Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

Birthday: 1940-08-28

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography: 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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The Abyss
The Abyss

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine ...

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And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific commu...

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The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him....

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Matewan
Matewan

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of...

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Air America
Air America

Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything...

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Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing

John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gang...

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The Outside Woman
The Outside Woman

A factory worker is convinced to hijack a helicopter and help two prisoners escape from jail....

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Fled
Fled

During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire ...

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Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise

When big-city preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) moves to the small town of Paradise with her...

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Home Room
Home Room

A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students....

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In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight

The fanatically uncompromising Len Rowan and his family insult and terrorize the citizens of a small...

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Dark Avenger
Dark Avenger

An acid-scarred judge turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert and her crime lab....

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Disaster at Silo 7
Disaster at Silo 7

During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanne...

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By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainia...

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In Fashion
In Fashion

This charming musical comedy, set in turn-of-the-century Paris and based on George Feydeau's classic...

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Thirst
Thirst

A chemical engineer, who recently moved to town, struggles to find a way to kill a deadly new varian...

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Past the Bleachers
Past the Bleachers

Bill and his wife have recently had to live through a tragedy. When Bill decides to coach a little l...

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Clockstoppers
Clockstoppers

Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers ...

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Edge of Honor
Edge of Honor

A group of scouts stumble onto a cache of stolen weapons hidden in a forest. They meet up with a gir...

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Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade

Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means ...

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Heart of Steel
Heart of Steel

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family...

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Shattered Dreams
Shattered Dreams

Charlotte marries John. Things seem ok; John has a good job and he's going up in the world, working ...

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Descending Angel
Descending Angel

A recently engaged man getting to know his future father-in-law better unearths clues that the man m...

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A House of Secrets and Lies
A House of Secrets and Lies

A newswoman is consumed by suspicions and guilt over her rocky marriage....

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In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

After a very messy divorce, a man starts suspecting his ex-wife and her new boyfriend of various cri...

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Unconquered
Unconquered

In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight ...

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I Am Sam
I Am Sam

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave th...

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What Comes Around
What Comes Around

Country singer Joe Hawkins must fight both drug addiction and his unscrupulous manager to get back o...

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Executive Decision
Executive Decision

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader...

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Crossing the Bridge
Crossing the Bridge

A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the...

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Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a ...

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Breaking Point
Breaking Point

With D-Day less than 72 hours off, top US intelligence officer Jefferson Pike (Corbin Bernsen), is c...

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All the Way
All the Way

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through t...

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A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal

A paralyzed mother recovers from a stroke during childbirth with care from her husband....

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Girls Weekend
Girls Weekend

When a queer daughter returns home to Las Vegas for a "girls weekend" with her estranged homophobic ...

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Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to ...

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In Country
In Country

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her bir...

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The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama

A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there...

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White Mile
White Mile

An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger....

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