Kenneth Tobey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-03-23 (85 years old)

Deathday

2002-12-22

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Kenneth Tobey

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.

Acting

1969

Marlowe

as Fred Beifus

1953

Angel Face

as Bill Crompton

1971

Billy Jack

as Deputy Mike

1951

The Thing from Another World

as Captain Patrick Hendry

1978

1958

Cry Terror!

as Agent Frank Cole

1967

A Time for Killing

as Sgt. Cleehan

1981

The Howling

as Older Cop

1988

Big Top Pee-wee

as Sheriff

1988

Freeway

as Monsignor Kavanaugh

1957

1955

Captain Fathom

as Jack Clyde

1949

He Walked by Night

as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

2005

The Naked Monster

as Col. Patrick Hendry

1992

1955

It Came from Beneath the Sea

as Cmdr. Pete Mathews

1956

1954

1949

Twelve O'Clock High

as Sgt. Keller

1950

Right Cross

as Reporter #3

1967

1957

The Wings of Eagles

as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

1984

Gremlins

as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1983

Strange Invaders

as Arthur Newman

1976

1962

Stark Fear

as Kane

1974

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

as Carl Donahue

1953

The Bigamist

as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney

1956

The Steel Jungle

as Dr. Lewy

1949

Task Force

as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)

1957

The Vampire

as Buck Donnelly

1955

1960

Seven Ways from Sundown

as Lieutenant Herly

1972

Rage

as Col. Alan A. Nickerson

1954

The Steel Cage

as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"

1990

1954

Ring of Fear

as Shreveport

1977

MacArthur

as Admiral Halsey

1972

1950

The Flying Missile

as Pete McEvoy

1953

1994

Body Shot

as Arthur Lassen

1966

A Man Called Adam

as Club Owner

1976

Baby Blue Marine

as Buick Driver

1975

The Wild McCullochs

as Larry Carpenter

1961

X-15

as Col. Craig Brewster

1972

Ben

as Engineer

1987

Innerspace

as Man in Restroom

1974

Homebodies

as Construction Boss

1970

The Andersonville Trial

as Board of Military Judges

1955

Rage at Dawn

as Monk Claxton

1976

Gus

as Asst. Warden

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)

1949

Free For All

as Pilot

1980

Hero at Large

as Firechief Palmer

1948

Beyond Glory

as Bit Role (uncredited)

1949

I Was a Male War Bride

as Red (uncredited)

1951

Rawhide

as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)

1970

Breakout

as Ranger

1980

Airplane!

as Air Controller Neubauer

1950

The Gunfighter

as Swede (uncredited)

1949

The Great Sinner

as Cabbie (uncredited)

1989

Ghost Writer

as Cop #2

1950

One Way Street

as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

1984

The Lost Empire

as Capt. Hendry

1974

The Death Squad

as Hartman

1978

Goodbye, Franklin High

as Police Captain

1973

Walking Tall

as Augie McCullah

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Detective Tobey

1950

Three Secrets

as Officer (uncredited)

1996

Hellraiser: Bloodline

as Hologram Priest (uncredited)

1971

Terror in the Sky

as Capt. Wilson

1973

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

as Police Photographer (Uncredited)

1972

Fireball Forward

as Gen. Dawson

1972

The Crooked Hearts

as Fisherman

1973

The Alpha Caper

as Police Captain

1972

The Candidate

as Floyd J. Starkey

1978

Wild and Wooly

as Mark Hannah

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