Jack Kehler (May 22, 1946 - May 7, 2022) was an American character actor best known for Lost Highway (1997), Fever Pitch (2005), and Men in Black II (2002).
He was married to Shawna Casey and they had one child.
Kehler died in 2022 at the age of 75 from leukemia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1983: Strange Invaders as Gas Station Attendant
- 1985: Year of the Dragon as Alan Perez
- 1987: The Hope Division as Marty Soames
- 1988: Shakedown On The Sunset Strip as William A. Fage
- 1988: Bloodstone as Paul Lorre
- 1988: Disaster At Silo 7 as Col. Canby
- 1989: Cast The First Stone as Keeler
- 1990: Why Me as Freedly
- 1990: The China Lake Murders as Germ
- 1990: I Love You to Death as Wiley
- 1990: In The Cold Of The Night as Wino
- 1991: Cry In The Wild The Taking Of Peggy Ann as Eugene Bradnick
- 1991: Point Break as Halsey
- 1991: Bad Attitudes as Bane
- 1991: The Last Boy Scout as Scrabble Man
- 1991: Grand Canyon as Steve Fox
- 1992: Two Fisted Tales as Mole
- 1992: White Sands as Casanov
- 1992: Nightmare In The Daylight as Gun Clerk
- 1993: Casualties Of Love The Long Island Lolita Story as Elliot Fisher
- 1993: Blindsided as Waco Dean
- 1993: The Positively True Adventures Of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom as Sgt. F.E. Blackwell
- 1993: Caught In The Act as Inmate
- 1994: Secret Sins Of The Father as Ray Townsend
- 1994: Cops And Robbersons as Caniff
- 1994: Wyatt Earp as Bob Hatch
- 1994: Texan as Bartender
- 1994: Across The Moon as ATV Pop
- 1994: Love Is A Gun as Boots Tynan
- 1994: Desert Winds as Eugene's Father
- 1995: Waterworld as Banker
- 1995: Serpents Lair as Occult Man
- 1996: Death Benefit as Dick Coates
- 1996: American Strays as Walker
- 1996: If These Walls Could Talk as Cab Driver
- 1996: My Fellow Americans as Wayne
- 1996: The Shot as Det. Markinson
- 1996: Lost Highway as Guard Johnny Mack
- 1997: 187 as Larry Hyland
- 1998: The Big Lebowski as Dude's Landlord
- 1998: Sour Grapes as Jack
- 1998: The Lesser Evil as Det. Hardaway
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4 as State Department Official
- 1999: Forces of Nature as Vic
- 1999: True Crime as Mr. Ziegler
- 1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Circus Barker
- 1999: Dudley Do-Right as Howard
- 1999: The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as The Male's Father
- 2000: Civility as Motel Manager
- 2000: Auggie Rose as Oscar Weeks
- 2001: Dirt as Bill
- 2002: Love Liza as Denny
- 2002: Big Trouble as Leonard Ferroni
- 2002: Men in Black II as Ben
- 2003: Book Of Days as Arty
- 2003: This Is Not A Film as The Puzzler
- 2003: Under the Tuscan Sun as Apartment Manager
- 2005: Fever Pitch as Al
- 2005: Whats Up Scarlet as Stuart
- 2005: Lost In Plainview as Hank
- 2005: Girl On A Bed as Charles
- 2005: Checkers as Keith
- 2006: Special as Dr. Dobson
- 2006: Grilled as Dick Abbott
- 2006: Invincible as Wade Chambers
- 2006: School For Scoundrels as Classmate
- 2007: Relative Obscurity as Bob
- 2007: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Press Conference Reporter
- 2008: Pineapple Express as Walter
- 2008: Wednesday Again as Carl
- 2008: Finding Red Cloud as Brennon's Manager
- 2009: The Job as Zeke
- 2009: Convict as Al
- 2010: Dirty Girl as Dr. Shelby
- 2010: The Last Godfather as Cabbie
- 2012: Elephant Sighs as Dink
- 2012: The Misadventures Of The Dunderheads as Fruit Stand Owner
- 2013: Lost On Purpose as Barry Kitchanski
- 2014: A Winter Rose as Mel Wieser
- 2014: The Sound and the Fury as Earl
