Kenneth Tobey
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.
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Movies (95)

The Naked Monster
2005 · Col. Patrick Hendry

Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Body Shot
1994 · Arthur Lassen

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992 · Smitty

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992 · Captain Holiday

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Projectionist

Ghost Writer
1989 · Cop #2

Freeway
1988 · Monsignor Kavanaugh

Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Sheriff

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988 · Self

Innerspace
1987 · Man in Restroom

The Lost Empire
1984 · Capt. Hendry

Gremlins
1984 · Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Strange Invaders
1983 · Arthur Newman

The Howling
1981 · Older Cop

Airplane!
1980 · Air Controller Neubauer

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980 · Chuck Parks

Hero at Large
1980 · Firechief Palmer

The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)

Goodbye, Franklin High
1978 · Police Captain

Wild and Wooly
1978 · Mark Hannah

Nowhere to Run
1978 · Mohr

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977 · Oliver

MacArthur
1977 · Admiral Halsey

Gus
1976 · Asst. Warden

Baby Blue Marine
1976 · Buick Driver

W.C. Fields and Me
1976 · Parker

The Wild McCullochs
1975 · Larry Carpenter

Homebodies
1974 · Construction Boss

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974 · Carl Donahue

The Death Squad
1974 · Hartman

The Alpha Caper
1973 · Police Captain

Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973 · Captain

Walking Tall
1973 · Augie McCullah

Rage
1972 · Col. Alan A. Nickerson

The Crooked Hearts
1972 · Fisherman

The Candidate
1972 · Floyd J. Starkey

Ben
1972 · Engineer

Fireball Forward
1972 · Gen. Dawson

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972 · Col. Bill Morgan

Terror in the Sky
1971 · Capt. Wilson

Billy Jack
1971 · Deputy Mike

Breakout
1970 · Ranger

The Andersonville Trial
1970 · Board of Military Judges

Marlowe
1969 · Fred Beifus

A Time for Killing
1967 · Sgt. Cleehan

40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967 · Cpl. Bodine

A Man Called Adam
1966 · Club Owner

Stark Fear
1962 · Kane

X-15
1961 · Col. Craig Brewster

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960 · Lieutenant Herly

Cry Terror!
1958 · Agent Frank Cole

Jet Pilot
1957

The Vampire
1957 · Buck Donnelly

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Bat Masterson

The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956 · Rex Simmons

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 · Jocko

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956 · Anthony Murphy

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · Lt. Hank Mahoney (uncredited)

The Steel Jungle
1956 · Dr. Lewy

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955 · Jocko

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 · Col. Jim Bowie

It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Cmdr. Pete Mathews

Rage at Dawn
1955 · Monk Claxton

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955 · James Bowie

Captain Fathom
1955 · Jack Clyde

The Steel Cage
1954 · Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Down Three Dark Streets
1954 · Zack Stewart

Ring of Fear
1954 · Shreveport

The Bigamist
1953 · Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Fighter Attack
1953 · George

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953 · Col. Evans

Angel Face
1953 · Bill Crompton

The Thing from Another World
1951 · Captain Patrick Hendry

Rawhide
1951 · Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps
1951 · Rex Fisher (uncredited)

The Flying Missile
1950 · Pete McEvoy

Three Secrets
1950 · Officer (uncredited)

Right Cross
1950 · Reporter #3

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Detective Tobey

My Friend Irma Goes West
1950 · Pilot

The Gunfighter
1950 · Swede (uncredited)

One Way Street
1950 · Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · Sgt. Keller

The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Police Photographer (uncredited)

Free For All
1949 · Pilot

Task Force
1949 · Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

I Was a Male War Bride
1949 · Red (uncredited)

The Great Sinner
1949 · Cabbie (uncredited)

He Walked by Night
1949 · Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Beyond Glory
1948 · Bit Role (uncredited)

Dangerous Venture
1947 · Red
TV shows (86)

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013 · Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Angry Beavers
1997 · Scientist / General (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Rurigan

Bob
1992

Starman
1986 · Conrad Bennett

L.A. Law
1986 · Kent Watson

The Twilight Zone
1985 · Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Hunter
1984 · Father Cusack

Night Court
1984 · Harrison Kemp

Falcon Crest
1981 · Judge Randolph Winthrop

Vega$
1978

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Gibbsville
1976

Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Andy Wilkins

The Rockford Files
1974 · Captain, University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Barrett

Petrocelli
1974 · Jason Strafford

Chopper One
1974 · Sergeant Reardon

Barnaby Jones
1973 · Sheriff Tommy Allen, Sheriff, Ron Hagarty

Kung Fu
1972 · Sheriff Ingram

The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Sheriff Holloway, Sheriff Kenney, Commander Judd

The Rookies
1972

Emergency!
1972 · Doug Barton, Crane Operator, Capt. Gordon Trigg

McMillan & Wife
1971 · Sgt. Halliday

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Tony Alexander

Columbo
1971 · Police Commissioner

Cannon
1971

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Night Gallery
1970 · Warden

The Outcasts
1968

Adam-12
1968 · Lt. King, Don Bates, Sgt. Bert Strong

The Outsider
1968 · Joe Kester

It Takes a Thief
1968 · Captain

Mannix
1967 · Sheriff, Ted Bailey, Sheriff Wells

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Ironside
1967 · Mahoney, Lt. Reynolds

Family Affair
1966

Daktari
1966 · Col. Simon Tredwell

The F.B.I.
1965 · Barstow

I Spy
1965 · Russ Conway

Daniel Boone
1964 · Taggart

Temple Houston
1963 · Dan Powers

Arrest and Trial
1963 · Bill Latham

The Lieutenant
1963 · Sergeant Baker

Stoney Burke
1962 · Ryan

The Virginian
1962 · Sheriff Kirby, Sheriff Dan Porter, Joe Pierce, Sheriff Howard Acton

Sam Benedict
1962

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

The Defenders
1961 · Blakey

The Americans
1961

The Rebel
1959 · Major Quincy Bannister

Bonanza
1959 · Josiah Heath, Notary

77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Coach Jarech

Bat Masterson
1958 · Reed Amherst

Lawman
1958 · Tom Bishop, Duncan Clooney

Behind Closed Doors
1958 · Colonel Pete Kellogg

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Vince Slater

Jefferson Drum
1958 · John Wallach

Sea Hunt
1958 · Pete Butler

The Restless Gun
1957 · Sheriff Cash Harcourt

Perry Mason
1957 · Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin, Asst. District Attorney Alvin

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Tim Decker

Panic!
1957

Whirlybirds
1957 · Chuck Martin

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Jeff

Frontier
1955

Navy Log
1955

Gunsmoke
1955 · Spadden, Fickett, Bob Mathison, Ed Terrall

Science Fiction Theatre
1955

Davy Crockett
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · James Bowie, Jocko, Anthoney Murphy, Shorty

Climax!
1954 · Captain Coppedge

Father Knows Best
1954 · Jack Bramer

Lassie
1954 · Chuck Martin, Dan Fuller, Jim Dixon, Tom Anderson, Luke Moran, Colonel Bill Morgan

The Lone Wolf
1954 · Johnny Martin

Public Defender
1954 · Patrolman Don Nelson, Sgt. Angel

Letter to Loretta
1953 · David Whitney, Harry Potter

Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952 · Tommy Allen

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Cavalcade of America
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Miles Standish

Dragnet
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Sergeant Tim Vernon, Lt. Lambert

Lux Video Theatre
1950

The Lone Ranger
1949 · Deputy Gil Jackson





