Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey
Tobey in Stark Fear (1962)
Born
Jesse Kenneth Tobey[1]

(1917-03-23)March 23, 1917
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 2002(2002-12-22) (aged 85)[2]
Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1997
Spouse
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(m. 1968; died 1973)​
Children1

Jesse Kenneth Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) 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.

  1. ^ Real Names of Movie Stars: World-Wide Past & Present. Palo Alto, CA: MegaStar Press. p. 397. ISBN 0-9714724-4-0. See also:
    • "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25D-Z8Z : 13 December 2014), Jesse K Tobey, 23 Mar 1917; citing Alameda, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
    • "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPTX-LQ5 : 15 May 2014), June S Hutton and Jesse K Tobey, Oct 1972; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry.
  2. ^ Raw, Lawrence (2012). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7864-4474-8