Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins (born August 28, 1940 in Dayton , Ohio ) is an American actor , screenwriter and director . He became known through the role of Dr. Bob Kelso in the comedy series Scrubs .
biography
Ken Jenkins began his career in the theater. There he played various roles in plays by Shakespeare and then began studying acting at Antioch College. He continued his theater career with various plays on Broadway . In the eighties he played his first roles in films. Among the best known are Matewan (1987), Courage to Truth (1996), Last Man Standing (1996) and The Attack (2002).
From 2001 to 2009 he played in the comedy series Scrubs by Bill Lawrence the chief physician Dr. Robert Kelso with Zach Braff and John C. McGinley .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: Matewan
- 1988: Inferno on Rampe 7 (Disaster at Silo 7)
- 1988–1990: Fight against the Mafia ( Wiseguy , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 1989: Spaceship Enterprise - The Next Century ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , TV series, episode 3x01 The power of the nanites )
- 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
- 1990: Air America
- 1990: Spionenbande ( Family of Spies , TV movie)
- 1991: Liebe, Lied, Mord ( Love, Lies and Murder , TV movie)
- 1991: Slayer (Edge of Honor)
- 1991–1993: An American Dream ( Homefront , TV series, 40 episodes)
- 1993: ... and life goes on ( And The Band Played On , TV movie)
- 1993: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , television series, Episode 2x04 The work married )
- 1994: Stephen King's The Stand ( The Stand , TV series, episode 1x01 The Plague )
- 1995: Cybill (TV series, episode 1x03 In - Laws in Chaos )
- 1995: Hiroshima (TV movie)
- 1995: Legend (TV series, episode 1x03 Legend on His President's Secret Service )
- 1995–2000: Chicago Hope - Endstation Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
- 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision)
- 1996: Fled - Escape according to plan (Fled)
- 1996: Last Man Standing
- 1996: Courage Under Fire (Courage Under Fire)
- 1996: Last Dance
- 1997: Babylon 5 (TV series, episode 4x15 The Liberation of Proxima 3 )
- 1997: New York Cops - NYPD Blue (TV series, episode 4x18 Reunion with Joe )
- 1998: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , TV series, episode 3x08 Time is running out )
- 1998: Durst - Die Epidemie ( Thirst , TV movie)
- 1998: Psycho
- 1998: Hunt for Marlowe (Where's Marlowe?)
- 1999: Pensacola - Wings of Steel ( Pensacola: Wings of Gold , TV series, episode 3x07 war, lies and video )
- 1999–2000: Sliders - The Gate into a Foreign Dimension ( Sliders , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999–2000: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2000: Lucky Numbers
- 2000: Gone in 60 Seconds (Gone in 60 Seconds)
- 2001: The Tailor of Panama (The Tailor of Panama)
- 2001: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , TV series, episode 8x12 Underground )
- 2001: I am Sam (I Am Sam)
- 2001-2010: Scrubs ( Scrubs , TV series, 175 episodes)
- 2002: The stop (The Sum of All Fears)
- 2002: Clockstoppers
- 2002: Fidel (TV movie)
- 2010–2015: Cougar Town (TV series, 19 episodes)
- 2016: The Long Way ( All the Way , TV movie)
- 2018: A Series of Unfortunate Events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , television series, episodes 2x05-2x06)
Web links
- Ken Jenkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jenkins, Ken |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dayton , Ohio |