpl. Bodine
- 1967IronsideMahoney
- 1966Family Affair
- 1966A Man Called AdamClub Owner
- 1966DaktariCol. Simon Tredwell
- 1965The F.B.I.Barstow
- 1965I SpyRuss Conway
- 1964Daniel BooneTaggart
- 1963Temple HoustonDan Powers
- 1963Arrest and TrialBill Latham
- 1963The LieutenantSergeant Baker
- 1962Stark FearKane
- 1962Stoney BurkeRyan
- 1962The VirginianSheriff Dan Porter
- 1962Sam Benedict
- 1961X-15Col. Craig Brewster
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961The DefendersBlakey
- 1961The Americans
- 1960Seven Ways from SundownLieutenant Herly
- 1959The RebelMajor Quincy Bannister
- 1959BonanzaJosiah Heath
- 195877 Sunset StripCoach Jarech
- 1958Bat MastersonReed Amherst
- 1958LawmanDuncan Clooney
- 1958Behind Closed DoorsColonel Pete Kellogg
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveVince Slater
- 1958Cry Terror!Agent Frank Cole
- 1958Jefferson DrumJohn Wallach
- 1958Sea HuntPete Butler
- 1957The Restless GunSheriff Cash Harcourt
- 1957Perry MasonDeputy D.A. Jack Alvin
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelTim Decker
- 1957The VampireBuck Donnelly
- 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralBat Masterson
- 1957Panic!
- 1957The Wings of EaglesCapt. Herbert Allen Hazard
- 1957WhirlybirdsChuck Martin
- 1956The Search for Bridey MurphyRex Simmons
- 1956Davy Crockett and the River PiratesJocko
- 1956The Great Locomotive ChaseAnthony Murphy
- 1956Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
- 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitLt. Hank Mahoney (uncredited)
- 1956The Steel JungleDr. Lewy
- 1955Davy Crockett's Keelboat RaceJocko
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJeff
- 1955Frontier
- 1955Navy Log
- 1955GunsmokeSpadden
- 1955It Came from Beneath the SeaCmdr. Pete Mathews
- 1955Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierCol. Jim Bowie
- 1955Science Fiction Theatre
- 1955Rage at DawnMonk Claxton
- 1955Davy Crockett at the AlamoJames Bowie
- 1955Captain FathomJack Clyde
- 1954Davy Crockett
- 1954The Steel CageSteinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJames Bowie
- 1954Climax!Captain Coppedge
- 1954Father Knows BestJack Bramer
- 1954LassieChuck Martin
- 1954Down Three Dark StreetsZack Stewart
- 1954Ring of FearShreveport
- 1954The Lone WolfJohnny Martin
- 1954Public DefenderPatrolman Don Nelson
- 1953The BigamistTom Morgan, Defense Attorney
- 1953Fighter AttackGeorge
- 1953Letter to LorettaDavid Whitney
- 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsCol. Evans
- 1953Angel FaceBill Crompton
- 1952Biff Baker U.S.A.Tommy Allen
- 1952The Ford Television Theatre
- 1952Cavalcade of America
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiles Standish
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSergeant Tim Vernon
- 1951The Thing from Another WorldCaptain Patrick Hendry
- 1951RawhideLt. Wingate (uncredited)
- 1951The Company She KeepsRex Fisher (uncredited)
- 1950The Flying MissilePete McEvoy
- 1950Three SecretsOfficer (uncredited)
- 1950Right CrossReporter #3
- 1950Lux Video Theatre
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeDetective Tobey
- 1950My Friend Irma Goes WestPilot
- 1950The GunfighterSwede (uncredited)
- 1950One Way StreetCop at Second Accident (uncredited)
- 1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeLt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
- 1949Twelve O'Clock HighSgt. Keller
- 1949The File on Thelma JordonPolice Photographer (uncredited)
- 1949Free For AllPilot
- 1949The Lone RangerDeputy Gil Jackson
- 1949Task ForceCapt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
- 1949I Was a Male War BrideRed (uncredited)
- 1949The Great SinnerCabbie (uncredited)
- 1949He Walked by NightDetective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
- 1948Beyond GloryBit Role (uncredited)
- 1947Dangerous VentureRed
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