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Ken Jenkins

Cast & creator

Ken Jenkins

1940-08-28 (age 86) Dayton, Ohio, USAIMDb

Best known for The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Scrubs

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 episode .... Robert Clark. He has appeared in the movies Executive Decision, The Abyss, Air America, Last Man Standing, Fled, Gone in 60 Seconds, I Am Sam, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan, Courage Under Fire and the 1998 remake of Psycho. He appeared as the father of Fran Goldsmith in Stephen King's TV miniseries, The Stand. Jenkins also had a role in Clockstoppers. Jenkins can sing and play the acoustic guitar, and is seen doing so on the Scrubs episodes "My Tuscaloosa Heart" and "My Musical". Jenkins also has a recurring role on Cougar Town since October 27, 2010 as Jules' (played by Courteney Cox) father. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

40

film credits

Series

37

television credits

Career

77

1971–2019 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The X-Files

The X-Files

Deputy Chief Karras · 1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Dr. Paul Stubbs · 1987

Scrubs

Scrubs

Bob Kelso · 2001

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Pastor Neal · 1990

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Stanley McGee · 1994

Across film & television

Filmography (77)

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The X-Files

The X-Files

Deputy Chief Karras

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Dr. Paul Stubbs

Scrubs

Scrubs

Bob Kelso

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Pastor Neal

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Stanley McGee

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Jim Carroll

Great Performances

Great Performances

Aubin

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Border Thug

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Captain Trevor Hall

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Joel Spender

Mad About You

Mad About You

Jack Farrer

black-ish

black-ish

Bernie

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

Pa Duskerton (voice)

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

Pa (voice)

Sliders

Sliders

Robert Clark

Sliders

Sliders

Professor Jack Bigelow

Early Edition

Early Edition

Winston Thorpe

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Sheriff

Newhart

Newhart

Cougar Town

Cougar Town

Chick

Family Law

Family Law

Judge William Jankowski

Cybill

Cybill

Ed

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Elder Sam

Harvey Beaks

Harvey Beaks

Blister (voice)

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Frank

The Stand

The Stand

Peter Goldsmith

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

Mr. Conway

The Abyss

The Abyss

Gerard Kirkhill

Oh Baby

Oh Baby

Fred Calloway

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

Admiral Pollack

Homefront

Homefront

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

Morecombe

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Judge Philip McNeily

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

General Wood

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

Joel Walden

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Captain Tom Pickett

Scrubs: Interns

Scrubs: Interns

Bob Kelso

Back in the Game

Back in the Game

Warden

Air America

Air America

Major Donald Lemond

Love, Lies and Murder

Love, Lies and Murder

Rubright

Psycho

Psycho

District Attorney

All the Way

All the Way

Howard W. Smith

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Dr. Dennis Donohue

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Sam

Clockstoppers

Clockstoppers

NSA Agent Moore

Fled

Fled

Warden Nichols

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

Dan Schuff

Matewan

Matewan

Sephus Purcell

In Country

In Country

Jim Holly

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes

Home Room

Home Room

Police Captain

In Fashion

In Fashion

Aubin

Unconquered

Unconquered

Dr. Smith

White Mile

White Mile

Jerry Taggart

Girls Weekend

Girls Weekend

Tom

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

Lou Morgan

Disaster at Silo 7

Disaster at Silo 7

Clarence

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

Descending Angel

Descending Angel

Sam Murray

A House of Secrets and Lies

Ed Norwood

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

Bob Webb

A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

Don

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

Reverend McNamara

Shattered Dreams

Shattered Dreams

Hal Witt

Thirst

Thirst

Lou Wolford

Dark Avenger

Dark Avenger

District Attorney Underwood

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

Bob Newsom

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

Col. Lowe

Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

Priest

Past the Bleachers

Past the Bleachers

Hilton Burberry

The Outside Woman

The Outside Woman

Junior Miller

Edge of Honor

Edge of Honor

Bo Dubs

What Comes Around

What Comes Around

Larry

Scrubs: Med School

Scrubs: Med School

Dr. Bob Kelso