Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins Movies and TV Shows

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. ​

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 8/28/1940 (83 years old)
  • Place of birth: Dayton, Ohio
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
All the Way
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 67%
role:
Howard W. Smith
2016

Drama

History

TV Movie

7.3
67%
Welcome to Paradise
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 50%
role:
Reverend McNamara
2007

Drama

5.9
50%
Clockstoppers
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 52%
role:
NSA Agent Moore
2002

Adventure

Family

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.2
52%
I Am Sam
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 76%
role:
Judge Philip McNeily
2001

Drama

7.6
76%
2001

Drama

Thriller

6.1
61%
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Lucky Numbers
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 50%
role:
Dan Schuff
2000

Comedy

Crime

5.1
50%
Last Man Standing
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Captain Tom Pickett
1996

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
63%
Fled
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 56%
role:
Warden Nichols
1996

Action

5.4
56%
Courage Under Fire
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Joel Walden
1996

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

War & Politics

6.6
64%
Executive Decision
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
General Wood
1996

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

6.5
62%
And the Band Played On
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Dr. Dennis Donohue
1993

Drama

TV Movie

7.8
65%
Air America
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Major Donald Lemond
1990

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

5.8
58%
The Abyss
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Gerard Kirkhill
1989

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
73%
Matewan
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 72%
role:
Sephus Purcell
Not available
1987

Drama

7.9
72%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Ken Jenkins are, for example, All the Way, Welcome to Paradise and Clockstoppers.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Vudu and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are I Am Sam (7.6), The Abyss (7.4) and And the Band Played On (7.2).
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