Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Acting

1917-03-23

Oakland, California, USA

Died: 2002-12-22

Biography

Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific 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.

Appears In

Columbo
⭐ 8.1
Columbo
1971

as Police Commissioner

Perry Mason
⭐ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957

as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin

Perry Mason
⭐ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957

as Asst. District Attorney Alvin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
⭐ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993

as Rurigan

Bonanza
⭐ 7.5
Bonanza
1959

as Josiah Heath

Bonanza
⭐ 7.5
Bonanza
1959

as Notary

Falcon Crest
⭐ 5.5
Falcon Crest
1981

as Judge Randolph Winthrop

Little House on the Prairie
⭐ 7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Chuck Martin

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Dan Fuller

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Jim Dixon

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Tom Anderson

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Luke Moran

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954

as Colonel Bill Morgan

Ironside
⭐ 6.8
Ironside
1967

as Mahoney

Ironside
⭐ 6.8
Ironside
1967

as Lt. Reynolds

Mannix
⭐ 6.7
Mannix
1967

as Sheriff

Mannix
⭐ 6.7
Mannix
1967

as Ted Bailey

Mannix
⭐ 6.7
Mannix
1967

as Sheriff Wells

L.A. Law
⭐ 7.0
L.A. Law
1986

as Judge Kent Watson

The Twilight Zone
⭐ 7.8
The Twilight Zone
1985

as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")

Have Gun, Will Travel
⭐ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

as Tim Decker

The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Sheriff Kirby

The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Sheriff Dan Porter

The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Joe Pierce

The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Sheriff Howard Acton

Climax!
⭐ 3.3
Climax!
1954

as Captain Coppedge

Night Court
⭐ 7.3
Night Court
1984

as Harrison Kemp

Adam-12
⭐ 7.0
Adam-12
1968

as Lt. King

Adam-12
⭐ 7.0
Adam-12
1968

as Don Bates

Adam-12
⭐ 7.0
Adam-12
1968

as Sgt. Bert Strong

Emergency!
⭐ 7.9
Emergency!
1972

as Doug Barton

Emergency!
⭐ 7.9
Emergency!
1972

as Crane Operator

Emergency!
⭐ 7.9
Emergency!
1972

as Capt. Gordon Trigg

The Rockford Files
⭐ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974

as Captain

The Rockford Files
⭐ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974

as University Police Chief Max Kilmore

Cannon
⭐ 6.6
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
⭐ 5.4
The F.B.I.
1965

as Barstow

Dragnet
⭐ 6.4
Dragnet
1951
Starsky & Hutch
⭐ 7.2
Starsky & Hutch
1975

as Andy Wilkins

Lawman
⭐ 5.6
Lawman
1958

as Tom Bishop

Lawman
⭐ 5.6
Lawman
1958

as Duncan Clooney

The Defenders
⭐ 5.9
The Defenders
1961

as Blakey

The Lone Ranger
⭐ 6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949

as Deputy Gil Jackson

Daniel Boone
⭐ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964

as Taggart

Wanted: Dead or Alive
⭐ 6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

as Vince Slater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
⭐ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

as Jeff

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Spadden

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Fickett

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Bob Mathison

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Ed Terrall

Night Gallery
⭐ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970

as Warden

Hunter
⭐ 7.1
Hunter
1984

as Father Cusack

Family Affair
⭐ 6.7
Family Affair
1966
The Restless Gun
⭐ 3.0
The Restless Gun
1957

as Sheriff Cash Harcourt

Barnaby Jones
⭐ 6.9
Barnaby Jones
1973

as Sheriff Tommy Allen

Barnaby Jones
⭐ 6.9
Barnaby Jones
1973

as Sheriff

Barnaby Jones
⭐ 6.9
Barnaby Jones
1973

as Ron Hagarty

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
⭐ 6.3
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

as Tony Alexander

The Angry Beavers
⭐ 6.9
The Angry Beavers
1997

as Scientist / General (voice)

The Rookies
⭐ 6.8
The Rookies
1972
Bat Masterson
⭐ 6.1
Bat Masterson
1958

as Reed Amherst

The Rebel
⭐ 4.7
The Rebel
1959

as Major Quincy Bannister

The Ford Television Theatre
⭐ 7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Vega$
⭐ 7.0
Vega$
1978
McMillan & Wife
⭐ 6.9
McMillan & Wife
1971

as Sgt. Halliday

77 Sunset Strip
⭐ 6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1958

as Coach Jarech

Arrest and Trial
⭐ 7.7
Arrest and Trial
1963

as Bill Latham

The Streets of San Francisco
⭐ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972

as Sheriff Holloway

The Streets of San Francisco
⭐ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972

as Sheriff Kenney

The Streets of San Francisco
⭐ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972

as Commander Judd

Father Knows Best
⭐ 6.5
Father Knows Best
1954

as Jack Bramer

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
⭐ 7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
I Spy
⭐ 6.5
I Spy
1965

as Russ Conway

Alias Smith and Jones
⭐ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Gremlins
⭐ 7.1
Gremlins
1984

