Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Birthday: March 23, 1917 in Oakland, California, USA

Deathday: December 22, 2002

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

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

Airplane!

Airplane!

Gremlins

Gremlins

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

Col. Patrick Hendry

The Angry Beavers

The Angry Beavers

Scientist / General (voice)

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Body Shot

Body Shot

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Captain Holiday

Bob

Bob

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Judge Kent Watson

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

Freeway

Freeway

Monsignor Kavanaugh

Innerspace

Innerspace

Man in Restroom

Hunter

Hunter

Starman

Starman

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Night Court

Night Court

Gremlins

Gremlins

Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Judge Randolph Winthrop

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

The Howling

The Howling

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Hero at Large

Hero at Large

Firechief Palmer

Airplane!

Airplane!

Air Controller Neubauer

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Vega$

Vega$

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Emergency!

Emergency!

Capt. Gordon Trigg

MacArthur

MacArthur

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

Gus

Gus

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Sheriff Tommy Allen

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs

Larry Carpenter

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

Jason Strafford

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Columbo

Columbo

Police Commissioner

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Homebodies

Homebodies

Construction Boss

The Death Squad

The Death Squad

The Rookies

The Rookies

Ironside

Ironside

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

Chopper One

Chopper One

Sergeant Reardon

Emergency!

Emergency!

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Sheriff Holloway

Adam-12

Adam-12

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Mannix

Mannix

Emergency!

Emergency!

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Rage

Rage

Col. Alan A. Nickerson

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Col. Bill Morgan

Ben

Ben

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

The Candidate

The Candidate

Floyd J. Starkey

Cannon

Cannon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Mannix

Mannix

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Bonanza

Bonanza

Lassie

Lassie

Colonel Bill Morgan

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Board of Military Judges

Breakout

Breakout

Adam-12

Adam-12

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

Ironside

Ironside

Mannix

Mannix

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Virginian

Sheriff Howard Acton

Adam-12

Adam-12

Sgt. Bert Strong

Marlowe

Marlowe

Family Affair

Family Affair

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Lassie

Lassie

The Outsider

The Outsider

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

The Virginian

The Virginian

Sheriff Dan Porter

Bonanza

Bonanza

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

40 Guns to Apache Pass

40 Guns to Apache Pass

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Daktari

Daktari

Col. Simon Tredwell

The Virginian

The Virginian

Lassie

Lassie

Lassie

Lassie

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

I Spy

I Spy

The Defenders

The Defenders

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

Stark Fear

Stark Fear

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Asst. District Attorney Alvin

Lassie

Lassie

X-15

X-15

Col. Craig Brewster

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

The Americans

The Americans

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Lawman

Lawman

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

Lieutenant Herly

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

Bronco

Bronco

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

The Rebel

The Rebel

Major Quincy Bannister

Lawman

Lawman

Lassie

Lassie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

Agent Frank Cole

Navy Log

Navy Log

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

Colonel Pete Kellogg

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

The Vampire

The Vampire

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

Panic!

Panic!

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

Sheriff Cash Harcourt

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Anthoney Murphy

Captain Fathom

Captain Fathom

It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

Cmdr. Pete Mathews

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

Climax!

Climax!

Captain Coppedge

Frontier

Frontier

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Public Defender

Public Defender

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Public Defender

Public Defender

Patrolman Don Nelson

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

Angel Face

Angel Face

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Sergeant Tim Vernon

Dragnet

Dragnet

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

Captain Patrick Hendry

Rawhide

Rawhide

Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

Rex Fisher (uncredited)

Right Cross

Right Cross

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

Swede (uncredited)

One Way Street

One Way Street

Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Detective Tobey

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

Officer (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Deputy Gil Jackson

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

Task Force

Task Force

Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

Free For All

Free For All

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

Red (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

Cabbie (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

Police Photographer (Uncredited)

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Bit Role (uncredited)

The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

Col. Patrick Hendry

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hologram Priest (uncredited)

Body Shot

Body Shot

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Captain Holiday

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

Freeway

Freeway

Monsignor Kavanaugh

Innerspace

Innerspace

Man in Restroom

Gremlins

Gremlins

Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

The Howling

The Howling

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Hero at Large

Hero at Large

Firechief Palmer

Airplane!

