Acting
Ken Jenkins
EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
28 August 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
All the Way
as Howard W. Smith
Welcome to Paradise
as Reverend McNamara
The Sum of All Fears
as Admiral Pollack
Home Room
as Police Captain
Clockstoppers
as NSA Agent Moore
I Am Sam
as Judge Philip McNeily
The Tailor of Panama
as Morecombe
Lucky Numbers
as Dan Schuff
Thirst
as Lou Wolford
Psycho
as District Attorney
Last Man Standing
as Captain Tom Pickett
Fled
as Warden Nichols
Executive Decision
as General Wood
Courage Under Fire
as Joel Walden
Past the Bleachers
as Hilton Burberry
White Mile
as Jerry Taggart
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Dennis Donohue
Crossing the Bridge
as Lou Morgan
In Broad Daylight
as Bob Webb
Edge of Honor
as Bo Dubs
Air America
as Major Donald Lemond
Dark Avenger
as District Attorney Underwood
Shattered Dreams
as Hal Witt
Descending Angel
as Sam Murray
The Abyss
as Gerard Kirkhill
The Outside Woman
as Junior Miller
Unconquered
as Dr. Smith
Breaking Point
as Col. Lowe
In Country
as Jim Holly
Disaster at Silo 7
as Clarence
Matewan
as Sephus Purcell
What Comes Around
as Larry
Heart of Steel
as Priest
In Fashion
as Aubin