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