Ken Jenkins

Acting

Ken Jenkins

Born August 28, 1940Dayton, Ohio, USA70 credits

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

All the Way
2016All the Way
as Howard W. SmithMovie
Harvey Beaks
2015Harvey Beaks
as Blister (voice)TV
black-ish
2014black-ish
as BernieTV
Gravity Falls
2012Gravity Falls
as Pa Duskerton (voice)TV
Cougar Town
2009Cougar Town
as ChickTV
Welcome to Paradise
2007Welcome to Paradise
as Reverend McNamaraMovie
The Sum of All Fears
2002The Sum of All Fears
as Admiral PollackMovie
Home Room
2002Home Room
as Police CaptainMovie
Clockstoppers
2002Clockstoppers
as NSA Agent MooreMovie
I Am Sam
2001I Am Sam
as Judge Philip McNeilyMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubs
as Bob KelsoTV
The Tailor of Panama
2001The Tailor of Panama
as MorecombeMovie
Lucky Numbers
2000Lucky Numbers
as Dan SchuffMovie
Family Law
1999Family Law
as Judge William JankowskiTV
Thirst
1998Thirst
as Lou WolfordMovie
Oh Baby
1998Oh Baby
as Fred CallowayTV
Early Edition
1996Early Edition
as Winston ThorpeTV
Last Man Standing
1996Last Man Standing
as Captain Tom PickettMovie
Fled
1996Fled
as Warden NicholsMovie
Courage Under Fire
1996Courage Under Fire
as Joel WaldenMovie
Executive Decision
1996Executive Decision
as General WoodMovie
Hiroshima
1995Hiroshima
as Secretary of State James F. ByrnesTV
Past the Bleachers
1995Past the Bleachers
as Hilton BurberryMovie
Sliders
1995Sliders
as Professor Jack BigelowTV
Cybill
1995Cybill
as EdTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
as Stanley McGeeTV
White Mile
1994White Mile
as Jerry TaggartMovie
The Stand
1994The Stand
as Peter GoldsmithTV
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5
as Captain Trevor HallTV
And the Band Played On
1993And the Band Played On
as Dr. Dennis DonohueMovie
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Deputy Chief KarrasTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About You
as Jack FarrerTV
Hearts Afire
1992Hearts Afire
as Mr. ConwayTV
Crossing the Bridge
1992Crossing the Bridge
as Lou MorganMovie
In Broad Daylight
1991In Broad Daylight
as Bob WebbMovie
Edge of Honor
1991Edge of Honor
as Bo DubsMovie
Descending Angel
1990Descending Angel
as Sam MurrayMovie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210
as Pastor NealTV
Air America
1990Air America
as Major Donald LemondMovie
Shattered Dreams
1990Shattered Dreams
as Hal WittMovie
In Country
1989In Country
as Jim HollyMovie
Breaking Point
1989Breaking Point
as Col. LoweMovie
The Abyss
1989The Abyss
as Gerard KirkhillMovie
The Outside Woman
1989The Outside Woman
as Junior MillerMovie
Unconquered
1989Unconquered
as Dr. SmithMovie
Disaster at Silo 7
1988Disaster at Silo 7
as ClarenceMovie
Matewan
1987Matewan
as Sephus PurcellMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as SheriffTV
Heart of Steel
1983Heart of Steel
as PriestMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Border ThugTV
In Fashion
1974In Fashion
as AubinMovie