Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 23, 1917
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also Known As
- Ken Tobey
- Kenneth Toby
- Kenneth Jesse Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
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.
Known For - Movies
Airplane!
as Air Controller Neubauer
Gremlins
as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Projectionist
Innerspace
as Man in Restroom
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Bat Masterson
The Thing from Another World
as Captain Patrick Hendry
Ben
as Engineer
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Smitty
The Howling
as Older Cop
Marlowe
as Fred Beifus
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Police Commissioner
Perry Mason
as Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
Perry Mason
as Asst. District Attorney Alvin
Bonanza
as Josiah Heath
Bonanza
as Notary
Falcon Crest
as Judge Randolph Winthrop
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Rurigan
Dragnet
Little House on the Prairie
as Barrett
The Virginian
as Sheriff Howard Acton