Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

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. ​

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Mad About You

Mad About You

6.7
thirtysomething

thirtysomething

6.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.368
Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.36
Early Edition

Early Edition

7.3
Cybill

Cybill

5.8
Homefront

Homefront

5.4
Knots Landing

Knots Landing

6.8
Newhart

Newhart

7.104
Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

6
Babylon 5

Babylon 5

8.039
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.377
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.2
Scrubs

Scrubs

8.01
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

7.243
Wiseguy

Wiseguy

6.5
Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

8.593
Family Law

Family Law

8.2
black-ish

black-ish

7.2
Back in the Game

Back in the Game

6.5
Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

8.593
Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

7.3
Harvey Beaks

Harvey Beaks

6.1
Oh Baby

Oh Baby

5
A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

7.397
Cougar Town

Cougar Town

6.4
Sliders

Sliders

7.6
Sliders

Sliders

7.6
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3
Hiroshima

Hiroshima

8
The Stand

The Stand

6.84
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

6

Movies

The Abyss

The Abyss

7.355
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

6.461
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

6.357
Matewan

Matewan

7.4
Air America

Air America

5.8
Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

6.4
The Outside Woman

The Outside Woman

0
Fled

Fled

5.6
Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise

6.8
Home Room

Home Room

6.8
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

5.7
Dark Avenger

Dark Avenger

3.833
Disaster at Silo 7

Disaster at Silo 7

6.3
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

6.6
In Fashion

In Fashion

0
Thirst

Thirst

4.4
Past the Bleachers

Past the Bleachers

6
Clockstoppers

Clockstoppers

5.3
Edge of Honor

Edge of Honor

4.071
Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

6.35
Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

6
Shattered Dreams

Shattered Dreams

5.5
Descending Angel

Descending Angel

5
A House of Secrets and Lies

A House of Secrets and Lies

1
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

6.5
Unconquered

Unconquered

10
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

7.6
What Comes Around

What Comes Around

2.667
Executive Decision

Executive Decision

6.312
Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

5.833
Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

6.507
Breaking Point

Breaking Point

4.667
All the Way

All the Way

6.7
A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

10
Girls Weekend

Girls Weekend

0.5
Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

5.155
In Country

In Country

5.5
The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

6.035
White Mile

White Mile

5.6