Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins (born August 28, 1940) is an American actor, best known as Dr. Bob Kelso, the curmudgeonly Chief of Medicine on the American comedy Scrubs. He is of Welsh descent.

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 was also in the film xxx

He has also appeared in the movies Executive Decision, The Abyss, Air America, Last Man Standing, Gone in 60 Seconds, I Am Sam, The Sum of All Fears, Matewan and the 1998 remake of Psycho.

He appeared as one of the Staff-Generals in Michael Bay's Transformers.

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".

Family

He married artist Joan Patchen in 1958 although they later separated. He then went on to marry Katharine Houghton, the niece of Katharine Hepburn. 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).

Is a step dad of Damien James Lynaugh

External links

• Ken Jenkins at the Internet Movie Database
• Ken Jenkins at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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