Ken Jenkins
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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.
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Ken Jenkins (* 28. August 1940 in Dayton, Ohio) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Ken Jenkins begann seine Karriere am Theater. Dort spielte er zunächst diverse Rollen in Stücken von Shakespeare und begann anschließend ein Studium der Schauspielkunst am Antioch College. Seine Theaterkarriere setzte er mit diversen Stücken am Broadway fort. In den achtziger Jahren spielte er erste Rollen in Filmen. Zu den bekanntesten zählen hierbei Matewan (1987), Mut zur Wahrheit (1996), Last Man Standing (1996) oder auch Der Anschlag (2002). Von 2001 bis 2009 spielte er in der Comedyserie Scrubs – Die Anfänger von Bill Lawrence den Chefarzt Dr. Robert Kelso an der Seite von Zach Braff und John C. McGinley.
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- male
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- Place of Birth
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
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| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Pollack | The Sum of All Fears | 63% · 1,703 | ||
| Bob Kelso | ScrubsTV176 Episodes | 80% · 1,817 | ||
| General Wood | Executive Decision | 63% · 907 | ||
| Deputy Chief Karras | The X-FilesTV | 84% · 3,072 | ||
| Dr. Paul Stubbs | Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV | 84% · 1,485 |