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Kenneth Tobey is a Actor American born on 23 march 1917 at Oakland (USA)

Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey
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Birth name Jesse Kenneth Tobey
Nationality USA
Birth 23 march 1917 at Oakland (USA)
Death 22 december 2002 (at 85 years) at Rancho Mirage (USA)

Kenneth Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an American stage, television, and film actor.

Best films

Billy Jack (1971)
(Actor)

Usually with

Joe Dante
Joe Dante
(4 films)
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
(6 films)
Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
(3 films)
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kenneth Tobey (75 films)

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Actor

The Naked Monster, 1h26
Directed by Ted Newsom
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Kenneth Tobey, Brinke Stevens, Forrest J Ackerman, John Agar, Jeanne Carmen, Robert Clarke
Roles Col. Patrick Hendry
Rating52% 2.6113952.6113952.6113952.6113952.611395
A colossal series of disasters releases something monstrous from a glacier. Strange disappearances in a small California town attract the attention of a thick-headed sheriff (R.G. Wilson), his transparently uninterested scientist girlfriend (Brinke Stevens) and a visiting government agent (John Goodwin). They discover that a giant green monster is at large, the Creaturesaurus Erectus, ("He wrecked us? He nearly KILLED us!") They turn to experienced monster fighter Colonel Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey), who has been locked in a government asylum for decades. With the help of other monster experts, lots of stock footage and incredibly bad special effects, humanity fights back against the "Thing from Another Time Zone".
Hellraiser: Bloodline, 1h26
Directed by Joe Chappelle, Kevin Yagher
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Doug Bradley, Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Kim Myers, Adam Scott, Charlotte Chatton
Roles Hologram Priest (uncredited)
Rating51% 2.5520152.5520152.5520152.5520152.552015
In the year 2127, Dr. Paul Merchant, an engineer, seals himself in a room aboard The Minos, a space station of his own design. As armed guards attempt to break through the door, Merchant manipulates a robot into solving the Lament Configuration, destroying the robot in the process. The guards break through the door and apprehend Merchant, who agrees to explain his motivations to their leader, Rimmer.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, 1h29
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Children's films
Actors Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Keri Russell, Daniel et Joshua Shalikar, John Shea
Roles Smitty
Rating49% 2.45422.45422.45422.45422.4542
Five years after the events after the previous film, inventor Wayne Szalinski is now the head researcher at Sterling Labs in Las Vegas, working on a ray that can enlarge objects. His research is hindered by Charles Hendrickson, jealous that Wayne had been put in charge of the research department and threatens to sabotage him to take his place.
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Sherilyn Fenn, David Hewlett, Whip Hubley, David Johansen, Kenneth Tobey, Paul Bartel
Roles Captain Holiday
Rating50% 2.51692.51692.51692.51692.5169
A husband and wife check into the Sunset Motel in Anaheim, California in late 1957 (Sputnik is referenced several times) where affairs and other sexual crimes soon erupt.
Single White Female, 1h47
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Erotic thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay
Rating63% 3.1992653.1992653.1992653.1992653.199265
Allison "Allie" Jones (Bridget Fonda) is a software designer in New York City, engaged to Sam Rawson (Steven Weber). In the middle of the night, Sam's ex-wife calls, and it is revealed that he slept with her recently. A hurt and angry Allie throws Sam out, breaking off their engagement, and is comforted by neighbor Graham Knox (Peter Friedman), an aspiring actor. The next morning she attends a business lunch with Mitchell Myerson (Stephen Tobolowsky), a fashion house owner who is looking to buy Allie's revolutionary new program. He manipulates her into significantly lowering the cost, on the basis that his recommendations within the industry will be her future business. As he is her first and only client, she accepts.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1h49
Directed by Joe Dante, Chuck Jones
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about films, Monde imaginaire, Comedy horror films
Actors Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee
Roles Projectionist
Rating64% 3.2003853.2003853.2003853.2003853.200385
After the death of his owner Mr. Wing (Keye Luke), the mogwai Gizmo (voiced by Howie Mandel) becomes the guinea pig of mad scientists working at Clamp Enterprises, an automatic state-of-the-art office building in Manhattan, run by eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp (John Glover). At the mercy of the chief researcher Dr. Catheter (Christopher Lee), Gizmo is rescued by his friend Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) and his fiancee Katie (Phoebe Cates), both of whom work at Clamp Enterprises. Clamp quickly befriends Billy upon being impressed by his skills in concept design, also sparking the interest of Billy's superior Marla Bloodstone (Haviland Morris). Gizmo is left in the office, where water spills on his head and spawns new mogwai, including Mohawk (voiced by Frank Welker), who then has Gizmo locked in the vents. They eat after midnight, turning into gremlins.
Freeway
Freeway (1988)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Billy Drago, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, Clint Howard