as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Airplane!
⭐ 7.3
Airplane!
1980

as Air Controller Neubauer

Petrocelli
⭐ 7.2
Petrocelli
1974

as Jason Strafford

Public Defender
⭐ 5.7
Public Defender
1954

as Patrolman Don Nelson

Public Defender
⭐ 5.7
Public Defender
1954

as Sgt. Angel

Bronco
⭐ 5.9
Bronco
1958
Sea Hunt
⭐ 6.6
Sea Hunt
1958

as Pete Butler

Stoney Burke
⭐ 5.7
Stoney Burke
1962

as Ryan

It Takes a Thief
⭐ 7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968

as Captain

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
⭐ 7.8
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013

as Capt. Henry (archive footage)

The Lieutenant
⭐ 6.0
The Lieutenant
1963

as Sergeant Baker

The Horror Show
⭐ 3.8
The Horror Show
1979

as (archive footage)

Science Fiction Theatre
⭐ 6.2
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Hellraiser: Bloodline
⭐ 5.3
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996

as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

The Bigamist
⭐ 6.4
The Bigamist
1953

as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

Sam Benedict
⭐ 6.0
Sam Benedict
1962
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
⭐ 6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990

as Projectionist

Judd for the Defense
⭐ 7.5
Judd for the Defense
1967
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
⭐ 5.2
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1992

as Captain Holiday

Daktari
⭐ 7.3
Daktari
1966

as Col. Simon Tredwell

Panic!
⭐ 0.0
Panic!
1957
Ghost Writer
⭐ 4.3
Ghost Writer
1989

as Cop #2

The Flying Missile
⭐ 4.9
The Flying Missile
1950

as Pete McEvoy

Wild and Wooly
⭐ 4.0
Wild and Wooly
1978

as Mark Hannah

Target: The Corruptors!
⭐ 3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Outcasts
⭐ 5.3
The Outcasts
1968
The Lone Wolf
⭐ 7.0
The Lone Wolf
1954

as Johnny Martin

One Way Street
⭐ 5.2
One Way Street
1950

as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

Cavalcade of America
⭐ 3.5
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Steel Jungle
⭐ 5.1
The Steel Jungle
1956

as Dr. Lewy

Starman
⭐ 6.9
Starman
1986

as Conrad Bennett

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
⭐ 6.3
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974

as Carl Donahue

Walking Tall
⭐ 6.6
Walking Tall
1973

as Augie McCullah

The Outsider
⭐ 5.2
The Outsider
1968

as Joe Kester

The Wild McCullochs
⭐ 3.7
The Wild McCullochs
1975

as Larry Carpenter

My Friend Irma Goes West
⭐ 6.1
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950

as Pilot

Breakout
⭐ 0.0
Breakout
1970

as Ranger

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
⭐ 6.6
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953

as Col. Evans

Marlowe
⭐ 6.0
Marlowe
1969

as Fred Beifus

The Lost Empire
⭐ 4.7
The Lost Empire
1984

as Capt. Hendry

Whirlybirds
⭐ 5.4
Whirlybirds
1957

as Chuck Martin

The Vampire
⭐ 6.2
The Vampire
1957

as Buck Donnelly

Bob
⭐ 7.3
Bob
1992
Innerspace
⭐ 6.8
Innerspace
1987

as Man in Restroom

He Walked by Night
⭐ 6.7
He Walked by Night
1949

as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Homebodies
⭐ 6.7
Homebodies
1974

as Construction Boss

Davy Crockett
⭐ 6.1
Davy Crockett
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as James Bowie

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Jocko

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Anthoney Murphy

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Shorty

Frontier
⭐ 5.0
Frontier
1955
Right Cross
⭐ 6.6
Right Cross
1950

as Reporter #3

Baby Blue Marine
⭐ 4.9
Baby Blue Marine
1976

as Buick Driver

The Search for Bridey Murphy
⭐ 6.3
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956

as Rex Simmons

X-15
⭐ 5.9
X-15
1961

as Col. Craig Brewster

The Steel Cage
⭐ 0.0
The Steel Cage
1954

as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

Strange Invaders
⭐ 4.8
Strange Invaders
1983

as Arthur Newman

Nowhere to Run
⭐ 7.0
Nowhere to Run
1978

as Mohr

Temple Houston
⭐ 5.7
Temple Houston
1963

as Dan Powers

Behind Closed Doors
⭐ 0.0
Behind Closed Doors
1958

as Colonel Pete Kellogg

The Americans
⭐ 6.0
The Americans
1961
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
⭐ 3.0
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972

as Col. Bill Morgan

Letter to Loretta
⭐ 6.5
Letter to Loretta
1953

as David Whitney

Letter to Loretta
⭐ 6.5
Letter to Loretta
1953

as Harry Potter

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
⭐ 5.3
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992

