Ken Jenkins
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Ken Jenkins

Aug 28, 1940 - Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie1989The AbyssGerard Kirkhill
Movie1993And the Band Played OnDr. Dennis Donohue
Movie2002The Sum of All FearsAdmiral Pollack
Movie1987MatewanSephus Purcell
Movie1990Air AmericaMajor Donald Lemond
Movie1996Last Man StandingCaptain Tom Pickett
Movie1989The Outside WomanJunior Miller
Movie1996FledWarden Nichols
Movie2007Welcome to ParadiseReverend McNamara
Movie2002Home RoomPolice Captain
Movie1991In Broad DaylightBob Webb
Movie1990Dark Avenger
Movie1988Disaster at Silo 7Clarence
Movie1990By Dawn's Early LightSam
Movie1974In FashionAubin
Movie1998ThirstLou Wolford
Movie1995Past the BleachersHilton Burberry
Movie2002ClockstoppersNSA Agent Moore
Movie1991Edge of HonorBo Dubs
Movie1989Roe vs. Wade
Movie1983Heart of SteelPriest
Movie1990Shattered DreamsHal Witt
Movie1990Descending AngelSam Murray
Movie1992A House of Secrets and LiesEd Norwood
Movie1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessBob Newsom
Movie1989UnconqueredDr. Smith
Movie2001I Am SamJudge Philip McNeily
Movie1985What Comes AroundLarry
Movie1996Executive DecisionGeneral Wood
Movie1992Crossing the BridgeLou Morgan
Movie1996Courage Under FireJoel Walden
Movie1989Breaking PointCol. Lowe
Movie2016All the WayHoward W. Smith
Movie1994A Time to HealDon
Movie2019Girls WeekendTom
Movie2000Lucky NumbersDan Schuff
Movie1989In CountryJim Holly
Movie2001The Tailor of PanamaMorecombe
Movie1994White MileJerry Taggart
TV Show1992Mad About YouJack Farrer1
TV Show1987thirtysomething1
TV Show1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationDr. Paul Stubbs1
TV Show1990Beverly Hills, 902103
TV Show1996Early EditionWinston Thorpe1
TV Show1995Cybill1
TV Show1991Homefront42
TV Show1979Knots LandingBorder Thug1
TV Show1982Newhart1
TV Show1989Mancuso, F.B.I.3
TV Show1994Babylon 5Captain Trevor Hall1
TV Show1993The X-FilesDeputy Chief Karras1
TV Show1985The EqualizerSheriff1
TV Show2001ScrubsBob Kelso176
TV Show1994Chicago Hope1
TV Show1987Wiseguy9
TV Show2012Gravity FallsPa Duskerton (voice)1
TV Show1999Family LawJudge William Jankowski2
TV Show2014black-ishBernie1
TV Show2013Back in the GameWarden1
TV Show2012Gravity FallsPa (voice)1
TV Show1992Hearts AfireMr. Conway1
TV Show2015Harvey BeaksBlister (voice)3
TV Show1998Oh BabyFred Calloway6
TV Show2017A Series of Unfortunate EventsElder Sam2
TV Show2009Cougar TownChick19
TV Show1995SlidersRobert Clark1
TV Show1995SlidersProfessor Jack Bigelow1
TV Show1971Great PerformancesAubin1
TV Show1995HiroshimaSecretary of State James F. Byrnes2
TV Show1994The StandPeter Goldsmith1
TV Show1998The Magnificent SevenFrank1

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