Roles Monsignor Kavanaugh
Rating50% 2.513262.513262.513262.513262.51326
Sarah 'Sunny' Harper becomes a witness to the work of a spree killer, shooting people on the freeway. First protected by a former cop named Frank Quinn, she later joins him trying to find the killer.
Big Top Pee-wee, 1h25
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Kris Kristofferson, Paul Reubens, Susan Tyrrell, Valeria Golino, Penelope Ann Miller, Albert Henderson
Roles Sheriff
Rating51% 2.5503652.5503652.5503652.5503652.550365
Pee-wee Herman has a dream of being a famous singer. He makes his exit by disguising himself as Abraham Lincoln. One of the fans asks him for his autograph, but his disguise is promptly exposed. They chase after him and he flies off to his ranch. Pee-wee finally awakens from his dream that morning to work on his farm with Vance the pig. Later, he has lunch with his fiancée, schoolteacher Winnie Johnson. Next, he races Vance to a general store owned by Mr. Ryan to order a cheese sandwich with a pickle.
Innerspace
Innerspace (1987)
, 2h
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Spy films, Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Comedy science fiction films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Vernon Wells, Fiona Lewis
Roles Man in Restroom
Rating67% 3.399893.399893.399893.399893.39989
Set in San Francisco, California, down-on-his-luck Naval aviator Lt. Tuck Pendleton (Quaid) resigns his commission and volunteers for a secret miniaturization experiment. He is placed in a submersible pod and both are shrunk to microscopic size. They are transferred into a syringe to be injected into a rabbit, but the lab is attacked by a rival organization, led by scientist Dr. Margaret Canker (Fiona Lewis), that plans to seize the experiment and steal the miniaturization technology.
Gremlins
Gremlins (1984)
, 1h45
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Comedy horror films
Actors Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Corey Feldman
Roles Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6475453.6475453.6475453.6475453.647545
Randall “Rand” Peltzer, a struggling inventor, visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a Mogwai. The owner Mr. Wing refuses to sell the creature to Rand, so his grandson secretly sells the Mogwai to Rand but tells him to remember three important rules that must never be broken – do not expose the Mogwai to bright lights or sunlight which will kill it, do not let it get wet, and never feed it after midnight.
The Lost Empire, 1h23
Directed by Jim Wynorski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Raven De La Croix, Blackie Dammett, Angus Scrimm, Angelique Pettyjohn, Robert Tessier, Kenneth Tobey
Roles Capt. Hendry
Rating47% 2.3586852.3586852.3586852.3586852.358685
The film opens at a jewelry shop in Chinatown, which contains a statue with one glowing red eye. Three masked figures kill the store’s owner, then try to pry the eye free. The police arrive, and after a bloody fight, all of the intruders and all but one of the policemen are dead, with the lone survivor being seriously wounded.
Strange Invaders, 1h34
Directed by Michael Laughlin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn
Roles Arthur Newman
Rating53% 2.697572.697572.697572.697572.69757
In 1958, the town of Centerville, Illinois was invaded by a race of aliens. The invaders could fire lasers from their eyes and hands and reduce humans to "crystallized" glowing blue orbs. They took over the form of the humans who were either captured or killed.
The Howling, 1h31
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Robert Picardo
Roles Older Cop
Rating65% 3.2504953.2504953.2504953.2504953.250495
Karen White (Dee Wallace) is a Los Angeles television news anchor who is being stalked by a serial murderer named Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). In cooperation with the police, she takes part in a scheme to capture Eddie by agreeing to meet him in a sleazy porno theater. Eddie forces Karen to watch a video of a young woman being raped, and when Karen turns around to see Eddie she screams. The police enter and shoot Eddie, and although Karen is safe, she suffers amnesia. Her therapist, Dr. George Waggner (Patrick Macnee), decides to send her and her husband, Bill Neill (Christopher Stone), to the "Colony", a secluded resort in the countryside where he sends patients for treatment.
Airplane!
Airplane! (1980)
, 1h25
Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves
Roles Air Controller Neubauer
Rating76% 3.8467153.8467153.8467153.8467153.846715
Ex-fighter pilot and taxi driver Ted Striker (Robert Hays) became traumatized during an unnamed war, leading to a pathological fear of flying. As a result, he is unable to hold a responsible job. His wartime girlfriend, Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty), now a flight attendant, leaves him. Striker nervously boards a Boeing 707 (Trans American Flight 209) from Los Angeles to Chicago on which she is serving, hoping to win her back, but she rebuffs him.
Hero at Large, 1h38
Directed by Martin Davidson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about television, Superhero films
Actors John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Allan Rich, Harry Bellaver
Roles Firechief Palmer
Rating59% 2.9524352.9524352.9524352.9524352.952435
Steve Nichols is a struggling actor in New York City who takes the job posing as comic-book hero Captain Avenger at comics stores and conventions. He finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger. The costume is for a film he is hired to promote, but Nichols decides to continue being a superhero and discovers that the superhero life is more complex than he initially thought.