- 2015: The Heyday Of The Insensitive Bastards as Sheriff Mallon
- 2016: In Dubious Battle as Dr. Burton
- 2019: Zeroville as Studio Art Director
- 2020: Jimmy Attitude Buffalo as Mr. Walken
- 2022: Father Stu as Curtis
Television Roles
- 1986: Hill Street Blues as Bobby
- 1986: Fresno as Sgt. Cooper
- 1987: Hunter as Scooter Davis
- 1987: Ohara as Boone
- 1987: Cagney & Lacey as Clerk
- 1988: Franks Place as Buddy
- 1988: St. Elsewhere as Jack Warner
- 1988: Hooperman as Gunman in Grey Suit
- 1988-1989: Newhart as Tommy Lee Holliday (2 episodes)
- 1989: Doctor Doctor as Mr. Millett
- 1989: L.A. Law as Pest Control Exterminator Steve Tumka
- 1990: Father Dowling Mysteries as Angelo Copelli
- 1990: Equal Justice as Rodney Kickel
- 1990: Dragnet as Stanford Draper
- 1990: Glory Days as Jim
- 1990: Gabriels Fire as Mr. Speculum
- 1990: Ferris Bueller as Mr. Fusco
- 1990: Cop Rock as Donald Bruckner
- 1991: Paradise as Jesse
- 1992: Night Court as Fingers Kirby
- 1992: Mann & Machine as Ruby
- 1992: The Trials Of Rosie O Neill as John Baldridge
- 1992: Tales from the Crypt as Joe's Mechanic
- 1993: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Jaheel
- 1993: Bodies Of Evidence as Bunker
- 1993-2003: NYPD Blue as Martin Diedrich/Jimmy Step-and-a-Half/Howard Coleman (3 episodes)
- 1994: Northern Exposure as Dust Mite
- 1994: The John Larroquette Show as Dave
- 1994-1995: Mc Kenna as Walter Maddock (4 episodes)
- 1995: Wings as Earl
- 1995: Platypus Man as John Doe
- 1995: Babylon 5 as Mr. Chase
- 1995: The Invaders as Monck Patterson
- 1995: The Marshal as Gary Lowell
- 1995-1997: Diagnosis: Murder as Larry Dobbs/Bruno Gruber (2 episodes)
- 1996: Sliders as The Poacher
- 1996-1997: Murder One as Frank Szymanski (18 episodes)
- 1997: Murder One Diary Of A Serial Killer as Frank Szymanski
- 1997: ER as Jail Officer
- 1997-2000: The Pretender as Newt/Cooper/Big Bob (3 episodes)
- 1998: Players as Milo O'Bannon
- 1998: The Practice as Kyle Peabody
- 1998: Ellen as Manager
- 1999: JAG as Veteran Pfc. Philipp E. Fields
- 2000: Cover Me Based On The True Life Of An FBI Family as Eddie Breeze
- 2001: The Division as George Duncan
- 2001: Thieves as Overby
- 2001: Becker as Pete
- 2002: Judging Amy as Alarm Installer
- 2003: Angel as Manny
- 2003: 7th Heaven as Walter
- 2003: Las Vegas as Aaron Walker
- 2003: Karen Sisco as Jackie Kinder
- 2003-2004: Im With Her as Ed (4 episodes)
- 2004: 24 as Kevin Kelly
- 2004: NCIS as Tom Wilson
- 2005: Joan of Arcadia as Electrician God
- 2005-2006: E-Ring as Capt. Shea (4 episodes)
- 2006: The New Adventures of Old Christine as Scalper
- 2007: Monk as Harvey Disher
- 2009: Cold Case as (2009) Evan Briggs
- 2009: The Mentalist as Playland Owner
- 2009: Mad Men as Morris Mann
- 2009: Bones as Malaki Wallace
- 2012: Franklin & Bash as 'Gentleman' Jim Sweeney
- 2012: NCIS: Los Angeles as Shop Owner
- 2013: Wendell & Vinnie as Cool Neighbor with Falcon
- 2015: The Man in the High Castle as Harlan Wyndom-Matson
- 2016: Lethal Weapon as Sam Fisher
- 2020: The Magicians as Clock Dwarf
- 2020: Smartphone Theatre as Manny/Uncle Phillie (2 episodes)
- 2021: Love, Victor as Landlord
Video Game Roles
- 1997: Waterworld as Tallyman
Shorts
- 2003: Out Of Our Hands as Bob
- 2004: Snackers as Chuck Livingston
- 2008: The Evening Journey as Albert
- 2009: The Cleaner as Otto
- 2010: Errand Boy as Louis Palmeri
- 2013: Last Call as Bruce
- 2015: A Walk In Winter as Sheriff Mallon
- 2016: The Lipinski as Oliver
Director
- 2020: Smartphone Theatre
