Ken Jenkins
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| Ken Jenkins | |
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| Born | Kenneth Jenkins August 28, 1940 Dayton, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Patchen (deceased 3/31/2000) |
Ken Jenkins (born August 28, 1940) is an American actor, best known as Dr. Bob Kelso, the menacing Chief of Medicine on Scrubs, and the 1992 Tour Cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street for playing young Toby.
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.
He has also appeared in the movies Air America, Gone in 60 Seconds, I Am Sam, The Sum of All Fears and the 1998 remake of Psycho.
He appeared as the father of Fran Goldsmith in Stephen King's TV Miniseries, The Stand.
Jenkins can sing and play the acoustic guitar, and is seen doing so on an episode of Scrubs.
[edit] Family
He married artist Joan Patchen in 1958 although they later separated. He has also lived with Katharine Houghton for three decades, the niece of legendary actress Katharine Hepburn to the present. They have three sons. He is the father of Daniel H. Jenkins and played a role alongside his son in the Broadway production of Big River (1985).
[edit] External links
- Ken Jenkins at the Internet Movie Database
- Ken Jenkins article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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