Ken Jenkins
Acting • Born 1940-08-28
Biography
Ken Jenkins (born August 28, 1940) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Bob Kelso, the curmudgeonly Chief of Medicine on the American comedy Scrubs. In 1969, he co-founded the Actors Theatre of Louisville and served as the Associate Artistic Director for three years. This institution has produced playwrights such as Beth Henley and Marsha Norman. Jenkins previously appeared on the series Adult Math, as well as episodes of Homefront, The X-Files (episode "Medusa", season 8), Babylon 5 and "Evolution", the Season three premiere episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation "Sliders" (2 episodes, 1999–2000) Dust (2000) TV episode .... Professor Jack Bigelow - Revelations (1999) TV episode .... Robert Clark. He has appeared in the movies Executive Decision, The Abyss, Air America, Last Man Standing, Fled, Gone in 60 Seconds, I Am Sam, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan, Courage Under Fire and the 1998 remake of Psycho. He appeared as the father of Fran Goldsmith in Stephen King's TV miniseries, The Stand. Jenkins also had a role in Clockstoppers. Jenkins can sing and play the acoustic guitar, and is seen doing so on the Scrubs episodes "My Tuscaloosa Heart" and "My Musical". Jenkins also has a recurring role on Cougar Town since October 27, 2010 as Jules' (played by Courteney Cox) father. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
73 credits
The Abyss
Movie • 1989
Gerard Kirkhill
And the Band Played On
Movie • 1993
Dr. Dennis Donohue
The Sum of All Fears
Movie • 2002
Admiral Pollack
Matewan
Movie • 1987
Sephus Purcell
Air America
Movie • 1990
Major Donald Lemond
Last Man Standing
Movie • 1996
Captain Tom Pickett
The Outside Woman
Movie • 1989
Junior Miller
Fled
Movie • 1996
Warden Nichols
Welcome to Paradise
Movie • 2007
Reverend McNamara
Home Room
Movie • 2002
Police Captain
In Broad Daylight
Movie • 1991
Bob Webb
Dark Avenger
Movie • 1990
Disaster at Silo 7
Movie • 1988
Clarence
By Dawn's Early Light
Movie • 1990
Sam
In Fashion
Movie • 1974
Aubin
Thirst
Movie • 1998
Lou Wolford
Past the Bleachers
Movie • 1995
Hilton Burberry
Clockstoppers
Movie • 2002
NSA Agent Moore
Edge of Honor
Movie • 1991
Bo Dubs
Roe vs. Wade
Movie • 1989
Heart of Steel
Movie • 1983
Priest
Shattered Dreams
Movie • 1990
Hal Witt
Descending Angel
Movie • 1990
Sam Murray
A House of Secrets and Lies
Movie • 1992
Ed Norwood
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Movie • 1994
Bob Newsom
Unconquered
Movie • 1989
Dr. Smith
I Am Sam
Movie • 2001
Judge Philip McNeily
What Comes Around
Movie • 1985
Larry
Executive Decision
Movie • 1996
General Wood
Crossing the Bridge
Movie • 1992
Lou Morgan
Courage Under Fire
Movie • 1996
Joel Walden
Breaking Point
Movie • 1989
Col. Lowe
All the Way
Movie • 2016
Howard W. Smith
A Time to Heal
Movie • 1994
Don
Girls Weekend
Movie • 2019
Tom
Lucky Numbers
Movie • 2000
Dan Schuff
In Country
Movie • 1989
Jim Holly
The Tailor of Panama
Movie • 2001
Morecombe
White Mile
Movie • 1994
Jerry Taggart
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Jack Farrer
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Dr. Paul Stubbs
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990
Pastor Neal
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Winston Thorpe
Cybill
TV • 1995
Ed
Homefront
TV • 1991
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Border Thug
Newhart
TV • 1982
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV • 1989
Babylon 5
TV • 1994
Captain Trevor Hall
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Deputy Chief Karras
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Sheriff
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Stanley McGee
Wiseguy
TV • 1987
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Pa Duskerton (voice)
Family Law
TV • 1999
Judge William Jankowski
black-ish
TV • 2014
Bernie
Back in the Game
TV • 2013
Warden
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Pa (voice)
Hearts Afire
TV • 1992
Mr. Conway
Harvey Beaks
TV • 2015
Blister (voice)
Oh Baby
TV • 1998
Fred Calloway
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV • 2017
Elder Sam
Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Chick
Sliders
TV • 1995
Professor Jack Bigelow
Sliders
TV • 1995
Robert Clark
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Aubin
Hiroshima
TV • 1995
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
The Stand
TV • 1994
Peter Goldsmith
The Magnificent Seven
TV • 1998
Frank
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Jim Carroll
Love, Lies and Murder
TV • 1991
Rubright
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Bob Kelso