Ken Jenkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Girls Weekend
Movie · as Tom
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · as Elder Sam · 2 eps
All the Way
Movie · as Howard W. Smith
Harvey Beaks
TV · as Blister (voice) · 3 eps
black-ish
TV · as Bernie · 1 ep
Back in the Game
TV · as Warden · 1 ep
Gravity Falls
TV · as Pa Duskerton (voice), Pa (voice) · 1 ep
Cougar Town
TV · as Chick · 19 eps
Scrubs: Interns
TV · as Bob Kelso · 1 ep
Scrubs: Med School
TV · as Dr. Bob Kelso · 13 eps
Welcome to Paradise
Movie · as Reverend McNamara
My Charlie Brown Christmas
Movie · as Dr. Kelso as Violet
The Sum of All Fears
Movie · as Admiral Pollack
Home Room
Movie · as Police Captain
Clockstoppers
Movie · as NSA Agent Moore
I Am Sam
Movie · as Judge Philip McNeily
The Tailor of Panama
Movie · as Morecombe
Scrubs
TV · as Bob Kelso · 176 eps
Lucky Numbers
Movie · as Dan Schuff
Family Law
TV · as Judge William Jankowski · 2 eps
Thirst
Movie · as Lou Wolford
Psycho
Movie · as District Attorney
Oh Baby
TV · as Fred Calloway · 6 eps
The Magnificent Seven
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Last Man Standing
Movie · as Captain Tom Pickett
Fled
Movie · as Warden Nichols
Executive Decision
Movie · as General Wood
Courage Under Fire
Movie · as Joel Walden
Early Edition
TV · as Winston Thorpe · 1 ep
Past the Bleachers
Movie · as Hilton Burberry
Cybill
TV · as Ed · 1 ep
Sliders
TV · as Professor Jack Bigelow, Robert Clark · 1 ep
Hiroshima
TV · as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes · 2 eps
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Movie · as Bob Newsom
A Time to Heal
Movie · as Don
White Mile
Movie · as Jerry Taggart
Babylon 5
TV · as Captain Trevor Hall · 1 ep
Chicago Hope
TV · as Stanley McGee, Jim Carroll · 1 ep
The Stand
TV · as Peter Goldsmith · 1 ep
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Dr. Dennis Donohue
The X-Files
TV · as Deputy Chief Karras · 1 ep
A House of Secrets and Lies
Movie · as Ed Norwood
Crossing the Bridge
Movie · as Lou Morgan
Mad About You
TV · as Jack Farrer · 1 ep
Hearts Afire
TV · as Mr. Conway · 1 ep
In Broad Daylight
Movie · as Bob Webb
Edge of Honor
Movie · as Bo Dubs
Homefront
TV · 42 eps
Love, Lies and Murder
TV · as Rubright · 2 eps
Air America
Movie · as Major Donald Lemond
Dark Avenger
Movie · as District Attorney Underwood
By Dawn's Early Light
Movie · as Sam
Shattered Dreams
Movie · as Hal Witt
Descending Angel
Movie · as Sam Murray
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Pastor Neal · 3 eps
The Abyss
Movie · as Gerard Kirkhill
The Outside Woman
Movie · as Junior Miller
Roe vs. Wade
Movie
Unconquered
Movie · as Dr. Smith
Breaking Point
Movie · as Col. Lowe
In Country
Movie · as Jim Holly
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV · 3 eps
Disaster at Silo 7
Movie · as Clarence
Matewan
Movie · as Sephus Purcell
thirtysomething
TV · 1 ep
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Dr. Paul Stubbs · 1 ep
Wiseguy
TV · 9 eps
What Comes Around
Movie · as Larry
The Equalizer
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
Heart of Steel
Movie · as Priest
Newhart
TV · as Al Griswold
American Playhouse
TV · as Joel Spender · 1 ep
Knots Landing
TV · as Border Thug · 1 ep
In Fashion
Movie · as Aubin
Great Performances
TV · as Aubin · 1 ep