as Smitty

The Howling
⭐ 6.6
The Howling
1981

as Older Cop

Body Shot
⭐ 3.1
Body Shot
1994

as Arthur Lassen

Biff Baker U.S.A.
⭐ 7.5
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952

as Tommy Allen

Beyond Glory
⭐ 7.3
Beyond Glory
1948

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Free For All
⭐ 6.0
Free For All
1949

as Pilot

The Company She Keeps
⭐ 5.9
The Company She Keeps
1951

as Rex Fisher (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
⭐ 7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957

as Bat Masterson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
⭐ 8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

as Miles Standish

Chopper One
⭐ 5.0
Chopper One
1974

as Sergeant Reardon

The Thing from Another World
⭐ 6.7
The Thing from Another World
1951

as Captain Patrick Hendry

Big Top Pee-wee
⭐ 4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
1988

as Sheriff

Rawhide
⭐ 6.7
Rawhide
1951

as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
⭐ 6.8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950

as Detective Tobey

Gibbsville
⭐ 0.0
Gibbsville
1976
Gus
⭐ 5.9
Gus
1976

as Asst. Warden

Stark Fear
⭐ 5.0
Stark Fear
1962

as Kane

Freeway
⭐ 4.7
Freeway
1988

as Monsignor Kavanaugh

MacArthur
⭐ 6.3
MacArthur
1977

as Admiral Halsey

The Gunfighter
⭐ 7.3
The Gunfighter
1950

as Swede (uncredited)

Twelve O'Clock High
⭐ 7.1
Twelve O'Clock High
1949

as Sgt. Keller

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

as Sergeant Tim Vernon

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

as Lt. Lambert

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
⭐ 6.4
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955

as Col. Jim Bowie

It Came from Beneath the Sea
⭐ 5.6
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955

as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

Angel Face
⭐ 7.1
Angel Face
1953

as Bill Crompton

Ben
⭐ 5.9
Ben
1972

as Engineer

I Was a Male War Bride
⭐ 6.9
I Was a Male War Bride
1949

as Red (uncredited)

The Candidate
⭐ 6.5
The Candidate
1972

as Floyd J. Starkey

A Time for Killing
⭐ 4.6
A Time for Killing
1967

as Sgt. Cleehan

Task Force
⭐ 7.0
Task Force
1949

as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon
⭐ 6.5
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

Seven Ways from Sundown
⭐ 5.8
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960

as Lieutenant Herly

Kung Fu
⭐ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972

as Sheriff Ingram

The Great Sinner
⭐ 6.6
The Great Sinner
1949

as Cabbie (uncredited)

The Great Locomotive Chase
⭐ 6.3
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956

as Anthony Murphy

When Willie Comes Marching Home
⭐ 6.8
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950

as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
⭐ 6.3
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956

as Jocko

Hero at Large
⭐ 5.9
Hero at Large
1980

as Firechief Palmer

Rage at Dawn
⭐ 6.1
Rage at Dawn
1955

as Monk Claxton

Billy Jack
⭐ 5.9
Billy Jack
1971

as Deputy Mike

The Wings of Eagles
⭐ 6.2
The Wings of Eagles
1957

as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

The Death Squad
⭐ 6.8
The Death Squad
1974

as Hartman

Three Secrets
⭐ 6.4
Three Secrets
1950

as Officer (uncredited)

The Naked Monster
⭐ 4.1
The Naked Monster
2005

as Col. Patrick Hendry

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
⭐ 6.7
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988

as Self

40 Guns to Apache Pass
⭐ 5.0
40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967

as Cpl. Bodine

Cry Terror!
⭐ 6.3
Cry Terror!
1958

as Agent Frank Cole

Coffee, Tea or Me?
⭐ 0.0
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973

as Captain

Rage
⭐ 6.5
Rage
1972

as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

Terror in the Sky
⭐ 6.8
Terror in the Sky
1971

as Capt. Wilson

The Crooked Hearts
⭐ 7.8
The Crooked Hearts
1972

as Fisherman

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
⭐ 7.0
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955

as Jocko

The Alpha Caper
⭐ 5.5
The Alpha Caper
1973

as Police Captain

W.C. Fields and Me
⭐ 7.8
W.C. Fields and Me
1976

as Parker

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
⭐ 2.0
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980

as Chuck Parks

Down Three Dark Streets
⭐ 5.7
Down Three Dark Streets
1954

as Zack Stewart

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
⭐ 6.5
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955

as James Bowie

A Man Called Adam
⭐ 6.2
A Man Called Adam
1966

as Club Owner

Fireball Forward
⭐ 5.0
Fireball Forward
1972

as Gen. Dawson

The Andersonville Trial
⭐ 6.7
The Andersonville Trial
1970

as Board of Military Judges

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
⭐ 0.0
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977

as Oliver

Ring of Fear
⭐ 5.0
Ring of Fear
1954

as Shreveport

Fighter Attack
⭐ 4.5
Fighter Attack
1953

as George

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
⭐ 0.0
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
Goodbye, Franklin High
⭐ 1.7
Goodbye, Franklin High
1978

as Police Captain