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Kenneth Tobey (1917–2002)
Born in Oakland, California, Kenneth Tobey was headed for a law career when he first dabbled in acting at the University of California Little Theater. That experience led to a year and a half of study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach and Tony Randall. Throughout the 1940s Tobey acted on ...
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Born:in Oakland, California, USADied:(age 85) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
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Actor (221 credits)
Actor (221 credits)
1997
The Angry Beavers
(TV Series)
Scientist / General
Scientist / General
- Bummer of Love/Food of the Clods
(1997)
... Scientist / General (voice, as Kenneth Toby)
1992
Bob
(TV Series)
Gus the Security Guard
Gus the Security Guard
- Mad Dog on 34th Street
(1992)
... Gus the Security Guard
1991
L.A. Law
(TV Series)
Judge Kent Watson
Judge Kent Watson
- Speak, Lawyers, for Me
(1991)
... Judge Kent Watson (as Ken Tobey)
- As God Is My Co-Defendant
(1991)
... Judge Kent Watson (as Ken Tobey)
1985-1988
Night Court
(TV Series)
Judge Harrison Kemp
Judge Harrison Kemp
- I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic
(1988)
... Judge Harrison Kemp
- Wheels of Justice: Part 2
(1985)
... Judge Harrison Kemp
1986
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
- A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot
(1986)
... Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
1984
Falcon Crest
(TV Series)
Judge Randolph Winthrop
Judge Randolph Winthrop
- Power Play
(1984)
... Judge Randolph Winthrop
1975-1979
Barnaby Jones
(TV Series)
Ron Hagarty / Sheriff Tommy Allen / Sheriff
Ron Hagarty / Sheriff Tommy Allen / Sheriff
- Master of Deception
(1979)
... Ron Hagarty
- Band of Evil
(1976)
... Sheriff Tommy Allen
- Fantasy of Fear
(1975)
... Sheriff
1973-1978
Emergency!
(TV Series)
Captain Gordon Trigg / Crane Operator / Doug Barton
Captain Gordon Trigg / Crane Operator / Doug Barton
- The Most Deadly Passage
(1978)
... Captain Gordon Trigg
- Surprise
(1974)
... Crane Operator
- Body Language
(1973)
... Doug Barton
1977-1978
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
University Police Chief Max Kilmore / Captain
University Police Chief Max Kilmore / Captain
- The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
(1978)
... University Police Chief Max Kilmore
- There's One in Every Port
(1977)
... Captain
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
(TV Series)
Philip Chandler
Philip Chandler
- The Mystery of the Silent Scream
(1977)
... Philip Chandler
1976-1977
Gibbsville
(TV Series)
Chief Edmundson
Chief Edmundson
- The Grand Gesture
(1977)
- In the Silence
(1977)
- How Old, How Young
(1976)
... Chief Edmundson
1974-1976
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series)
Commander Judd / Sheriff Kenney / Sheriff Holloway
Commander Judd / Sheriff Kenney / Sheriff Holloway
- The Thrill Killers: Part 2
(1976)
... Commander Judd (as Ken Tobey)
- Trail of Terror
(1975)
... Sheriff Kenney
- Jacob's Boy
(1974)
... Sheriff Holloway (as Ken Tobey)
1974-1975
Get Christie Love!
(TV Series)
Charlie Red
Charlie Red
- The Big Rematch
(1975)
- Pawn Ticket for Murder
(1974)
... Charlie Red (as Ken Tobey)
1973-1974
Police Story
(TV Series)
Det. Fowler / McWalters
Det. Fowler / McWalters
- Glamour Boy
(1974)
... Det. Fowler
- Requiem for an Informer
(1973)
... McWalters (as Ken Tobey)
1972-1974
The Rookies
(TV Series)
Officer Corbett / Radio Officer / Officer Rankin
Officer Corbett / Radio Officer / Officer Rankin
- Death at 6 A.M.
(1974)
... Officer Corbett (as Ken Tobey)
- The Good Die Young
(1972)
... Radio Officer
- The Bear That Didn't Get Up
(1972)
... Officer Rankin
1970-1974
Ironside
(TV Series)
Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds
Mahoney / Lt. Reynolds
- What's New with Mark?
