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Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

Born: 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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Filmography
Girls Weekend poster
Girls Weekend
2019 • Tom
All the Way poster
All the Way
2016 • Howard W. Smith
Welcome to Paradise poster
Welcome to Paradise
2007 • Reverend McNamara
The Sum of All Fears poster
The Sum of All Fears
2002 • Admiral Pollack
Home Room poster
Home Room
2002 • Police Captain
Clockstoppers poster
Clockstoppers
2002 • NSA Agent Moore
I Am Sam poster
I Am Sam
2001 • Judge Philip McNeily
The Tailor of Panama poster
The Tailor of Panama
2001 • Morecombe
Lucky Numbers poster
Lucky Numbers
2000 • Dan Schuff
Thirst poster
Thirst
1998 • Lou Wolford
Last Man Standing poster
Last Man Standing
1996 • Captain Tom Pickett
Fled poster
Fled
1996 • Warden Nichols
Courage Under Fire poster
Courage Under Fire
1996 • Joel Walden
Executive Decision poster
Executive Decision
1996 • General Wood
Past the Bleachers poster
Past the Bleachers
1995 • Hilton Burberry
White Mile poster
White Mile
1994 • Jerry Taggart
A Time to Heal poster
A Time to Heal
1994 • Don
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness poster
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994 • Bob Newsom
And the Band Played On poster
And the Band Played On
1993 • Dr. Dennis Donohue
No Image
A House of Secrets and Lies
1992 • Ed Norwood
Crossing the Bridge poster
Crossing the Bridge
1992 • Lou Morgan
In Broad Daylight poster
In Broad Daylight
1991 • Bob Webb
Edge of Honor poster
Edge of Honor
1991 • Bo Dubs
Descending Angel poster
Descending Angel
1990 • Sam Murray
Dark Avenger poster
Dark Avenger
1990
Air America poster
Air America
1990 • Major Donald Lemond
By Dawn's Early Light poster
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 • Sam
Shattered Dreams poster
Shattered Dreams
1990 • Hal Witt
In Country poster
In Country
1989 • Jim Holly
Breaking Point poster
Breaking Point
1989 • Col. Lowe
The Abyss poster
The Abyss
1989 • Gerard Kirkhill
Roe vs. Wade poster
Roe vs. Wade
1989
The Outside Woman poster
The Outside Woman
1989 • Junior Miller
Unconquered poster
Unconquered
1989 • Dr. Smith
Disaster at Silo 7 poster
Disaster at Silo 7
1988 • Clarence
Matewan poster
Matewan
1987 • Sephus Purcell
What Comes Around poster
What Comes Around
1985 • Larry
Heart of Steel poster
Heart of Steel
1983 • Priest
In Fashion poster
In Fashion
1974 • Aubin