Portrait of Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Acting

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.

Born: March 23, 1917

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA

Filmography

2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as Capt. Henry (archive footage)

2005
The Naked Monster

as Col. Patrick Hendry

1997
The Angry Beavers

as Scientist / General (voice)

1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline

as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

1994
Body Shot

as Arthur Lassen

1992
1992
1990
1989
Ghost Writer

as Cop #2

1988
Freeway

as Monsignor Kavanaugh

1988
Big Top Pee-wee

as Sheriff

1987
Innerspace

as Man in Restroom

1986
Starman

as Conrad Bennett

1986
L.A. Law

as Judge Kent Watson

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

1984
Hunter

as Father Cusack

1984
The Lost Empire

as Capt. Hendry

1984
Gremlins

as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1984
Night Court

as Harrison Kemp

1983
Strange Invaders

as Arthur Newman

1981
Falcon Crest

as Judge Randolph Winthrop

1981
The Howling

as Older Cop

1980
Airplane!

as Air Controller Neubauer

1980
Hero at Large

as Firechief Palmer

1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1978
1978
Goodbye, Franklin High

as Police Captain

1978
Wild and Wooly

as Mark Hannah

1978
1977
MacArthur

as Admiral Halsey

1976
Gus

as Asst. Warden

1976
Baby Blue Marine

as Buick Driver

1976
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Andy Wilkins

1975
The Wild McCullochs

as Larry Carpenter

1974
1974
The Rockford Files

as University Police Chief Max Kilmore

1974
Petrocelli

as Jason Strafford

1974
Homebodies

as Construction Boss

1974
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as Carl Donahue

1974
Chopper One

as Sergeant Reardon

1974
The Death Squad

as Hartman

1973
The Alpha Caper

as Police Captain

1973
1973
Walking Tall

as Augie McCullah

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Sheriff Tommy Allen

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Sheriff

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Ron Hagarty

1972
Rage

as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

1972
The Crooked Hearts

as Fisherman

1972
Kung Fu

as Sheriff Ingram

1972
The Streets of San Francisco

as Sheriff Holloway

1972
1972
1972
The Candidate

as Floyd J. Starkey

1972
Ben

as Engineer

1972
Fireball Forward

as Gen. Dawson

1972
1972
Emergency!

as Capt. Gordon Trigg

1972
Emergency!

as Doug Barton

1972
Emergency!

as Crane Operator

1971
McMillan & Wife

as Sgt. Halliday

1971
Terror in the Sky

as Capt. Wilson

1971
1971
Columbo

as Police Commissioner

1971
1971
Billy Jack

as Deputy Mike

1970
Night Gallery

as Warden

1970
Breakout

as Ranger

1970
The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

1969
Marlowe

as Fred Beifus

1968
Adam-12

as Lt. King

1968
Adam-12

as Don Bates

1968
Adam-12

as Sgt. Bert Strong

1968
The Outsider

as Joe Kester

1968
1967
Mannix

as Sheriff

1967
Mannix

as Ted Bailey

1967
Mannix

as Sheriff Wells

1967
A Time for Killing

as Sgt. Cleehan

1967
1967
Ironside

as Mahoney

1967
Ironside

as Lt. Reynolds

1966
A Man Called Adam

as Club Owner

1966
Daktari

as Col. Simon Tredwell

1965
The F.B.I.

as Barstow

1965
I Spy

as Russ Conway

1964
Daniel Boone

as Taggart

1963
Temple Houston

as Dan Powers

1963
Arrest and Trial

as Bill Latham

1963
The Lieutenant

as Sergeant Baker

1962
Stark Fear

as Kane

1962
1962
The Virginian

as Sheriff Dan Porter

1962
The Virginian

as Sheriff Kirby

1962
The Virginian

as Sheriff Howard Acton

1962
The Virginian

as Joe Pierce

1961
X-15

as Col. Craig Brewster

1961
The Defenders

as Blakey

1960
Seven Ways from Sundown

as Lieutenant Herly

1959
The Rebel

as Major Quincy Bannister

1959
Bonanza

as Josiah Heath

1959
Bonanza

as Notary

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Coach Jarech

1958
Bat Masterson

as Reed Amherst

1958
Lawman

as Duncan Clooney

1958
Lawman

as Tom Bishop

1958
Behind Closed Doors

as Colonel Pete Kellogg

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Vince Slater

1958
Cry Terror!

as Agent Frank Cole

1958
Sea Hunt

as Pete Butler

1957
The Restless Gun

as Sheriff Cash Harcourt

1957
Perry Mason

as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

1957
Perry Mason

as Asst. District Attorney Alvin

1957
1957
The Vampire

as Buck Donnelly

1957
1957
1957
The Wings of Eagles

as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

1957
Whirlybirds

as Chuck Martin

1956
1956
The Steel Jungle

as Dr. Lewy

1955
Gunsmoke

as Spadden

1955
Gunsmoke

as Fickett

1955
Gunsmoke

as Bob Mathison

1955
Gunsmoke

as Ed Terrall

1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea

as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

1955
Rage at Dawn

as Monk Claxton

1955
1954
The Steel Cage

as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

1954
1954
Climax!

as Captain Coppedge

1954
Father Knows Best

as Jack Bramer

1954
Lassie

as Chuck Martin

1954
Lassie

as Dan Fuller

1954
Lassie

as Tom Anderson

1954
Lassie

as Luke Moran

1954
Lassie

as Jim Dixon

1954
Lassie

as Colonel Bill Morgan

1954
1954
Ring of Fear

as Shreveport

1954
The Lone Wolf

as Johnny Martin

1954
Public Defender

as Patrolman Don Nelson

1954
Public Defender

as Sgt. Angel

1953
The Bigamist

as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

1953
1953
Letter to Loretta

as David Whitney

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Harry Potter

1953
Angel Face

as Bill Crompton

1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Tommy Allen

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Miles Standish

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sergeant Tim Vernon

1951
1951
The Thing from Another World

as Captain Patrick Hendry

1951
Rawhide

as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

1951
The Company She Keeps

as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

1950
The Flying Missile

as Pete McEvoy

1950
Three Secrets

as Officer (uncredited)

1950
Right Cross

as Reporter #3

1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Detective Tobey

1950
The Gunfighter

as Swede (uncredited)

1950
One Way Street

as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

1949
Twelve O'Clock High

as Sgt. Keller

1949
The File on Thelma Jordon

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

1949
Free For All

as Pilot

1949
The Lone Ranger

as Deputy Gil Jackson

1949
Task Force

as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

1949
I Was a Male War Bride

as Red (uncredited)

1949
The Great Sinner

as Cabbie (uncredited)

1949
He Walked by Night

as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

1948
Beyond Glory

as Bit Role (uncredited)