Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917-2002) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Jesse Kenneth Tobey was an American actor active from the early 1940s into the 1990s, with over 200 credits in film, theatre, and television.
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Hellraiser: BloodlineFilm, Hologram Priest (uncredited)1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries, Rurigan1990
Gremlins 2: The New BatchFilm, Projectionist1987
InnerspaceFilm, Man in Restroom1985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")1983
Strange InvadersFilm, Arthur Newman1981
Falcon CrestSeries, Judge Randolph Winthrop
The HowlingFilm, 1981Older Cop1977
MacArthurFilm, Admiral Halsey1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries, Barrett
Dirty Mary Crazy LarryFilm, 1974Carl Donahue1972
BenFilm, Engineer1971
CannonSeries1969
MarloweFilm, Fred Beifus1968
Adam-12Series, Lt. King1965
The F.B.I.Series, Barstow1962
The VirginianSeries, Sheriff Dan Porter1960
Seven Ways from SundownFilm, Lieutenant Herly1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Tim Decker
Gunfight at the O.K. CorralFilm, 1957Bat Masterson1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierFilm, Col. Jim Bowie1951
DragnetSeries
RawhideFilm, 1951Lt. Wingate (uncredited)1949
He Walked by NightFilm, Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)1917Born23 March 1917People around Kenneth
Joe Dante Directed Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Walt Disney Produced The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Norman Foster Directed Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Dick Miller Also in Gremlins and Innerspace- Phil Karlson Directed Walking Tall and A Time for Killing
Harry Lauter Also in I Was a Male War Bride (1950)
Gregory Peck Also in The Gunfighter (1950)
John Ford Directed The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Jerry Goldsmith Wrote Gremlins, Innerspace and MacArthur
Howard Hawks Produced The Thing from Another World (1951)
Roger Corman Directed A Time for Killing (1969)- John Sturges Directed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Nunnally Johnson Produced The Gunfighter (1950)- Bill Walsh Produced Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
King Donovan Also in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Arthur Gardner Produced Down Three Dark Streets and The Vampire
Howard W. Koch Produced Airplane! and X-15
Steven Spielberg Produced Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Robert Picardo Also in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Mae Marsh Also in The Gunfighter and The Wings of Eagles
John Hough Directed Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1976)
Charles Schnee Produced The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Belinda Balaski Also in Gremlins and The Howling
Peter J. Ortiz Also in The Wings of Eagles (1957)
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The Gunfighter 1950
Airplane! 1980
Twelve O'Clock High 1949
Gremlins 1984
Angel Face 1953
Filmography 40
214 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
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He is best known for his role as a captain who takes charge of an Arctic military base when it is attacked by a plant-based alien in The Thing from Another World (1951), and a starring role in the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series Whirlybirds.
