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Actor
Ken Jenkins
Acting
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Movies: 38Series: 31
TMDB ID: 38570
IMDb ID: nm0420898
Known for: Acting
Born: August 28, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2019
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q471921
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.
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Movie credits linked with Ken Jenkins.
0.5
Girls Weekend
as Tom
2019 Movie
6.7
All the Way
as Howard W. Smith
2016 Movie
6.8
Welcome to Paradise
as Reverend McNamara
2007 Movie
6.4
The Sum of All Fears
as Admiral Pollack
2002 Movie
6.8
Home Room
as Police Captain
2002 Movie
5.3
Clockstoppers
as NSA Agent Moore
2002 Movie
7.6
I Am Sam
as Judge Philip McNeily
2001 Movie
6.0
The Tailor of Panama
as Morecombe
2001 Movie
5.1
Lucky Numbers
as Dan Schuff
2000 Movie
4.4
Thirst
as Lou Wolford
1998 Movie
6.3
Last Man Standing
as Captain Tom Pickett
1996 Movie
5.6
Fled
as Warden Nichols
1996 Movie
6.5
Courage Under Fire
as Joel Walden
1996 Movie
6.3
Executive Decision
as General Wood
1996 Movie
4.5
Past the Bleachers
as Hilton Burberry
1995 Movie
5.6
White Mile
as Jerry Taggart
1994 Movie
10.0
A Time to Heal
as Don
1994 Movie
6.5
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Bob Newsom
1994 Movie
6.4
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Dennis Donohue
1993 Movie
5.6
Crossing the Bridge
as Lou Morgan
1992 Movie
5.7
In Broad Daylight
as Bob Webb
1991 Movie
4.3
Edge of Honor
as Bo Dubs
1991 Movie
5.0
Descending Angel
as Sam Murray
1990 Movie
3.8
Dark Avenger
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ken Jenkins.
7.4
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Elder Sam • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.3
Harvey Beaks
as Blister (voice) • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Bernie • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Back in the Game
as Warden • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.6
Gravity Falls
as Pa Duskerton (voice) • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.5
Cougar Town
as Chick • 19 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Scrubs
as Bob Kelso • 176 eps
2001 Series
8.2
Family Law
as Judge William Jankowski • 2 eps
1999 Series
5.0
Oh Baby
as Fred Calloway • 6 eps
1998 Series
6.3
The Magnificent Seven
as Frank • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Winston Thorpe • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Hiroshima
as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.6
Sliders
as Professor Jack Bigelow • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.8
Cybill
as Ed • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Stanley McGee • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.8
The Stand
as Peter Goldsmith • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Babylon 5
as Captain Trevor Hall • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Deputy Chief Karras • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Jack Farrer • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.3
Hearts Afire
as Mr. Conway • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.4
Homefront
42 eps
1991 Series
4.5
Love, Lies and Murder
as Rubright • 2 eps
1991 Series
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Pastor Neal • 3 eps
1990 Series
6.0
Mancuso, F.B.I.
3 eps
1989 Series