Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 - December 22, 2002) was an American actor best known for The Thing from Another World (1951), Innerspace (1987), and Airplane! (1980).
He was married to Violet Mae Coglan and June Hutton and had one child with Coglan.
Tobey died in 2002 at the age of 85 from natural causes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1947: Dangerous Venture as Red
- 1947: This Time For Keeps as Redheaded Soldier at Pool (Uncredited Role)
- 1948: Beyond Glory as Bit Role (uncredited)
- 1948: He Walked By Night as Detective questioning Pete (uncredited)
- 1949: The Stratton Story as Detroit Player (uncredited)
- 1949: Illegal Entry as Dave (uncredited)
- 1949: The Great Sinner as Cabbie (uncredited)
- 1949: I Was a Male War Bride as Red (uncredited)
- 1949: Task Force as Capt. Ken Williamson (uncredited)
- 1949: The Doctor And The Girl as Surgeon at Bellevue (uncredited)
- 1949: The File On Thelma Jordon as Police Photographer (uncredited)
- 1949: Free For All as Pilot
- 1949: Twelve O'Clock High as Sgt. Keller (uncredited)
- 1950: When Willie Comes Marching Home as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
- 1950: One Way Street as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
- 1950: The Gunfighter as Swede (uncredited)
- 1950: Love That Brute as Henchman #1 at Cigar Store (uncredited)
- 1950: My Friend Irma Goes West as Pilot
- 1950: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Det. Fowler
- 1950: Three Secrets as Officer (uncredited)
- 1950: Right Cross as Ken the Third Reporter
- 1950: The Flying Missile as Crewman Pete McEvoy
- 1951: The Company She Keeps as Rex Fisher (uncredited)
- 1951: Up Front as Cooper (uncredited)
- 1951: Rawhide as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
- 1951: The Thing from Another World as Capt. Patrick Hendry
- 1952: Angel Face as Bill Crompton
- 1953: The Beast From 20000 Fathoms as Col. Jack Evans
- 1953: The Courtship Of Miles Standish as Miles Standish
- 1953: The Bigamist as Tom Morgan
- 1953: Fighter Attack as George
- 1954: Ring of Fear as Shreveport
- 1954: Down Three Dark Streets as Zach Stewart
- 1954: The Steel Cage as Steinberg
- 1955: Rage At Dawn as Monk Claxton
- 1955: Davy Crockett King Of The Wild Frontier as Col. Jim Bowie
- 1955: It Came from Beneath the Sea as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
- 1956: The Great Locomotive Chase as Anthony Murphy
- 1956: The Steel Jungle as Dr. Lewy
- 1956: The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit as Lt. Hank Mahoney (uncredited)
- 1956: The Search For Bridey Murphy as Rex Simmons
- 1957: The Wings Of Eagles as Capt. Herbert Allan Hazarad
- 1957: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Bat Masterson
- 1957: The Vampire as Sheriff Buck Donnelly
- 1957: Jet Pilot as Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1958: Cry Terror as Agent Frank Cole
- 1960: Seven Ways from Sundown as Lt. Herly
- 1961: X15 as Col. Craig Brewster
- 1962: Stark Fear as Cliff Kane
- 1966: A Man Called Adam as Club Owner
- 1967: Forty Guns To Apache Pass as Corporal Bodine
- 1967: A Time For Killing as Sgt. Cleehan
- 1969: Marlowe as Sgt. Fred Beifus
- 1970: The Andersonville Trial as The Board of Military Judges Member
- 1970: Breakout as Ranger
- 1971: Billy Jack as Deputy Mike
- 1971: Terror In The Sky as Capt. Wilson
- 1971: Dont Push Ill Charge When Im Ready as Oliver
- 1972: Fireball Forward as Gen. Dawson
- 1972: Ben as Engineer
- 1972: The Candidate as Floyd J. Starkey
- 1972: The Crooked Hearts as Fisherman
- 1972: Rage as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
- 1973: Walking Tall as Augie McClullah
- 1973: Coffee Tea Or Me as Captain
