Name
Ken Jenkins
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-08-28 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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- 1989 The Abyss as Gerard Kirkhill
- 1993 And the Band Played On as Dr. Dennis Donohue
- 2002 The Sum of All Fears as Admiral Pollack
- 1987 Matewan as Sephus Purcell
- 1990 Air America as Major Donald Lemond
- 1996 Last Man Standing as Captain Tom Pickett
- 1989 The Outside Woman as Junior Miller
- 1996 Fled as Warden Nichols
- 2007 Welcome to Paradise as Reverend McNamara
- 2002 Home Room as Police Captain
- 1991 In Broad Daylight as Bob Webb
- 1990 Dark Avenger
- 1988 Disaster at Silo 7 as Clarence
- 1990 By Dawn's Early Light as Sam
- 1974 In Fashion as Aubin
- 1998 Thirst as Lou Wolford
- 1995 Past the Bleachers as Hilton Burberry
- 2002 Clockstoppers as NSA Agent Moore
- 1991 Edge of Honor as Bo Dubs
- 1989 Roe vs. Wade
- 1983 Heart of Steel as Priest
- 1990 Shattered Dreams as Hal Witt
- 1990 Descending Angel as Sam Murray
- 1992 A House of Secrets and Lies as Ed Norwood
- 1994 In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Bob Newsom
- 1989 Unconquered as Dr. Smith
- 2001 I Am Sam as Judge Philip McNeily
- 1985 What Comes Around as Larry
- 1996 Executive Decision as General Wood
- 1992 Crossing the Bridge as Lou Morgan
- 1996 Courage Under Fire as Joel Walden
- 1989 Breaking Point as Col. Lowe
- 2016 All the Way as Howard W. Smith
- 1994 A Time to Heal as Don
- 2019 Girls Weekend as Tom
- 2000 Lucky Numbers as Dan Schuff
- 1989 In Country as Jim Holly
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama as Morecombe
- 1994 White Mile as Jerry Taggart
- 1998 Psycho as District Attorney
- 1992 Mad About You ( 1 episode ) as Jack Farrer
- 1987 thirtysomething ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Paul Stubbs
- 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 3 episodes ) as Pastor Neal
- 1996 Early Edition ( 1 episode ) as Winston Thorpe
- 1995 Cybill ( 1 episode ) as Ed
- 1991 Homefront ( 42 episodes )
- 1979 Knots Landing ( 1 episode ) as Border Thug
- 1982 Newhart ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. ( 3 episodes )
- 1994 Babylon 5 ( 1 episode ) as Captain Trevor Hall
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Deputy Chief Karras
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Stanley McGee
- 1987 Wiseguy ( 9 episodes )
- 2012 Gravity Falls ( 1 episode ) as Pa Duskerton (voice)
- 1999 Family Law ( 2 episodes ) as Judge William Jankowski
- 2014 black-ish ( 1 episode ) as Bernie
- 2013 Back in the Game ( 1 episode ) as Warden
- 2012 Gravity Falls ( 1 episode ) as Pa (voice)
- 1992 Hearts Afire ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Conway
- 2015 Harvey Beaks ( 3 episodes ) as Blister (voice)
- 1998 Oh Baby ( 6 episodes ) as Fred Calloway
- 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events ( 2 episodes ) as Elder Sam
- 2009 Cougar Town ( 19 episodes ) as Chick
- 1995 Sliders ( 1 episode ) as Robert Clark
- 1995 Sliders ( 1 episode ) as Professor Jack Bigelow
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Aubin
- 1995 Hiroshima ( 2 episodes ) as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
- 1994 The Stand ( 1 episode ) as Peter Goldsmith
- 1998 The Magnificent Seven ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Jim Carroll
- 1991 Love, Lies and Murder ( 2 episodes ) as Rubright
- 2001 Scrubs ( 176 episodes ) as Bob Kelso
- 2009 Scrubs: Interns ( 1 episode ) as Bob Kelso
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Joel Spender
