Kenneth Tobey

Profile

Kenneth Tobey

Acting

Born 1917-03-23 · Died 2002-12-22

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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.

Filmography

212 credits across movies and TV

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988 · Self

Marlowe

Marlowe

1969 · Fred Beifus

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953 · Bill Crompton

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

1971 · Deputy Mike

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951 · Captain Patrick Hendry

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1978 · Mohr

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

1958 · Agent Frank Cole

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

1967 · Sgt. Cleehan

The Howling

The Howling

1981 · Older Cop

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

1988 · Sheriff

Freeway

Freeway

1988 · Monsignor Kavanaugh

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · Bat Masterson

Captain Fathom

Captain Fathom

1955 · Jack Clyde

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

1949 · Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979 · (archive footage)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953 · Col. Evans

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

2005 · Col. Patrick Hendry

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992 · Smitty

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

1992 · Captain Holiday

It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955 · Cmdr. Pete Mathews

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956 · Anthony Murphy

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

1954 · Zack Stewart

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949 · Sgt. Keller

Right Cross

Right Cross

1950 · Reporter #3

40 Guns to Apache Pass

40 Guns to Apache Pass

1967 · Cpl. Bodine

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957 · Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

Gremlins

Gremlins

1984 · Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

1983 · Arthur Newman

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

1976 · Parker

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956 · Jocko

Stark Fear

Stark Fear

1962 · Kane

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974 · Carl Donahue

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953 · Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

1956 · Dr. Lewy

Task Force

Task Force

1949 · Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

The Vampire

The Vampire

1957 · Buck Donnelly

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

1955 · Jocko

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

1955 · James Bowie

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960 · Lieutenant Herly

Rage

Rage

1972 · Col. Alan A. Nickerson

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956 · Rex Simmons

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

1954 · Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · Projectionist

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

1954 · Shreveport

MacArthur

MacArthur

1977 · Admiral Halsey

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

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

1977 · Oliver

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

1972 · Col. Bill Morgan

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

1950 · Pete McEvoy

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

1953 · George

Body Shot

Body Shot

1994 · Arthur Lassen

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966 · Club Owner

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

1976 · Buick Driver

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980 · Chuck Parks

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs

1975 · Larry Carpenter

X-15

X-15

1961 · Col. Craig Brewster

Ben

Ben

1972 · Engineer

Innerspace

Innerspace

1987 · Man in Restroom

Homebodies

Homebodies

1974 · Construction Boss

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955 · Col. Jim Bowie

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

1970 · Board of Military Judges

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

1955 · Monk Claxton

Gus

Gus

1976 · Asst. Warden

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 · Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

Free For All

Free For All

1949 · Pilot

Hero at Large

Hero at Large

1980 · Firechief Palmer

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

1948 · Bit Role (uncredited)

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

1949 · Red (uncredited)

Rawhide

Rawhide

1951 · Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

Breakout

Breakout

1970 · Ranger

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980 · Air Controller Neubauer

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950 · Swede (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

1949 · Cabbie (uncredited)

Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

1989 · Cop #2

One Way Street

One Way Street

1950 · Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire

1984 · Capt. Hendry

The Death Squad

The Death Squad

1974 · Hartman

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950 · Pilot

Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

1978 · Police Captain

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

1973 · Augie McCullah

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 · Detective Tobey

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1950 · Officer (uncredited)

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996 · Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971 · Capt. Wilson

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

1973 · Captain

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 · Police Photographer (uncredited)

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

1972 · Gen. Dawson

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

1972 · Fisherman

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

1973 · Police Captain

The Candidate

The Candidate

1972 · Floyd J. Starkey

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

1978 · Mark Hannah

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

1956

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951 · Rex Fisher (uncredited)

Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture

1947 · Red

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981 · Judge Randolph Winthrop

Night Court

Night Court

1984 · Harrison Kemp

Family Affair

Family Affair

1966

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Coach Jarech

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972 · Sheriff Ingram

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Andy Wilkins

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Barrett

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 · Barstow

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Spadden

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Bill Latham

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Miles Standish

Hunter

Hunter

1984 · Father Cusack

I Spy

I Spy

1965 · Russ Conway

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

1958 · Pete Butler

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Jeff

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Vega$

Vega$

1978

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964 · Taggart

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Sergeant Tim Vernon

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Captain Coppedge

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974 · Jason Strafford

Bronco

Bronco

1958

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

Navy Log

Navy Log

1955

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Vince Slater

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958 · Reed Amherst

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

1957 · Chuck Martin

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963 · Sergeant Baker

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962 · Ryan

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · Mahoney

Frontier

Frontier

1955

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961 · Blakey

Panic!

Panic!

1957

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

1954

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

1976

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 · David Whitney

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

1958 · John Wallach

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

1958 · Colonel Pete Kellogg

The Americans

The Americans

1961

Dragnet

Dragnet

1951

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952 · Tommy Allen

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971 · Sgt. Halliday

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Fickett

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Bob Mathison

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Ed Terrall

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 · Lt. King

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Harry Potter

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Lt. Lambert

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · Asst. District Attorney Alvin

Mannix

Mannix

1967 · Sheriff

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974 · Captain

Mannix

Mannix

1967 · Ted Bailey

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974 · University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Sheriff Tommy Allen

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Tim Decker

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 · Rurigan

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 · Kent Watson

The Angry Beavers

The Angry Beavers

1997 · Scientist / General (voice)

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Sheriff

Starman

Starman

1986 · Conrad Bennett

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972 · Doug Barton

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Sheriff Kenney

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Ron Hagarty

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972 · Crane Operator

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Commander Judd

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Sheriff Holloway

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968 · Captain

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972 · Capt. Gordon Trigg

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970 · Warden

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · Lt. Reynolds

Mannix

Mannix

1967 · Sheriff Wells

Chopper One

Chopper One

1974 · Sergeant Reardon

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971 · Tony Alexander

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

1963 · Dan Powers

Daktari

Daktari

1966 · Col. Simon Tredwell

The Rebel

The Rebel

1959 · Major Quincy Bannister

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Sheriff Howard Acton

Lawman

Lawman

1958 · Duncan Clooney

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Sheriff Kirby

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Joe Pierce

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Sheriff Dan Porter

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Josiah Heath

Lawman

Lawman

1958 · Tom Bishop

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Notary

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

1954 · Jack Bramer

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

1957 · Sheriff Cash Harcourt

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Jocko

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Tom Anderson

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Dan Fuller

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Jim Dixon

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Anthoney Murphy

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · James Bowie

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Luke Moran

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Chuck Martin

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Deputy Gil Jackson

Public Defender

Public Defender

1954 · Sgt. Angel

Public Defender

Public Defender

1954 · Patrolman Don Nelson

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 · Don Bates

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 · Sgt. Bert Strong

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Colonel Bill Morgan

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Shorty

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Police Commissioner

Bob

Bob

1992

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013 · Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

1954 · Johnny Martin

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985 · Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

The Outsider

The Outsider

1968 · Joe Kester

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

1955