- 1973: The Alpha Caper as Police Captain
- 1974: The Death Squad as Hartman
- 1974: Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry as Carl Donahue
- 1974: Homebodies as Construction Boss
- 1974: The Missiles Of October as Adm. George W. Anderson
- 1975: The Wild Mc Cullochs as Larry Carpenter
- 1976: WC Fields And Me as Parker (uncredited)
- 1976: Baby Blue Marine as Buick Driver
- 1976: Gus as Asst. Warden
- 1977: Mac Arthur as Adm. Halsey
- 1978: Nowhere to Run as Mohr
- 1978: Wild And Wooly as Mark Hannah
- 1978: Goodbye Franklin High as Police Captain
- 1980: Hero At Large as Firechief Palmer
- 1980: Battles The Murder That Wouldnt Die as Chuck Parks
- 1980: Airplane! as Air Controller Neubauer
- 1981: The Howling as Older Cop
- 1983: Strange Invaders as Arthur Newman
- 1984: Gremlins as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1984: The Lost Empire as Capt. Hendry
- 1987: Innerspace as Man in Restroom
- 1988: Big Top Pee-wee as Sheriff
- 1988: Freeway as Monsignor Kavanaugh
- 1989: Ghost Writer as Cop #2
- 1990: Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Projectionist
- 1991: Desire And Hell At Sunset Motel as Capt. Holiday
- 1992: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid as Smitty
- 1992: Single White Female as Desk Clerk
- 1994: Body Shot as Arthur Lassen
- 1996: Hellraiser: Bloodline as Hologram-Priest (uncredited)
- 2005: The Naked Monster as Col. Patrick Hendry
Television Roles
- 1950: The Lone Ranger as Deputy Gil Jackson
- 1952: The Unexpected as Brode
- 1952: Biff Baker USA as Tommy Allen
- 1952-1955: Fireside Theatre as Joe Ellison/Larsen (3 episodes)
- 1953: Lux Video Theatre as Mac MacGrew
- 1953-1956: Schlitz Playhouse as Lt. Lambert/Sgt. Tim Vernon (4 episodes)
- 1954: The Lone Wolf as Johnny Martin
- 1954: Mayor Of The Town as Driscoll
- 1954-1955: Public Defender as Sgt. Angel/Patrolman Don Nelson (2 episodes)
- 1954-1955: The Loretta Young Show as Harry Potter/David Whitney (2 episodes)
- 1955: The Whistler as Lt. Thorpe
- 1955: Climax as Capt. Coppedge
- 1955: TV Readers Digest as Herbert
- 1955: The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater as Dennis/Frank (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: Science Fiction Theatre as Frank Davis/Lt. Dunne (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: Frontier as Elmo/Gabe Sharp/Wade Trippe (3 episodes)
- 1955-1959: The Magical World Of Disney as Jocko/Shorty/Anthoney Murphy/James Bowie (5 episodes)
- 1956: Father Knows Best as Jack Bramer
- 1956: Celebrity Playhouse as Jim Weston
- 1956: Conflict as Larry
- 1957: Teh Sheriff Of Cochise as Jim Callahan
- 1957: Crossroads as Mr. Alston
- 1957: Panic as John Edward Brester
- 1957: Code 3 as Ward Hooper
- 1957: The O Henry Playhouse as Chuck Nelson
- 1957: The Restless Gun as Sheriff Cash Harcourt
- 1957-1960: Whirlybirds as Chuck Martin
- 1958: Navy Log as Capt. Bright
- 1958: Behind Closed Doors as Col. Pete Kellogg
- 1958: Jefferson Drum as John Wallach
- 1959: Wanted: Dead or Alive as Vince Slater
- 1959: Laramie as Joe Tanner
- 1959: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Jeff
- 1960: Bat Masterson as Reed Amherst
- 1960: The Rebel as Major Quincy Bannister
- 1960: Overland Trail as Wyatt Cady
- 1960: 77 Sunset Strip as Coach Jarech
- 1960: Bronco as Walt Campbell
- 1960: Death Valley Days as Col. Lake
- 1960-1961: Lawman as Duncan Clooney/Tom Bishop (2 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Perry Mason as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin/A.D.A. Alvin (3 episodes)
- 1960-1972: Lassie as Col. Bill Morgan/Luke Moran/Tom Anderson/Jim Dixon/Dan Fuller/Chuck Martin (6 episodes)
- 1960-1972: Gunsmoke as Ed Terrell/Bob Mathison/Fickett/Spadden (4 episodes)
