Kenneth Tobey

Personal Info

Birthday

March 23, 1917

Day of Death

2002-12-22

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Ken Tobey

Kenneth Toby

Kenneth Jesse Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

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.

Known For

Columbo

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Have Gun, Will Travel

Mannix

Lassie

The Twilight Zone

Filmography

2005
The Naked Monster
as Col. Patrick Hendry
1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)
1994
Body Shot
as Arthur Lassen
1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Smitty
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Captain Holiday
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Projectionist
1989
Ghost Writer
as Cop #2
1988
Freeway
as Monsignor Kavanaugh
Big Top Pee-wee
as Sheriff
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self
1987
Innerspace
as Man in Restroom
1984
The Lost Empire
as Capt. Hendry
Gremlins
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1983
Strange Invaders
as Arthur Newman
1981
The Howling
as Older Cop
1980
Airplane!
as Air Controller Neubauer
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Chuck Parks
Hero at Large
as Firechief Palmer
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1978
Goodbye, Franklin High
as Police Captain
Wild and Wooly
as Mark Hannah
Nowhere to Run
as Mohr
1977
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
as Oliver
MacArthur
as Admiral Halsey
1976
Gus
as Asst. Warden
Baby Blue Marine
as Buick Driver
W.C. Fields and Me
as Parker
1975
The Wild McCullochs
as Larry Carpenter
1974
Homebodies
as Construction Boss
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as Carl Donahue
The Death Squad
as Hartman
1973
The Alpha Caper
as Police Captain
Coffee, Tea or Me?
as Captain
Walking Tall
as Augie McCullah
1972
Rage
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
The Crooked Hearts
as Fisherman
The Candidate
as Floyd J. Starkey
Ben
as Engineer
Fireball Forward
as Gen. Dawson
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
as Col. Bill Morgan
1971
Terror in the Sky
as Capt. Wilson
Billy Jack
as Deputy Mike
1970
Breakout
as Ranger
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
1969
Marlowe
as Fred Beifus
1967
A Time for Killing
as Sgt. Cleehan
40 Guns to Apache Pass
as Cpl. Bodine
1966
A Man Called Adam
as Club Owner
1962
Stark Fear
as Kane
1961
X-15
as Col. Craig Brewster
1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
as Lieutenant Herly
1958
Cry Terror!
as Agent Frank Cole
1957
The Vampire
as Buck Donnelly
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Bat Masterson
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
1956
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Rex Simmons
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Jocko
The Great Locomotive Chase
as Anthony Murphy
The Steel Jungle
as Dr. Lewy
1955
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
as Jocko
It Came from Beneath the Sea
as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Col. Jim Bowie
Rage at Dawn
as Monk Claxton
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
as James Bowie
Captain Fathom
as Jack Clyde
1954
The Steel Cage
as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
Down Three Dark Streets
as Zack Stewart
Ring of Fear
as Shreveport
1953
The Bigamist
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
Fighter Attack
as George
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Col. Evans
Angel Face
as Bill Crompton
1951
The Thing from Another World
as Captain Patrick Hendry
Rawhide
as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
as Rex Fisher (uncredited)
1950
The Flying Missile
as Pete McEvoy
Three Secrets
as Officer (uncredited)
Right Cross
as Reporter #3
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Detective Tobey
My Friend Irma Goes West
as Pilot
The Gunfighter
as Swede (uncredited)
One Way Street
as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
1949
Twelve O'Clock High
as Sgt. Keller
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Police Photographer (Uncredited)
Free For All
as Pilot
Task Force
as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride
as Red (uncredited)
The Great Sinner
as Cabbie (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
1948
Beyond Glory
as Bit Role (uncredited)