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 Acting
Most Rating 12.285
Birthday 1940-08-28
Place of Birth Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
The Abyss
1989

The Abyss

And the Band Played On
1993

And the Band Played On

The Sum of All Fears
2002

The Sum of All Fears

Matewan
1987

Matewan

Air America
1990

Air America

Last Man Standing
1996

Last Man Standing

Fled
1996

Fled

Home Room
2002

Home Room

Welcome to Paradise
2007

Welcome to Paradise

In Broad Daylight
1991

In Broad Daylight

Dark Avenger
1990

Dark Avenger

Disaster at Silo 7
1988

Disaster at Silo 7

By Dawn's Early Light
1990

By Dawn's Early Light

Thirst
1998

Thirst

Clockstoppers
2002

Clockstoppers

Edge of Honor
1991

Edge of Honor

Heart of Steel
1983

Heart of Steel

Shattered Dreams
1990

Shattered Dreams

Descending Angel
1990

Descending Angel

A House of Secrets and Lies
1992

A House of Secrets and Lies

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

Unconquered
1989

Unconquered

I Am Sam
2001

I Am Sam

What Comes Around
1985

What Comes Around

Executive Decision
1996

Executive Decision

Crossing the Bridge
1992

Crossing the Bridge

Courage Under Fire
1996

Courage Under Fire

Breaking Point
1989

Breaking Point

All the Way
2016

All the Way

A Time to Heal
1994

A Time to Heal

Girls Weekend
2019

Girls Weekend

Lucky Numbers
2000

Lucky Numbers

In Country
1989

In Country

The Tailor of Panama
2001

The Tailor of Panama

White Mile
1994

White Mile

The Outside Woman
1989

The Outside Woman

Past the Bleachers
1995

Past the Bleachers

Roe vs. Wade
1989

Roe vs. Wade

In Fashion
1974

In Fashion