Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 23, 1917

died

December 22, 2002

place of birth

Oakland, California, USA

also known as

Ken Tobey · Kenneth Toby · Kenneth Jesse Tobey

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific American actor who performed in hundreds of productions during a career that spanned more than half a century, including his role as the star of the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series Whirlybirds.

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Known For

Airplane!

Airplane!

as Air Controller Neubauer

Gremlins

Gremlins

as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Innerspace

Innerspace

as Man in Restroom

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Projectionist

The Howling

The Howling

as Older Cop

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Smitty

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Airplane!
7.3

Airplane!

1980as Air Controller Neubauer
Gremlins
7.1

Gremlins

1984as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Innerspace
6.8

Innerspace

1987as Man in Restroom
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990as Projectionist
The Howling
6.6

The Howling

1981as Older Cop
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
5.3

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992as Smitty
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Bat Masterson
Hellraiser: Bloodline
5.3

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996as Hologram Priest (uncredited)
Walking Tall
6.6

Walking Tall

1973as Augie McCullah
Ben
6.0

Ben

1972as Engineer
MacArthur
6.3

MacArthur

1977as Admiral Halsey
The Thing from Another World
6.7

The Thing from Another World

1951as Captain Patrick Hendry
The Candidate
6.5

The Candidate

1972as Floyd J. Starkey
Marlowe
6.1

Marlowe

1969as Fred Beifus
The Gunfighter
7.4

The Gunfighter

1950as Swede (uncredited)
Angel Face
7.1

Angel Face

1953as Bill Crompton
Big Top Pee-wee
5.0

Big Top Pee-wee

1988as Sheriff
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
6.6

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953as Col. Evans
Twelve O'Clock High
7.2

Twelve O'Clock High

1949as Sgt. Keller
A Time for Killing
4.6

A Time for Killing

1967as Sgt. Cleehan
Gus
6.0

Gus

1976as Asst. Warden
Body Shot
3.3

Body Shot

1994as Arthur Lassen
Rawhide
6.7

Rawhide

1951as Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
The Vampire
6.2

The Vampire

1957as Buck Donnelly
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
6.4

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974as Carl Donahue
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
6.4

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955as Col. Jim Bowie
Billy Jack
6.0

Billy Jack

1971as Deputy Mike
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
6.3

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956as Jocko
The Lost Empire
4.7

The Lost Empire

1984as Capt. Hendry
Rage
6.7

Rage

1972as Col. Alan A. Nickerson
The Bigamist
6.5

The Bigamist

1953as Tom Morgan, Defense Attorney
Hero at Large
5.9

Hero at Large

1980as Firechief Palmer
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
5.7

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

1992as Captain Holiday
Rage at Dawn
6.2

Rage at Dawn

1955as Monk Claxton
Strange Invaders
4.8

Strange Invaders

1983as Arthur Newman
He Walked by Night
6.7

He Walked by Night

1949as Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)
The Horror Show
3.8

The Horror Show

1979as (archive footage)
Task Force
7.0

Task Force

1949as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited)
X-15
6.1

X-15

1961as Col. Craig Brewster
Three Secrets
6.5

Three Secrets

1950as Officer (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
6.6

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949as Police Photographer (uncredited)
It Came from Beneath the Sea
5.7

It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955as Cmdr. Pete Mathews
The Flying Missile
5.3

The Flying Missile

1950as Pete McEvoy
Cry Terror!
6.5

Cry Terror!

1958as Agent Frank Cole
A Man Called Adam
6.5

A Man Called Adam

1966as Club Owner
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
6.9

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950as Detective Tobey
The Great Locomotive Chase
6.3

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956as Anthony Murphy
W.C. Fields and Me
8.2

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Parker
One Way Street
5.3

One Way Street

1950as Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
6.3

The Wings of Eagles

1957as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard