Kenneth Tobey
Acting
Biography
Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific American actor who performed in hundreds of productions during a career that spanned more than half a century, including his role as the star of the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series Whirlybirds.
Born: March 23, 1917
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Little House on the Prairie
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
W.C. Fields and Me
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
The Crooked Hearts
A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. This marked the TV-movie debut of both Rosalind Russell and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and was sadly also Russell's last film role.
Filmography
as Capt. Henry (archive footage)
as Col. Patrick Hendry
as Scientist / General (voice)
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)
as Arthur Lassen
as Rurigan
as Smitty
as Captain Holiday
as Projectionist
as Cop #2
as Monsignor Kavanaugh
as Sheriff
as Self
as Man in Restroom
as Conrad Bennett
as Judge Kent Watson
as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
as Father Cusack
as Capt. Hendry
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Harrison Kemp
as Arthur Newman
as Judge Randolph Winthrop
as Older Cop
as Air Controller Neubauer
as Chuck Parks
as Firechief Palmer
as (archive footage)
as Police Captain
as Mark Hannah
as Mohr
as Admiral Halsey
as Asst. Warden
as Buick Driver
as Parker
as Andy Wilkins
as Larry Carpenter
as Captain
as University Police Chief Max Kilmore
as Jason Strafford
as Construction Boss
as Carl Donahue
as Sergeant Reardon
as Hartman
as Police Captain
as Captain
as Augie McCullah
as Sheriff Tommy Allen
as Sheriff
as Ron Hagarty
as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
as Fisherman
as Sheriff Ingram
as Sheriff Kenney
as Commander Judd
as Sheriff Holloway
as Floyd J. Starkey
as Engineer
as Gen. Dawson
as Col. Bill Morgan
as Doug Barton
as Crane Operator
as Capt. Gordon Trigg
as Sgt. Halliday
as Capt. Wilson
as Tony Alexander
as Police Commissioner
as Deputy Mike
as Warden
as Ranger
as Board of Military Judges
as Fred Beifus
as Lt. King
as Don Bates
as Sgt. Bert Strong
as Joe Kester
as Captain
as Sheriff
as Ted Bailey
as Sheriff Wells
as Sgt. Cleehan
as Cpl. Bodine
as Mahoney
as Lt. Reynolds
as Club Owner
as Col. Simon Tredwell
as Barstow
as Russ Conway
as Taggart
as Dan Powers
as Bill Latham
as Sergeant Baker
as Kane
as Ryan
as Sheriff Howard Acton
as Sheriff Kirby
as Joe Pierce
as Sheriff Dan Porter
as Col. Craig Brewster
as Blakey
as Lieutenant Herly
as Major Quincy Bannister
as Josiah Heath
as Notary
as Coach Jarech
as Reed Amherst
as Duncan Clooney
as Tom Bishop
as Colonel Pete Kellogg
as Vince Slater
as Agent Frank Cole
as Pete Butler
as Sheriff Cash Harcourt
as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
as Asst. District Attorney Alvin
as Tim Decker
as Buck Donnelly
as Bat Masterson
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
as Chuck Martin
as Rex Simmons
as Anthony Murphy
as Dr. Lewy
as Jocko
as Jeff
as Spadden
as Fickett
as Bob Mathison
as Ed Terrall
as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
as Col. Jim Bowie
as Monk Claxton
as James Bowie
as Steinberg, Convict Painter, segment "The Face"
as Jocko
as Anthoney Murphy
as James Bowie
as Shorty
as Captain Coppedge
as Jack Bramer
as Tom Anderson
as Dan Fuller
as Jim Dixon
as Luke Moran
as Chuck Martin
as Colonel Bill Morgan
as Zack Stewart
as Shreveport
as Johnny Martin
as Sgt. Angel
as Patrolman Don Nelson
as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
as George
as David Whitney
as Harry Potter
as Col. Evans
as Bill Crompton
as Tommy Allen
as Miles Standish
as Sergeant Tim Vernon
as Lt. Lambert
as Captain Patrick Hendry
as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
as Rex Fisher (uncredited)
as Pete McEvoy
as Officer (uncredited)
as Reporter #3
as Detective Tobey
as Pilot
as Swede (uncredited)
as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
as Lt. K. Geiger (uncredited)
as Sgt. Keller
as Police Photographer (Uncredited)
as Pilot
as Deputy Gil Jackson
as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
as Red (uncredited)
as Cabbie (uncredited)
as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)