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Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

ActingBorn August 28, 1940 (85 years old)

Dayton, Ohio, USA

IMDb

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. ​

Popularity: 1
Total credits: 71

Known For

The X-Files
TV
★8.4

The X-Files

as Deputy Chief Karras

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV
★7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Pastor Neal

Movies (39)

Girls Weekend

Girls Weekend

as Tom

2019

All the Way

All the Way

as Howard W. Smith

2016

Welcome to Paradise

TV Shows (32)

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Deputy Chief Karras

1 ep.

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Pastor Neal

3 ep.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV
★8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Paul Stubbs

Gravity Falls
TV
★8.6

Gravity Falls

as Pa Duskerton (voice)

Scrubs
TV
★8.2

Scrubs

as Bob Kelso

Knots Landing
TV
★6.9

Knots Landing

as Border Thug

Chicago Hope
TV
★7.3

Chicago Hope

as Stanley McGee

Babylon 5
TV
★8.0

Babylon 5

as Captain Trevor Hall

Great Performances
TV
★6.1

Great Performances

as Aubin

black-ish
TV
★7.1

black-ish

as Bernie

Mad About You
TV
★6.7

Mad About You

as Jack Farrer

Sliders
TV
★7.6

Sliders

as Professor Jack Bigelow

The X-Files
TV
★8.4

The X-Files

as Deputy Chief Karras

1993

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV
★7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Pastor Neal

1990

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV
★8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Paul Stubbs

1987

Gravity Falls
TV
★8.6

Gravity Falls

as Pa Duskerton (voice)

2012

Scrubs
TV
★8.2

Scrubs

as Bob Kelso

2001

Knots Landing
TV
★6.9

Knots Landing

as Border Thug

1979

Chicago Hope
TV
★7.3

Chicago Hope

as Stanley McGee

1994

Babylon 5
TV
★8.0

Babylon 5

as Captain Trevor Hall

1994

Great Performances
TV
★6.1

Great Performances

as Aubin

1971

black-ish
TV
★7.1

black-ish

as Bernie

2014

Mad About You
TV
★6.7

Mad About You

as Jack Farrer

1992

Sliders
TV
★7.6

Sliders

as Professor Jack Bigelow

1995

Welcome to Paradise

as Reverend McNamara

2007

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

as Admiral Pollack

2002

Home Room

Home Room

as Police Captain

2002

Clockstoppers

Clockstoppers

as NSA Agent Moore

2002

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

as Judge Philip McNeily

2001

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

as Morecombe

2001

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

as Dan Schuff

2000

Thirst

Thirst

as Lou Wolford

1998

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

as Captain Tom Pickett

1996

Fled

Fled

as Warden Nichols

1996

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

as Joel Walden

1996

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

as General Wood

1996

Past the Bleachers

Past the Bleachers

as Hilton Burberry

1995

White Mile

White Mile

as Jerry Taggart

1994

A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

as Don

1994

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

as Bob Newsom

1994

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

as Dr. Dennis Donohue

1993

No image

A House of Secrets and Lies

as Ed Norwood

1992

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

as Lou Morgan

1992

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

as Bob Webb

1991

Edge of Honor

Edge of Honor

as Bo Dubs

1991

Descending Angel

Descending Angel

as Sam Murray

1990

Girls Weekend

Girls Weekend

as Tom

2019

All the Way

All the Way

as Howard W. Smith

2016

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

as Reverend McNamara

2007

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

as Admiral Pollack

2002

Home Room

Home Room

as Police Captain

2002

Clockstoppers

Clockstoppers

as NSA Agent Moore

2002

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

as Judge Philip McNeily

2001

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

as Morecombe

2001

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

as Dan Schuff

2000

Thirst

Thirst

as Lou Wolford

1998

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

as Captain Tom Pickett

1996

Fled

Fled

as Warden Nichols

1996

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

as Joel Walden

1996

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

as General Wood

1996

Past the Bleachers

Past the Bleachers

as Hilton Burberry

1995

White Mile

White Mile

as Jerry Taggart

1994

A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

as Don

1994

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

as Bob Newsom

1994

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

as Dr. Dennis Donohue

1993

No image

A House of Secrets and Lies

as Ed Norwood

1992

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

as Lou Morgan

1992

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

as Bob Webb

1991

Edge of Honor

Edge of Honor

as Bo Dubs

1991

Descending Angel

Descending Angel

as Sam Murray

1990

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Paul Stubbs

1 ep.

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

as Pa Duskerton (voice)

1 ep.

Scrubs

Scrubs

as Bob Kelso

176 ep.

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Border Thug

1 ep.

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as Stanley McGee

1 ep.

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as Captain Trevor Hall

1 ep.

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Aubin

1 ep.

black-ish

black-ish

as Bernie

1 ep.

Mad About You

Mad About You

as Jack Farrer

1 ep.

Sliders

Sliders

as Professor Jack Bigelow

1 ep.

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as Sheriff

1 ep.

Early Edition

Early Edition

as Winston Thorpe

1 ep.

Newhart

Newhart

1 ep.

Cougar Town

Cougar Town

as Chick

19 ep.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Elder Sam

2 ep.

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

9 ep.

Family Law

Family Law

as Judge William Jankowski

2 ep.

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

1 ep.

Cybill

Cybill

as Ed

1 ep.

The Stand

The Stand

as Peter Goldsmith

1 ep.

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

as Frank

1 ep.

Harvey Beaks

Harvey Beaks

as Blister (voice)

3 ep.

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Deputy Chief Karras

1 episodes

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Pastor Neal

3 episodes

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Paul Stubbs

1 episodes

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

as Pa Duskerton (voice)

1 episodes

Scrubs

Scrubs

as Bob Kelso

176 episodes

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Border Thug

1 episodes

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as Stanley McGee

1 episodes

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as Captain Trevor Hall

1 episodes

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Aubin

1 episodes

black-ish

black-ish

as Bernie

1 episodes

Mad About You

Mad About You

as Jack Farrer

1 episodes

Sliders

Sliders

as Professor Jack Bigelow

1 episodes

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as Sheriff

1 episodes

Early Edition

Early Edition

as Winston Thorpe

1 episodes

Newhart

Newhart

1 episodes

Cougar Town

Cougar Town

as Chick

19 episodes

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Elder Sam

2 episodes

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

9 episodes

Family Law

Family Law

as Judge William Jankowski

2 episodes

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

1 episodes

Cybill

Cybill

as Ed

1 episodes

The Stand

The Stand

as Peter Goldsmith

1 episodes

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

as Frank

1 episodes

Harvey Beaks

Harvey Beaks

as Blister (voice)

3 episodes