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Ken Jenkins

Actor

Ken Jenkins

Born August 28, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, USA40 films

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.

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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.

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I Am Sam posterFirst watchI Am Sam20017.6as Judge Philip McNeilySam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Abyss poster7.4The Abyss1989The Sum of All Fears poster6.4The Sum of All Fears2002Courage Under Fire poster6.6Courage Under Fire1996Last Man Standing poster6.4Last Man Standing1996Executive Decision poster6.4Executive Decision1996All the Way poster6.7All the Way2016The Tailor of Panama poster6.0The Tailor of Panama2001Air America poster5.8Air America1990

Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. 2019Girls WeekendTom
  2. 2016All the WayHoward W. Smith
  3. 2007Welcome to ParadiseReverend McNamara
  4. 2002The Sum of All FearsAdmiral Pollack
  5. 2002Home RoomPolice Captain
  6. 2002ClockstoppersNSA Agent Moore
  7. 2001I Am SamJudge Philip McNeily
  8. 2001The Tailor of PanamaMorecombe
  9. 2000Lucky NumbersDan Schuff
  10. 1998PsychoDistrict Attorney
  11. 1998ThirstLou Wolford
  12. 1996Last Man StandingCaptain Tom Pickett
  13. 1996FledWarden Nichols
  14. 1996Courage Under FireJoel Walden
  15. 1996Executive DecisionGeneral Wood
  16. 1995Past the BleachersHilton Burberry
  17. 1994White MileJerry Taggart
  18. 1994A Time to HealDon
  19. 1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessBob Newsom
  20. 1993And the Band Played OnDr. Dennis Donohue
  21. 1992A House of Secrets and LiesEd Norwood
  22. 1992Crossing the BridgeLou Morgan
  23. 1991In Broad DaylightBob Webb
  24. 1991Edge of HonorBo Dubs
  25. 1990Descending AngelSam Murray
  26. 1990Dark AvengerDistrict Attorney Underwood
  27. 1990Air AmericaMajor Donald Lemond
  28. 1990By Dawn's Early LightSam
  29. 1990Shattered DreamsHal Witt
  30. 1989In CountryJim Holly
  31. 1989Breaking PointCol. Lowe
  32. 1989The AbyssGerard Kirkhill
  33. 1989Roe vs. Wade
  34. 1989The Outside WomanJunior Miller
  35. 1989UnconqueredDr. Smith
  36. 1988Disaster at Silo 7Clarence
  37. 1987MatewanSephus Purcell
  38. 1985What Comes AroundLarry
  39. 1983Heart of SteelPriest
  40. 1974In FashionAubin