Ken Jenkins
Acting
Born: August 28, 1940 (age 86) · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Highest Rated
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
The X-Files
1993
Gravity Falls
2012
The Abyss
1989
I Am Sam
2001
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Courage Under Fire
1996
Psycho
1998
Executive Decision
1996
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Last Man Standing
1996
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Photos (1)
Movies (39)
I Am Sam
Judge Philip McNeily
Executive Decision
General Wood
The Sum of All Fears
Admiral Pollack
Courage Under Fire
Joel Walden
The Abyss
Gerard Kirkhill
The Tailor of Panama
Morecombe
Last Man Standing
Captain Tom Pickett
And the Band Played On
Dr. Dennis Donohue
All the Way
Howard W. Smith
In Country
Jim Holly
Fled
Warden Nichols
Air America
Major Donald Lemond
Lucky Numbers
Dan Schuff
Clockstoppers
NSA Agent Moore
Matewan
Sephus Purcell
Psycho
District Attorney
By Dawn's Early Light
Sam
Home Room
Police Captain
White Mile
Jerry Taggart
Thirst
Lou Wolford
In Fashion
Aubin
Descending Angel
Sam Murray
Roe vs. Wade
1989
In Broad Daylight
Bob Webb
Heart of Steel
Priest
Disaster at Silo 7
Clarence
Crossing the Bridge
Lou Morgan
Unconquered
Dr. Smith
A Time to Heal
Don
Dark Avenger
District Attorney Underwood
Edge of Honor
Bo Dubs
Past the Bleachers
Hilton Burberry
Girls Weekend
Tom
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Bob Newsom
Shattered Dreams
Hal Witt
What Comes Around
Larry
Welcome to Paradise
Reverend McNamara
The Outside Woman
Junior Miller
Breaking Point
Col. Lowe
TV Shows (38)
The X-Files
Deputy Chief Karras · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dr. Paul Stubbs · 1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
Pastor Neal · 3 eps
Great Performances
Aubin · 1 eps
Scrubs
Bob Kelso · 176 eps
Gravity Falls
Pa Duskerton (voice) · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Pa (voice) · 1 eps
Knots Landing
Border Thug · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Stanley McGee · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Jim Carroll · 1 eps
Babylon 5
Captain Trevor Hall · 1 eps
Mad About You
Jack Farrer · 1 eps
black-ish
Bernie · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Joel Spender · 1 eps
Newhart
1982
Newhart
Al Griswold · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Sheriff · 1 eps
Sliders
Professor Jack Bigelow · 1 eps
Sliders
Robert Clark · 1 eps
Cougar Town
Chick · 19 eps
Early Edition
Winston Thorpe · 1 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Elder Sam · 2 eps
Wiseguy
9 eps
Cybill
Ed · 1 eps
thirtysomething
1 eps
Family Law
Judge William Jankowski · 2 eps
Harvey Beaks
Blister (voice) · 3 eps
The Stand
Peter Goldsmith · 1 eps
Hearts Afire
Mr. Conway · 1 eps
The Magnificent Seven
Frank · 1 eps
Oh Baby
Fred Calloway · 6 eps
Homefront
42 eps
Mancuso, F.B.I.
3 eps
Scrubs: Interns
Bob Kelso · 1 eps
Back in the Game
Warden · 1 eps
Love, Lies and Murder
Rubright · 2 eps
Scrubs: Med School
Dr. Bob Kelso · 13 eps
Hiroshima
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes · 2 eps