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Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins is known for acting, with popular credits including The Abyss, And the Band Played On, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan.

Born 28 Aug 1940 Dayton, Ohio, USA

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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. ​

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2019 Girls Weekend as Tom movie 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events as Elder Sam tv 2016 All the Way as Howard W. Smith movie 2015 Harvey Beaks as Blister (voice) tv 2014 black-ish as Bernie tv 2013 Back in the Game as Warden tv 2012 Gravity Falls as Pa Duskerton (voice) tv 2012 Gravity Falls as Pa (voice) tv 2009 Cougar Town as Chick tv 2009 Scrubs: Interns as Bob Kelso tv 2007 Welcome to Paradise as Reverend McNamara movie 2002 The Sum of All Fears as Admiral Pollack movie 2002 Home Room as Police Captain movie 2002 Clockstoppers as NSA Agent Moore movie 2001 I Am Sam as Judge Philip McNeily movie 2001 Scrubs as Bob Kelso tv 2001 The Tailor of Panama as Morecombe movie 2000 Lucky Numbers as Dan Schuff movie 1999 Family Law as Judge William Jankowski tv 1998 Psycho as District Attorney movie 1998 Thirst as Lou Wolford movie 1998 Oh Baby as Fred Calloway tv 1998 The Magnificent Seven as Frank tv 1996 Early Edition as Winston Thorpe tv 1996 Last Man Standing as Captain Tom Pickett movie 1996 Fled as Warden Nichols movie 1996 Courage Under Fire as Joel Walden movie 1996 Executive Decision as General Wood movie 1995 Hiroshima as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes tv 1995 Past the Bleachers as Hilton Burberry movie 1995 Sliders as Robert Clark tv 1995 Sliders as Professor Jack Bigelow tv 1995 Cybill as Ed tv 1994 Chicago Hope as Stanley McGee tv 1994 Chicago Hope as Jim Carroll tv 1994 White Mile as Jerry Taggart movie 1994 The Stand as Peter Goldsmith tv 1994 A Time to Heal as Don movie 1994 Babylon 5 as Captain Trevor Hall tv 1994 In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Bob Newsom movie 1993 And the Band Played On as Dr. Dennis Donohue movie 1993 The X-Files as Deputy Chief Karras tv 1992 A House of Secrets and Lies as Ed Norwood movie 1992 Mad About You as Jack Farrer tv 1992 Hearts Afire as Mr. Conway tv 1992 Crossing the Bridge as Lou Morgan movie 1991 Homefront tv 1991 Love, Lies and Murder as Rubright tv 1991 In Broad Daylight as Bob Webb movie 1991 Edge of Honor as Bo Dubs movie 1990 Descending Angel as Sam Murray movie 1990 Dark Avenger as District Attorney Underwood movie 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 as Pastor Neal tv 1990 Air America as Major Donald Lemond movie 1990 By Dawn's Early Light as Sam movie 1990 Shattered Dreams as Hal Witt movie 1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. tv 1989 In Country as Jim Holly movie 1989 Breaking Point as Col. Lowe movie 1989 The Abyss as Gerard Kirkhill movie 1989 Roe vs. Wade movie 1989 The Outside Woman as Junior Miller movie 1989 Unconquered as Dr. Smith movie 1988 Disaster at Silo 7 as Clarence movie 1987 thirtysomething tv 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Paul Stubbs tv 1987 Wiseguy tv 1987 Matewan as Sephus Purcell movie 1985 The Equalizer as Sheriff tv 1985 What Comes Around as Larry movie 1983 Heart of Steel as Priest movie 1982 Newhart tv 1982 American Playhouse as Joel Spender tv 1979 Knots Landing as Border Thug tv 1974 In Fashion as Aubin movie 1971 Great Performances as Aubin tv

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Ken Jenkins is known for acting, with popular credits including The Abyss, And the Band Played On, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan.

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Ken Jenkins is known for credits including The Abyss, And the Band Played On, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan, Air America.

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