(1974)
... Mahoney
- Little Jerry Jessup
(1970)
... Lt. Reynolds
1970-1974
Adam-12
(TV Series)
Don Bates / Sgt. Bert Strong / Lt. King
Don Bates / Sgt. Bert Strong / Lt. King
- Clinic on 18th Street
(1974)
... Don Bates
- Log 174: Loan Sharks
(1970)
... Sgt. Bert Strong
- Log 34: Astro Division
(1970)
... Lt. King
1973
The New Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Detective Naismith
Detective Naismith
- The Case of the Cagey Cager
(1973)
... Detective Naismith (as Ken Tobey)
1970-1973
Mannix
(TV Series)
Ted Bailey / Sheriff / Sheriff Wells
Ted Bailey / Sheriff / Sheriff Wells
- Desert Run
(1973)
... Ted Bailey
- A Game of Shadows
(1972)
... Sheriff
- Sunburst
(1970)
... Sheriff Wells
1971-1972
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Sheriff Kimball / Sheriff Slocum
Sheriff Kimball / Sheriff Slocum
- Witness to a Lynching
(1972)
... Sheriff Kimball
- Jailbreak at Junction City
(1971)
... Sheriff Slocum
1960-1972
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Ed Terrall / Bob Mathison / Fickett / ...
Ed Terrall / Bob Mathison / Fickett / ...
- Tatum
(1972)
... Ed Terrall
- The Prisoner
(1969)
... Bob Mathison
- Once a Haggen
(1964)
... Fickett
- The Worm
(1960)
... Ben Spadden
1972
Longstreet
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Gifford
Lieutenant Gifford
- Through Shattering Glass
(1972)
... Lieutenant Gifford
1968-1972
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Notary / Josiah Heath
Notary / Josiah Heath
- Search in Limbo
(1972)
... Notary
- The Thirteenth Man
(1968)
... Josiah Heath (as Ken Tobey)
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
(TV Series)
Colonel Phillips
Colonel Phillips
- Operation: Spread
(1971)
... Colonel Phillips
1967-1970
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Sheriff Howard Acton / Joe Pierce / Sheriff Dan Porter / ...
Sheriff Howard Acton / Joe Pierce / Sheriff Dan Porter / ...
- Lady at the Bar
(1970)
... Sheriff Howard Acton
- Rich Man, Poor Man
(1970)
... Joe Pierce
- The Decision
(1968)
... Sheriff Dan Porter
- The Reckoning
(1967)
... Sheriff Kirby
1960-1969
Lassie
(TV Series)
Luke Moran / Tom Anderson / Jim Dixon / ...
Luke Moran / Tom Anderson / Jim Dixon / ...
- Success Story
(1969)
... Luke Moran
- Fury at Wind River
(1967)
... Tom Anderson
- Lure of the Wild
(1967)
... Jim Dixon
- A Career for Lassie
(1962)
... Dan Fuller
- The Rescue
(1960)
... Chuck Martin (as Kenneth Toby)
1968
Judd for the Defense
(TV Series)
Dr. Yale Udall
Dr. Yale Udall
- Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live
(1968)
... Dr. Yale Udall
1967-1968
I Spy
(TV Series)
Russ Conway / Gabe
Russ Conway / Gabe
- Pinwheel
(1968)
... Russ Conway (as Ken Tobey)
- The Name of the Game
(1968)
... Russ Conway (as Ken Tobey)
- This Guy Smith
(1968)
... Russ Conway (as Ken Tobey)
- Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home
(1968)
... Russ Conway (as Ken Tobey)
- Oedipus at Colonus
(1967)
... Russ Conway (as Ken Tobey)
1967
Daktari
(TV Series)
Col. Simon Tredwell
Col. Simon Tredwell
- The Elephant Raid: Part 2
(1967)
... Col. Simon Tredwell
- The Elephant Raid: Part 1
(1967)
... Col. Simon Tredwell
1965
Our Private World
(TV Series)
Dick Robinson
Dick Robinson
- Episode #1.22
(1965)
... Dick Robinson
- Episode #1.19
(1965)
... Dick Robinson
1965
The Defenders
(TV Series)
Blakey
Blakey
- Nobody Asks What Side You're On
(1965)
... Blakey (as Ken Tobey)
1963
The Dick Powell Show
(TV Series)
Burke O'Hara
Burke O'Hara
- The Old Man and the City
(1963)
... Burke O'Hara
1960-1962
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin / Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin / Asst. District Attorney Alvin
- The Case of the Weary Watchdog
(1962)
... Asst. District Attorney Alvin
- The Case of the Clumsy Clown
(1960)
... Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
- The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker
(1960)
... Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
1962
Frontier Circus
(TV Series)
Frank Mitchell / Marshal Walden
Frank Mitchell / Marshal Walden
- Incident at Pawnee Gun
(1962)
... Frank Mitchell
- The Good Fight
(1962)
... Marshal Walden
1960-1961
Lawman
(TV Series)
Duncan Clooney / Tom Bishop
Duncan Clooney / Tom Bishop
- Trojan Horse
(1961)
... Duncan Clooney (as Ken Tobey)
- The Parting
(1960)
... Tom Bishop
1961
Make Room for Daddy
(TV Series)
Coach Fred Farrell
Coach Fred Farrell
- Rusty's Punishment
(1961)
... Coach Fred Farrell
1960
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Colonel Madison Lake
Colonel Madison Lake
- The Deserters
(1960)
... Colonel Madison Lake
1960
The Rebel
(TV Series)
Major Quincy Bannister
Major Quincy Bannister
- Noblesse Oblige
(1960)
... Major Quincy Bannister (as Ken Tobey)
1957-1960
Whirlybirds
(TV Series)
Chuck Martin
Chuck Martin
- Four Little Indians
(1960)
... Chuck Martin
- Time Limit
(1959)
... Chuck Martin
- Dead Wrong
(1959)
... Chuck Martin
- Man, You Kill Me
(1959)
... Chuck Martin
- Shoot Out
(1959)
... Chuck Martin
1955-1959
Disneyland
(TV Series)
Jocko / Shorty / Anthoney Murphy / ...
