Biography
Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 β 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
all 156
Movies 88
TV Shows 68
self 1
Col. Patrick Hendry
The Naked Monster (2005)
Movie
The Angry Beavers (1997)
TV
6.5
Hologram Priest (uncredited)
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Movie
5.35
Arthur Lassen
Body Shot (1994)
Movie
Rurigan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
TV
5.7
Smitty
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Movie
6.12
Captain Holiday
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1991)
Movie
Projectionist
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Movie
6
Cop #2
Ghost Writer (1989)
Movie
Monsignor Kavanaugh
Freeway (1988)
Movie
Sheriff
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Movie
4.94
Self
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
Movie
Man in Restroom
Innerspace (1987)
Movie
6.75
Buck Donnelly - (archive footage)
Vincent Price's Dracula (1986)
Movie
Father Cusack
Hunter (1984)
TV
Capt. Hendry
The Lost Empire (1984)
Movie
9
Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Gremlins (1984)
Movie
5.92
Harrison Kemp
Night Court (1984)
TV
6
Arthur Newman
Strange Invaders (1983)
Movie
1
Falcon Crest (1981)
TV
Older Cop
The Howling (1981)
Movie
5.69
Air Controller Neubauer
Airplane! (1980)
Movie
5.58
Chuck Parks
The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)
Movie
Firechief Palmer
Hero at Large (1980)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
Vega$ (1978)
TV
Police Captain
Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)
Movie
Mark Hannah
Wild and Wooly (1978)
Movie
Mohr
Nowhere to Run (1978)
Movie
Oliver
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)
Movie
Admiral Halsey
MacArthur (1977)
Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
TV
Chief Edmundson
Gibbsville (1976)
TV
Asst. Warden
Gus (1976)
Movie
Buick Driver
Baby Blue Marine (1976)
Movie
Parker
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Movie
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Larry Carpenter
The Wild McCullochs (1975)
Movie
Captain / University Police Chief Max Kilmore
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV
6
Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Construction Boss
Homebodies (1974)
Movie
7.5
Carl Donahue
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
Movie
1
Hartman
The Death Squad (1974)
Movie
Police Captain
The Alpha Caper (1973)
Movie
Captain
Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973)
Movie
Augie McCullah
Walking Tall (1973)
Movie
4
Sheriff Tommy Allen
Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV
4.75
Col. Alan A. Nickerson
Rage (1972)
Movie
Fisherman
The Crooked Hearts (1972)
Movie
Kung Fu (1972)
TV
7.14
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
The Rookies (1972)
TV
Floyd J. Starkey
The Candidate (1972)
Movie
Engineer
Ben (1972)
Movie
2.4
Gen. Dawson
Fireball Forward (1972)
Movie
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession (1972)
Movie
Emergency! (1972)
TV
8.33
Sgt. Halliday
McMillan and Wife (1971)
TV
1
Capt. Wilson
Terror in the Sky (1971)
Movie
Police Commissioner
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Deputy Mike
Billy Jack (1971)
Movie
4.38
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
TV
Ranger
Breakout (1970)
Movie
Board of Military Judges
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
Movie
Fred Beifus
Marlowe (1969)
Movie
The Outcasts (1968)
TV
Don Bates / Sgt. Bert Strong / Lt. King
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
The Outsider (1968)
TV
Sheriff / Ted Bailey
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Judd for the Defense (1967)
TV
Sgt. Cleehan
A Time for Killing (1967)
Movie
Corporal Bodine
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
Movie
Mahoney
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Family Affair (1966)
TV
6.2
Club Owner
A Man Called Adam (1966)
Movie
Barstow
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Russ Conway / Gabe
I Spy (1965)
TV
6.5
Taggart
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Arrest and Trial (1963)
TV
The Lieutenant (1963)
TV
Cliff Kane
Stark Fear (1962)
Movie
Stoney Burke (1962)
TV
Sam Benedict (1962)
TV
Col. Craig Brewster
X-15 (1961)
Movie
Frank Mitchell / Marshal Walden
Frontier Circus (1961)
TV
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
TV
Blakey
The Defenders (1961)
TV
The Americans (1961)
TV
Lieutenant Herly
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Movie
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Reed Amherst
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Colonel Pete Kellogg
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
TV
Bronco (1958)
TV
Vince Slater
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Agent Frank Cole
Cry Terror! (1958)
Movie
John Wallach
Jefferson Drum (1958)
TV
Sea Hunt (1958)
TV
Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin / Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Tim Decker
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Sheriff Buck Donnelly
The Vampire (1957)
Movie
6
Bat Masterson
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Movie
4
Panic! (1957)
TV
Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Movie
6
Chuck Martin
Whirlybirds (1957)
TV
Rex Simmons
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Movie
Jocko
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Movie
5.36
Anthony Murphy
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Movie
Dr. Lewy
The Steel Jungle (1956)
Movie
Jocko
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955)
Movie
Jeff
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Elmo / Gabe Sharp / Wade Trippe
Frontier (1955)
TV
Navy Log (1955)
TV
Bob Mathison / Fickett / Ed Terrall / Spadden
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Cmdr. Pete Mathews
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Movie
8
Col. Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Movie
4.89
Monk Claxton
Rage at Dawn (1955)
Movie
James Bowie
Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955)
Movie
Dennis / Frank
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (1955)
TV
Jack Clyde
Captain Fathom (1955)
Movie
Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment 'The Face'
The Steel Cage (1954)
Movie
Shorty
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Captain Coppedge
Climax! (1954)
TV
Colonel Bill Morgan
Lassie (1954)
TV
8
Zack Stewart
Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
Movie
Shreveport
Ring of Fear (1954)
Movie
The Lone Wolf (1954)
TV
Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
The Bigamist (1953)
Movie
George
Fighter Attack (1953)
Movie
David Whitney / Harry Potter
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
Col. Jack Evans
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Movie
Bill Crompton
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Tommy Allen
Biff Baker U.S.A. (1952)
TV
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
TV
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Miles Standish
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Dragnet (1951)
TV
7
Lt. Lambert / Sergeant Tim Vernon
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Captain Patrick Hendry
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Movie
5.5
Lieutenant Wingate
Rawhide (1951)
Movie
Pete McEvoy
The Flying Missile (1950)
Movie
Officer (uncredited)
Three Secrets (1950)
Movie
6
Reporter #3
Right Cross (1950)
Movie
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Detective Tobey
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Movie
Pilot
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Movie
Swede (uncredited)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Movie
Sgt. Keller
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Movie
Police Photographer (Uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Movie
Pilot
Free For All (1949)
Movie
Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
Task Force (1949)
Movie
Red (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Movie
6
Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
He Walked by Night (1949)
Movie
Bit Role (uncredited)
Beyond Glory (1948)
Movie
Dick Robinson
Our Private World
TV
Ratings
Average 6.16
Based on 1.38 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-03-23
Deathday2002-12-22 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceOakland, United States of America
RelationshipsJune Hutton (1968-01-01 - 1972-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsKen Tobey, Kenneth Toby, Kenneth Jesse Tobey
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