Ken Jenkins

Known for

Acting

Born

August 28, 1940 (age 86)

Birthplace

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

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...

Best known work

The X-Files

1993

Gravity Falls

2012

The Abyss

1989

I Am Sam

2001

The Sum of All Fears

2002

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Courage Under Fire

1996

Psycho

1998

Executive Decision

1996

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

Filmography

2019
Girls Weekend
as Tom
2017
A Series of Unfortunate EventsTV
as Elder Sam (2 episodes)
2016
All the Way
as Howard W. Smith
2015
Harvey BeaksTV
as Blister (voice) (3 episodes)
2014
black-ishTV
as Bernie (1 episode)
2013
Back in the GameTV
as Warden (1 episode)
2012
Gravity FallsTV
as Pa Duskerton (voice) (1 episode), as Pa (voice) (1 episode)
2009
Cougar TownTV
as Chick (19 episodes)
2009
Scrubs: InternsTV
as Bob Kelso (1 episode)
2007
Welcome to Paradise
as Reverend McNamara
2002
The Sum of All Fears
as Admiral Pollack
2002
Home Room
as Police Captain
2002
Clockstoppers
as NSA Agent Moore
2001
I Am Sam
as Judge Philip McNeily
2001
ScrubsTV
as Bob Kelso (176 episodes)
2001
The Tailor of Panama
as Morecombe
2000
Lucky Numbers
as Dan Schuff
1999
Family LawTV
as Judge William Jankowski (2 episodes)
1998
Psycho
as District Attorney
1998
Thirst
as Lou Wolford
1998
Oh BabyTV
as Fred Calloway (6 episodes)
1998
The Magnificent SevenTV
as Frank (1 episode)
1996
Early EditionTV
as Winston Thorpe (1 episode)
1996
Last Man Standing
as Captain Tom Pickett
1996
Fled
as Warden Nichols