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Kenneth Tobey

Actor | * 03/23/1917 († 85, 12/22/2002) | Oakland, California (United States of America (USA))
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Jesse Kenneth Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. ...

Airplane!

PG

1980 | 3.6/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy
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A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast. ...

It Came from Beneath the Sea

NR

1955 | 2.8/5 | 1h 19min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
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Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost. ...

The Thing from Another World

NR

1951 | 3.4/5 | 1h 27min
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
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Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex ...

Innerspace

PG

1987 | 3.4/5 | 2h
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Movies with Kenneth Tobey as Actor(82)

as Col. Patrick Hendry2005 The Naked Monster
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)1996 Hellraiser: Bloodline
as Arthur Lassen1994 Body Shot
as Smitty1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Captain Holiday1991 Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Cop #21989 Ghost Writer
as Sheriff1988 Big Top Pee-wee
as Monsignor Kavanaugh1988 Freeway
as himself1988 Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Man in Restroom1987 Innerspace
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)1984 Gremlins
as Capt. Hendry1984 The Lost Empire
as Arthur Newman1983 Strange Invaders
as Older Cop1981 The Howling
as Chuck Parks1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Air Controller Neubauer1980 Airplane!
as Firechief Palmer1980 Hero at Large
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as Police Captain1978 Goodbye, Franklin High
as Mohr1978 Nowhere to Run
as Mark Hannah1978 Wild and Wooly
as Admiral Halsey1977 MacArthur
as Parker (uncredited)1976 W.C. Fields and Me
as Buick Driver1976 Baby Blue Marine
as Asst. Warden1976 Gus
as Larry Carpenter1975 The Wild McCullochs
as Hartman1974 The Death Squad
as Carl Donahue1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
as Construction Boss1974 Homebodies
as Police Captain1973 The Alpha Caper
as Captain1973 Coffee, Tea or Me?
as Augie McCullah1973 Walking Tall
1972 Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
as Gen. Dawson1972 Fireball Forward
as Engineer1972 Ben
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson1972 Rage
as Floyd J. Starkey1972 The Candidate
as Fisherman1972 The Crooked Hearts
as Capt. Wilson1971 Terror in the Sky
as Deputy Mike1971 Billy Jack
as Board of Military Judges1970 The Andersonville Trial
as Ranger1970 Breakout
as Fred Beifus1969 Marlowe
as Cpl. Bodine1967 40 Guns to Apache Pass
as Sgt. Cleehan1967 A Time for Killing
as Club Owner1966 A Man Called Adam
as Kane1962 Stark Fear
as Col. Craig Brewster1961 X-15
as Lieutenant Herly1960 Seven Ways from Sundown
as Agent Frank Cole1958 Cry Terror!
as Bat Masterson1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Buck Donnelly1957 The Vampire
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard1957 The Wings of Eagles
as Jocko1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Dr. Lewy1956 The Steel Jungle
as Rex Simmons1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Anthony Murphy1956 The Great Locomotive Chase
as Jack Clyde1955 Captain Fathom
as Cmdr. Pete Mathews1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea
as Monk Claxton1955 Rage at Dawn
as Col. Jim Bowie1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Zack Stewart1954 Down Three Dark Streets
as Shreveport1954 Ring of Fear
as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"1954 The Steel Cage
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney1953 The Bigamist
as George1953 Fighter Attack
as Col. Evans1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
as Bill Crompton1953 Angel Face
as Lieutenant Wingate1951 Rawhide
as Captain Patrick Hendry1951 The Thing from Another World
as Pete McEvoy1950 The Flying Missile
as Swede (uncredited)1950 The Gunfighter
as Detective Tobey1950 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Reporter #31950 Right Cross
as Officer (uncredited)1950 Three Secrets
as Pilot1950 My Friend Irma Goes West
as Red (uncredited)1949 I Was a Male War Bride
as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)1949 He Walked by Night
as Police Photographer (Uncredited)1949 The File on Thelma Jordon
as Pilot1949 Free For All
as Sgt. Keller1949 Twelve O'Clock High
as Bit Role (uncredited)1948 Beyond Glory

TV Shows/Series with Kenneth Tobey as Actor(72)

1997 The Angry Beavers
as Rurigan1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Harrison Kemp1984 Night Court
as Father Cusack1984 Hunter
1981 Falcon Crest
1978 Vega$
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1976 Gibbsville
1975 Starsky & Hutch
as Captain1974 The Rockford Files
as University Police Chief Max Kilmore1974 The Rockford Files
1974 Petrocelli
1974 Little House on the Prairie
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Kung Fu
1972 The Rookies
1972 Emergency!
as Police Commissioner1971 Columbo
1971 Cannon
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
as Don Bates1968 Adam-12
as Sgt. Bert Strong1968 Adam-12
1968 The Outcasts
1968 The Outsider
1967 Judd for the Defense
1967 Ironside
as Mahoney1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
1966 Family Affair
as Barstow1965 The F.B.I.
as Russ Conway1965 I Spy
as Taggart1964 Daniel Boone
1963 Arrest and Trial
1963 The Lieutenant
1962 Sam Benedict
1962 Stoney Burke
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as Blakey1961 The Defenders
1961 The Americans
as John Wallach1958 Jefferson Drum
1958 Sea Hunt
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Vince Slater1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Reed Amherst1958 Bat Masterson
1958 Behind Closed Doors
1958 Bronco
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin1957 Perry Mason
as Asst. District Attorney Alvin1957 Perry Mason
as Chuck Martin1957 Whirlybirds
1955 Navy Log
as Jeff1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Spadden1955 Gunsmoke
as Fickett1955 Gunsmoke
as Bob Mathison1955 Gunsmoke
as Ed Terrall1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Frontier
1954 Lassie
as Colonel Bill Morgan1954 Lassie
as Captain Coppedge1954 Climax!
as Shorty1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as David Whitney1953 Letter to Loretta
as Harry Potter1953 Letter to Loretta
1952 The Ford Television Theatre
as Tommy Allen1952 Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 Dragnet
as Sergeant Tim Vernon1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lt. Lambert1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Miles Standish1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Lux Video Theatre

Full Name: Kenneth Tobey
Born: Friday, 03/23 1917 (March) in Oakland, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/22 2002 (December) in Rancho Mirage (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Spouses (current/former): June Hutton
Other names for Kenneth Tobey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ken Tobey"
"Kenneth Toby"
Kenneth Tobey frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (51x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (44x, Actress)
Jeanette Nolan (38x, Actress)
William Schallert (38x, Actor)
Harry Townes (38x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (37x, Actor)
John Anderson (36x, Actor)
Claude Akins (34x, Actor)
William Boyett (33x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (33x, Actor)
Dimitri Tiomkin (6x, Crew)
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