Ken Jenkins
- Acting
- August 28, 1940 · Dayton, Ohio, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Girls Weekend · Tom
- A Series of Unfortunate Events · Elder Sam
- All the Way · Howard W. Smith
- Harvey Beaks · Blister (Voice)
- black-ish · Bernie
- Back in the Game · Warden
- Gravity Falls · Pa Duskerton (Voice), Pa (Voice)
- Scrubs: Med School · Dr. Bob Kelso
- Cougar Town · Chick
- Scrubs: Interns · Bob Kelso
- Welcome to Paradise · Reverend McNamara
- The Sum of All Fears · Admiral Pollack
- Home Room · Police Captain
- Clockstoppers · NSA Agent Moore
- I Am Sam · Judge Philip McNeily
- Scrubs · Bob Kelso
- The Tailor of Panama · Morecombe
- Lucky Numbers · Dan Schuff
- Family Law · Judge William Jankowski
- Psycho · District Attorney
- Thirst · Lou Wolford
- Oh Baby · Fred Calloway
- The Magnificent Seven · Frank
- Early Edition · Winston Thorpe
- Last Man Standing · Captain Tom Pickett
- Fled · Warden Nichols
- Courage Under Fire · Joel Walden
- Executive Decision · General Wood
- Hiroshima · Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
- Past the Bleachers · Hilton Burberry
- Sliders · Professor Jack Bigelow, Robert Clark
- Cybill · Ed
- Chicago Hope · Stanley McGee, Jim Carroll
- White Mile · Jerry Taggart
- The Stand · Peter Goldsmith
- A Time to Heal · Don
- Babylon 5 · Captain Trevor Hall
- In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness · Bob Newsom
- And the Band Played On · Dr. Dennis Donohue
- The X-Files · Deputy Chief Karras
- A House of Secrets and Lies · Ed Norwood
- Mad About You · Jack Farrer
- Hearts Afire · Mr. Conway
- Crossing the Bridge · Lou Morgan
- Homefront
- Love, Lies and Murder · Rubright
- In Broad Daylight · Bob Webb
- Edge of Honor · Bo Dubs
- Descending Angel · Sam Murray
- Dark Avenger · District Attorney Underwood
- Beverly Hills, 90210 · Pastor Neal
- Air America · Major Donald Lemond
- By Dawn's Early Light · Sam
- Shattered Dreams · Hal Witt
- Mancuso, F.B.I.
- In Country · Jim Holly
- Breaking Point · Col. Lowe
- The Abyss · Gerard Kirkhill
- Roe vs. Wade
- The Outside Woman · Junior Miller
- Unconquered · Dr. Smith
- Disaster at Silo 7 · Clarence
- thirtysomething
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Dr. Paul Stubbs
- Wiseguy
- Matewan · Sephus Purcell
- The Equalizer · Sheriff
- What Comes Around · Larry
- Heart of Steel · Priest
- Newhart · Al Griswold
- American Playhouse · Joel Spender
- Knots Landing · Border Thug
- In Fashion · Aubin
- Great Performances · Aubin