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Ken Jenkins

Born 1940-08-28
📍 Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

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Filmography 72

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