Kenneth Tobey

Known for

Acting

Born

March 23, 1917

Birthplace

Oakland, California, USA

Died

December 22, 2002 (aged 85)

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.

Best known work

Gremlins

1984

Airplane!

1980

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Innerspace

1987

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

The Howling

1981

Columbo

1971

The Thing from Another World

1951

Filmography

2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenTV
as Capt. Henry (archive footage) (1 episode)
2005
The Naked Monster
as Col. Patrick Hendry
1997
The Angry BeaversTV
as Scientist / General (voice) (1 episode)
1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline
as Hologram Priest (uncredited)
1994
Body Shot
as Arthur Lassen
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineTV
as Rurigan (1 episode)
1992
BobTV
1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Smitty
1992
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
as Captain Holiday
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Projectionist
1989
Ghost Writer
as Cop #2
1988
Freeway
as Monsignor Kavanaugh
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
as Sheriff
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self
1987
Innerspace
as Man in Restroom
1986
StarmanTV
as Conrad Bennett (1 episode)
1986
L.A. LawTV
as Kent Watson (2 episodes)
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
as Sheriff Haskin (segment "A Day in Beaumont") (1 episode)
1984
HunterTV
as Father Cusack (1 episode)
1984
The Lost Empire
as Capt. Hendry
1984
Gremlins
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1984
Night CourtTV
as Harrison Kemp (2 episodes)
1983
Strange Invaders
as Arthur Newman
1981
Falcon CrestTV
as Judge Randolph Winthrop (1 episode)
1981
The Howling
as Older Cop