Kenneth Tigar

Acting

Born September 24, 1942, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Kenneth Tigar (born September 24, 1942) is an American actor and translator. Primarily known for his numerous television guest roles, he was a regular as the short-tempered Captain Jensen in L.A. Heat from 1997 to 1999. He has also had roles in films including Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Primal Fear (1996), and The Avengers (2012).

Filmography

• 2026Disclosure Day — Very Old Man
• Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — Andre
• 2023Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game — Irving Holzman
• 2023You Hurt My Feelings — Ed
• Dopesick — Arthur Sackler
• 2020Benny's Best Birthday — Father
• Hunters — Heinz Richter
• Evil — Winston
• The Resident — Henry Schultz
• The Good Fight — Judge James Chase
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Arthur
• 2017The Post — Solicitor Griswold
• Billions — Senator Clay Tharp
• Bull — Judge Janovich
• The Man in the High Castle — Heinrich Himmler
• Madam Secretary — Dr. Stuart Bachman
• Alpha House — Senator Paul Mower
• House of Cards — Walter Doyle
• The Blacklist — Dr. Hans Koehler
• Elementary — Philip Armistead
• 2012The Avengers — German Old Man
• Boardwalk Empire — Karl Lissender
• Nurse Jackie — Tottie's Son
• The Good Wife — James Chase
• Fringe — Warden Johan Lennox
• NCIS — Diggar Aldridge
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Terrence Winthrop
• Family Law — Judge Mitch Dupler
• Judging Amy — Dr. Stoller
• L.A. Heat — Jensen
• The West Wing — Congressman Gladman
• Will & Grace — John
• 1997A Thousand Acres — Doctor
• 1997Conspiracy Theory — Lawyer
• 1997Hollywood Safari — Sheriff Todd
• 1997Little Bigfoot — Largo
• 1997The Underground — Tim Scully
• 7th Heaven — Mr. Smith
• Pacific Blue — McFadden
• 1996Primal Fear — Weil
• 1996Riot — Harry Johansen
• Courthouse — Stanley Newcombe
• 1995Jade — Corporate Man
• Murder One
• 1995Rage — Harry
• Star Trek: Voyager — Dammar
• ER — Dr. Keinholz
• The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
• Touched by an Angel — Dr. Coburn
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Dr. Platt
• 1993My Life — Dr. Califano
• 1993Snapdragon — Captain
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. — Mr. Flint
• The X-Files — Dr. Plant
• Human Target
• 1992Lethal Weapon 3 — Ernie / Detective
• Mad About You — Norman Lark
• Melrose Place — Hospital Clerk
• The Commish
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Mr. Warren
• 1990In the Best Interest of the Child — Fred Hulbert
• Law & Order — Dr. Stanback, Sheldon Saperstein
• The Flash — Dr. Jason Rossick
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Mr. Knotts
• Baywatch — Mr. Hollis
• 1989Lethal Weapon 2 — Bomb Squad Leader
• Quantum Leap — Ben Steiner
• 1989Roe vs. Wade — Supreme Court Judge
• 1989The Runnin' Kind — Stan Shank
• 1988Justin Case — Motel Manager
• 1988Phantasm II — Father Meyers
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Margan
• 1987The Betty Ford Story — Dr. Lukash
• The Bronx Zoo
• ALF — FBI #2
• L.A. Law — Clarence O'Malley, Mr. McClain
• 1986Second Serve — Ross
• A Death in California — Raymond
• 1985Creator — Pavlo
• Growing Pains — Sid Sidlevich
• 1985Just One of the Guys — Mr. Raymaker
• Stingray
• Crazy like a Fox — Mr. Delaney, Richard Morris
• Hunter — Calvin Tyler
• Murder, She Wrote — Dave Moline
• Night Court — Gus Melman
• 1983Great Day — Burglar
• 1983Missing Pieces — Alan Rosenus
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• 1983Special Bulletin — Dr. Abraham Sczrsma
• 1983Thursday's Child — Bill Richardson
• Cheers — Dr. Lowell Greenspon, Fred
• Knight Rider — Dr. Kempler
• Newhart
• 1982Pray TV — Parker
• Dynasty
• Hill Street Blues — Randolph Scripps
• 1981Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill — Trotter
• Nero Wolfe
• Simon & Simon — Larry Trowbridge
• Bosom Buddies
• Magnum, P.I. — Milton 'The Ripper' Collins
• 1980The Babysitter — Tom Montgomery
• Hart to Hart
• Knots Landing — Reuben Pomerantz
• Tales of the Unexpected — Semple, Merrifield
• The Facts of Life
• 1979The Golden Gate Murders — Father O'Brien
• Dallas — Dr. Gordon
• WKRP in Cincinnati — Dr. Hunnisett
• CHiPs — Webb
• Eight Is Enough
• Lou Grant — Eugene Smithfield, Defense Attorney Patterson, Gary Hall
• 1977Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts — Dr. Miller Simon
• 1977Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores — Dr. Miller Simon
• 1977Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances — Dr. Miller Simon
• Charlie's Angels — Danner
• 1976The Hemingway Play — Paul Vas Dias
• Barney Miller — Stefan Koepeknie, Fletcher, Elliot Porter, Jesus Christ, Philip Pollock (as Ken Tigar)
• Wonder Woman — John Austin, Dr. Barnes
• 1974Nourish the Beast — Adolph
• The Rockford Files — Jerry Simpson
• The Waltons — Clem Beal
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Bill Richardson
• These Little Ones Perish