Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

American actor (1917–2002)

Jesse Kenneth Tobey was an American actor active from the early 1940s into the 1990s, with over 200 credits in film, theatre, and television. He is best known for his role as a captain who takes charge of an Arctic military base when it is attacked by a plant-based alien in The Thing from Another World (1951), and a starring role in the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series Whirlybirds.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 10 films (1949–1971) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 I Was A Male War Bride Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 1:05 16mm B&W sound
1949 I Was A Male War Bride. Howard Hawks 105 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 RIGHT CROSS John Sturges 90 min 16mm B&W sound
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 The Thing From Another World Films 87 16mm B&W sound
1956 The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 152 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Seven Ways From Sundown. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 96 min 35mm Color sound
1967 40 Guns To Apache Pass. Admiral Pictures Inc. 92 min 35mm Color sound
1967 A Time For Killing Columbia Pictures Corporation 88 min 16mm Color sound
1971 Billy Jack National Student Film Corporation 112 min Color sound