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Ken Jenkins

Acting
1940-08-28
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.

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Known For 72 titles
Scrubs (2001) subtitle poster
Scrubs
2001 TV
as Bob Kelso
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The X-Files (1993) subtitle poster
The X-Files
1993 TV
as Deputy Chief Karras
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) subtitle poster
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 TV
as Dr. Paul Stubbs
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Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) subtitle poster
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 TV
as Pastor Neal
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Knots Landing (1979) subtitle poster
Knots Landing
1979 TV
as Border Thug
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Chicago Hope (1994) subtitle poster
Chicago Hope
1994 TV
as Stanley McGee
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Chicago Hope (1994) subtitle poster
Chicago Hope
1994 TV
as Jim Carroll
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Gravity Falls (2012) subtitle poster
Gravity Falls
2012 TV
as Pa Duskerton (voice)
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Gravity Falls (2012) subtitle poster
Gravity Falls
2012 TV
as Pa (voice)
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Babylon 5 (1994) subtitle poster
Babylon 5
1994 TV
as Captain Trevor Hall
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Early Edition (1996) subtitle poster
Early Edition
1996 TV
as Winston Thorpe
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Great Performances (1971) subtitle poster
Great Performances
1971 TV
as Aubin
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black-ish (2014) subtitle poster
black-ish
2014 TV
as Bernie
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The Equalizer (1985) subtitle poster
The Equalizer
1985 TV
as Sheriff
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Sliders (1995) subtitle poster
Sliders
1995 TV
as Professor Jack Bigelow
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Sliders (1995) subtitle poster
Sliders
1995 TV
as Robert Clark
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Mad About You (1992) subtitle poster
Mad About You
1992 TV
as Jack Farrer
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) subtitle poster
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017 TV
as Elder Sam
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Newhart (1982) subtitle poster
Newhart
1982 TV
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Cougar Town (2009) subtitle poster
Cougar Town
2009 TV
as Chick
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Wiseguy (1987) subtitle poster
Wiseguy
1987 TV
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Family Law (1999) subtitle poster
Family Law
1999 TV
as Judge William Jankowski
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Cybill (1995) subtitle poster
Cybill
1995 TV
as Ed
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thirtysomething (1987) subtitle poster
thirtysomething
1987 TV
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