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Kenneth Tobey

Acting

Born March 23, 1917 · Oakland, California, USA

Died December 22, 2002

Also known as Ken Tobey · Kenneth Toby · Kenneth Jesse 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.

Filmography50+ titles

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Parker

Columbo

1971as Police Commissioner

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Rurigan

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Emergency!

1972as Capt. Gordon Trigg

Night Gallery

1969as Warden

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Jeff

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Tommy Allen

Kung Fu

1972as Sheriff Ingram

Perry Mason

1957as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

The Rockford Files

1974as University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Bonanza

1959as Notary

The Gunfighter

1950as Swede (uncredited)

Night Court

1984as Harrison Kemp

Airplane!

1980as Air Controller Neubauer

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Andy Wilkins

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as Tim Decker

L.A. Law

1986as Kent Watson

Hunter

1984as Father Cusack

Gremlins

1984as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Adam-12

1968as Sgt. Bert Strong

Twelve O'Clock High

1949as Sgt. Keller

Barnaby Jones

1973as Ron Hagarty

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Sheriff Holloway

McMillan & Wife

1971as Sgt. Halliday

Daniel Boone

1964as Taggart

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Vince Slater

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Bat Masterson

Task Force

1949as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

Starman

as Conrad Bennett

The Angry Beavers

1997as Scientist / General (voice)

The Rookies

1972

Ironside

1967as Lt. Reynolds

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950as Detective Tobey

I Was a Male War Bride

1949as Red (uncredited)

Innerspace

1987as Man in Restroom

Homebodies

1974as Construction Boss

Mannix

1967as Sheriff

The Lone Ranger

1949as Deputy Gil Jackson

Stoney Burke

as Ryan

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988as Self

Family Affair

1966

Gunsmoke

1955as Ed Terrall

Father Knows Best

1954as Jack Bramer

The Thing from Another World

1951as Captain Patrick Hendry

He Walked by Night

1948as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

Sea Hunt

as Pete Butler

The Howling

1981as Older Cop