- 1961: The Americans as Lt. Jones
- 1961: Tallahassee 7000 as Sheriff Sid McCall
- 1961: The Danny Thomas Show as Coach Fred Farrell
- 1961: Have Gun – Will Travel as Tim Decker
- 1961: Sea Hunt as Pete Butler
- 1962: Target The Corruptors as Delaney
- 1962: Frontier Circus as Frank Mitchell/Marshal Walden (2 episodes)
- 1962: Ripcord as Rev. Dr. Darrell
- 1963: Sam Benedict as Lt. Pete Kender
- 1963: Stoney Burke as Ryan
- 1963: The Dick Powell Theatre as Burke O'Hara
- 1963: Arrest And Trial as Bill Latham
- 1963: The Lieutenant as Sgt. Baker
- 1964: Grindl as Jack
- 1964: Temple Houston as Dan Powers
- 1965: The Defenders as Blakey
- 1965: Our Private World as Dick Robinson
- 1967: Daniel Boone as Taggart
- 1967: Iron Horse as Patch
- 1967: Daktari as Col. Simon Tredwell
- 1967-1968: I Spy as Russ Conway (7 episodes)
- 1967-1970: The Virginian as Sheriff Howard Acton/Joe Pierce/Sheriff Dan Porter/Sheriff Kirby (4 episodes)
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Dr. Yale Udall
- 1968: The Outcasts as Sheriff Pete Garrett
- 1968-1972: Bonanza as Notary/Josiah Heath (2 episodes)
- 1969: Family Affair as Steve Jackson
- 1969: The Outsider as Joe Kester
- 1970: It Takes A Thief as Captain
- 1970: Men At Law as Lt. Everton
- 1970-1973: Mannix as Ted Bailey/Sheriff/Sheriff Wells (3 episodes)
- 1970-1974: Adam-12 as Don Bates/Sgt. Bert Strong/Lt. King (3 episodes)
- 1970-1974: Ironside as Mahoney/Lt. Reynolds (2 episodes)
- 1971: The F.B.I. as Barstow
- 1971: O Hara US Treasury as Col. Phillips
- 1971: The Smith Family as Pete Calfee
- 1971-1972: Alias Smith and Jones as Sheriff Kimball/Sheriff Slocum (2 episodes)
- 1972: Longstreet as Lt. Gifford
- 1972: Cade's County as Arnold Lowell
- 1972: Cannon as Sgt. Fred Macklin
- 1972: Night Gallery as Warden
- 1972-1974: The Rookies as Officer Corbett/Radio Officer/Officer Rankin (3 episodes)
- 1973: Kung Fu as Sheriff Ingram
- 1973: Owen Marshall Counselor At Law as Tony Alexander
- 1973: The New Perry Mason as Det. Naismith
- 1973-1974: Police Story as Det. Fowler/McWalters (2 episodes)
- 1973-1978: Emergency! as Capt. Gordon Trigg/Crane Operator/Doug Barton (4 episodes)
- 1974: Firehouse as Barkham
- 1974: Chopper One as Sgt. Reardon
- 1974: The ABC Afternoon Playbreak as Powell
- 1974: McMillan & Wife as Sgt. Halliday
- 1974-1975: Get Christie Love as Sheriff Baxter/Charlie Red (2 episodes)
- 1974-1976: The Streets of San Francisco as Commander Judd/Sheriff Kenney/Sheriff Holloway (3 episodes)
- 1975: Movin' On as Richardson
- 1975: SWAT as Sergeant
- 1975: Petrocelli as Jason Strafford
- 1975: Columbo as Police Commissioner
- 1975: The Family Holvak as McGrath
- 1975: Starsky & Hutch as Andy Wilkins
- 1975-1979: Barnaby Jones as Ron Hagarty/Sheriff Tommy Allen/Sheriff (3 episodes)
- 1976: Little House on the Prairie as Barrett
- 1976: Days of Our Lives as Dr. Parker
- 1976-1977: Gibbsville as Chief Edmundson (3 episodes)
- 1977: Most Wanted as Harbormasater
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Philip Chandler
- 1977-1978: The Rockford Files as University Police Chief Max Kilmore/Captain (2 episodes)
- 1979: Vegas as Bill Woods
- 1980: Galactica 1980 as Sheriff
- 1984: Falcon Crest as Judge Randolph Winthrop
- 1985-1988: Night Court as Judge Harrison Kemp (2 episodes)
- 1986: The Twilight Zone as Sheriff Haskin
- 1986: Starman as Conrad Bennett
- 1987: Hunter as Father Cusack
- 1991: L.A. Law as Judge Kent Watson
- 1992: Bob as Gus the Security Guard
- 1994: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Rurigan
- 1997: The Angry Beavers as Scientist/General
Shorts
- 1955: Captain Fathom as Jack Clyde
Self
- 1988: Gregory Peck His Own Man