Jocko / Shorty / Anthoney Murphy / ...
- Elfego Baca, Attorney at Law
(1959)
... Shorty
- Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
(1956)
... Anthoney Murphy
- Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
(1955)
... Jocko
- Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
(1955)
... Jocko
- Davy Crockett at the Alamo
(1955)
... James Bowie
1957
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Sheriff Cash Harcourt
Sheriff Cash Harcourt
- Revenge at Harness Creek
(1957)
... Sheriff Cash Harcourt
1957
The Sheriff of Cochise
(TV Series)
Jim Callahan
Jim Callahan
- Bandit Chief
(1957)
... Jim Callahan (as Ken Tobey)
1955-1956
Frontier
(TV Series)
Elmo / Gabe Sharp / Wade Trippe
Elmo / Gabe Sharp / Wade Trippe
- Hostage
(1956)
... Elmo (as Ken Tobey)
- Out from Texas
(1956)
... Gabe Sharp (as Ken Tobey)
- In Nebraska
(1955)
... Wade Trippe (as Ken Tobey)
1953-1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(TV Series)
Lt. Lambert / Sergeant Tim Vernon
Lt. Lambert / Sergeant Tim Vernon
- The Happy Sun
(1956)
- Ordeal
(1956)
... Lt. Lambert
- Jury of One
(1955)
... (as Ken Tobey)
- Storm Swept
(1953)
... Sergeant Tim Vernon
1955-1956
Science Fiction Theatre
(TV Series)
Frank Davis / Lieutenant Dunne
Frank Davis / Lieutenant Dunne
- The Green Bomb
(1956)
... Frank Davis
- Y.O.R.D.
(1955)
... Lieutenant Dunne (as Ken Tobey)
1954-1955
Letter to Loretta
(TV Series)
Harry Potter / David Whitney
Harry Potter / David Whitney
- Slander
(1955)
... Harry Potter (as Ken Tobey)
- A Family Out of Us
(1954)
... David Whitney
1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
(TV Series)
Dennis / Frank
Dennis / Frank
- Triplets
(1955)
... Dennis
- A Hunting We Will Go
(1955)
... Frank
1952-1955
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Joe Ellison / Larsen
Joe Ellison / Larsen
- An Argument with Death
(1955)
- Retribution
(1954)
... Joe Ellison
- The Roof
(1952)
... Larsen
1954-1955
Public Defender
(TV Series)
Sgt. Angel / Don Nelson
Sgt. Angel / Don Nelson
- Cornered
(1955)
... Sgt. Angel
- Road to Nowhere
(1954)
... Don Nelson
1952
Biff Baker, U.S.A.
(TV Series)
Tommy Allen
Tommy Allen
- Counterfeit Plates
(1952)
... Tommy Allen (as Ken Tobey)
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Stage Play: Janie. Written by Hershel Williams and Josephine Bentham. Scenic Design by John Root. Directed by Antoinette Perry. Henry Miller's Theatre (moved to Biltmore Theatre from 21 Dec 1942- 31 Jan 1943 then returned to Henry Miller's Theatre until 21 Feb 1943, moved to Playhouse Theatre from 23 Feb 1943 to 26 Nov 1943, then moved to ... See more »Alternate Names:
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