Airplane!

Air Controller Neubauer

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

Goodbye, Franklin High

Goodbye, Franklin High

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

MacArthur

MacArthur

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

Gus

Gus

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs

Larry Carpenter

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Homebodies

Homebodies

Construction Boss

The Death Squad

The Death Squad

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

Coffee, Tea or Me?

Coffee, Tea or Me?

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

Rage

Rage

Col. Alan A. Nickerson

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Col. Bill Morgan

Ben

Ben

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

The Candidate

The Candidate

Floyd J. Starkey

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Board of Military Judges

Breakout

Breakout

Marlowe

Marlowe

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

40 Guns to Apache Pass

40 Guns to Apache Pass

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

Stark Fear

Stark Fear

X-15

X-15

Col. Craig Brewster

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

Lieutenant Herly

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

Agent Frank Cole

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

The Vampire

The Vampire

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Captain Fathom

Captain Fathom

It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

Cmdr. Pete Mathews

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

Angel Face

Angel Face

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

Captain Patrick Hendry

Rawhide

Rawhide

Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

Rex Fisher (uncredited)

Right Cross

Right Cross

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

Swede (uncredited)

One Way Street

One Way Street

Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Detective Tobey

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

Officer (uncredited)

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

Task Force

Task Force

Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

Free For All

Free For All

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

Red (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

Cabbie (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

Police Photographer (Uncredited)

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Bit Role (uncredited)

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Angry Beavers

The Angry Beavers

Scientist / General (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Bob

Bob

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Judge Kent Watson

Hunter

Hunter

Starman

Starman

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Night Court

Night Court

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Judge Randolph Winthrop

Vega$

Vega$

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Emergency!

Emergency!

Capt. Gordon Trigg

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Sheriff Tommy Allen

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

Jason Strafford

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Columbo

Columbo

Police Commissioner

The Rookies

The Rookies

Ironside

Ironside

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

Chopper One

Chopper One

Sergeant Reardon

Emergency!

Emergency!

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Sheriff Holloway

Adam-12

Adam-12

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Mannix

Mannix

Emergency!

Emergency!

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Cannon

Cannon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Mannix

Mannix

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Bonanza

Bonanza

Lassie

Lassie

Colonel Bill Morgan

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Adam-12

Adam-12

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

Ironside

Ironside

Mannix

Mannix

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Virginian

Sheriff Howard Acton

Adam-12

Adam-12

Sgt. Bert Strong

Family Affair

Family Affair

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Lassie

Lassie

The Outsider

The Outsider

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

The Virginian

The Virginian

Sheriff Dan Porter

Bonanza

Bonanza

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Daktari

Daktari

Col. Simon Tredwell

The Virginian

The Virginian

Lassie

Lassie

Lassie

Lassie

I Spy

I Spy

The Defenders

The Defenders

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Asst. District Attorney Alvin

Lassie

Lassie

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

The Americans

The Americans

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Lawman

Lawman

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

Bronco

Bronco

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

The Rebel

The Rebel

Major Quincy Bannister

Lawman

Lawman

Lassie

Lassie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Navy Log

Navy Log

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

Colonel Pete Kellogg

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

Panic!

Panic!

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

Sheriff Cash Harcourt

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Anthoney Murphy

Climax!

Climax!

Captain Coppedge

Frontier

Frontier

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Public Defender

Public Defender

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Public Defender

Public Defender

Patrolman Don Nelson

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Sergeant Tim Vernon

Dragnet

Dragnet

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Deputy Gil Jackson