Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

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Birthday: 
28 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Height: 
171 cm
A versatile veteran of film, television and theater, Ken Jenkins began his acting career performing in high school theater productions in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. "I was fortunate to discover the world through the words of William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and to discover in myself a love for ... Show more »
A versatile veteran of film, television and theater, Ken Jenkins began his acting career performing in high school theater productions in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. "I was fortunate to discover the world through the words of William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and to discover in myself a love for the theater that has shaped my life", says Jenkins. Jenkins went on to study acting at Antioch College while continuing to perform on Broadway and in regional companies throughout his college years. In 1969, he co-founded and served for three years as Associate Artistic Director for the prestigious Actor's Theatre of Louisville, which became known as a breeding ground for some of America's best new playwrights, including Beth Henley and Marsha Norman. Jenkins continued to work with the theater as an actor, director and writer through 1983.Over his 30 years in the theater, Jenkins has been associated with an average of 10 plays a year as an actor, director or playwright. He has portrayed "Hamlet" and "Cyrano" and performed in other classics by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Shaw and Molière. One of his favorite roles, however, was "The Duke", which he played opposite his son, Daniel Jenkins, in the 1985 Broadway musical, "Big River".In 1987, Jenkins appeared in John Sayles' critically acclaimed feature film, Matewan (1987) which opened the actor to the joys of acting for the camera. Most recently seen in The Sum of All Fears (2002) with Morgan Freeman and I Am Sam (2001) with Sean Penn, his other feature-film credits include Courage Under Fire (1996), The Abyss (1989), Air America (1990) and Last Man Standing (1996).Jenkins' television credits include a co-starring role for two seasons on Homefront (1991), two seasons on Wiseguy (1987) and guest-star roles on The X Files (1993), Family Law (1999) and Chicago Hope (1994). He has also appeared in the television movies Thirst (1998), Hiroshima (1995), And the Band Played On (1993).Jenkins is an avid woodworker and a skilled dog trainer. He is married to Katharine Hepburn's niece, actress Katharine Houghton, probably best remembered as playing Hepburn & Tracy's daughter in the classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Show less «

Ken Jenkins's FILMOGRAPHY

Black-ish - Season 8

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Black-ish - Season 7

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A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 3

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Black-ish - Season 6

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Mad About You - Season 8

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The X-Files - Season 11

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A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 2

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Black-ish - Season 5

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Murphy Brown - Season 11

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A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1

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Black-ish - Season 4

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The X-Files - Season 10

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All the Way

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Black-ish - Season 3

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Harvey Beaks - Season 2

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Black-ish - Season 2

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Harvey Beaks - Season 1

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Cougar Town - Season 6

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Gravity Falls - Season 2

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Black-ish - Season 1

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Cougar Town - Season 5

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Cougar Town - Season 4

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Back in the Game - Season 1

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Ken Jenkins'S roles

Admiral Pollack
Admiral Pollack
Capt. Tom Pickett
Capt. Tom Pickett
Dr. Bob Kelso
Dr. Bob Kelso
Pastor Neal
Pastor Neal
Old Man Ghost
Old Man Ghost
Chick
Chick
Dr. Paul Stubbs
Dr. Paul Stubbs
Chick
Chick