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Kenneth Tobey

ActorBorn 1917, died 2002On stage 1941 to 196412 productions on this page

Kenneth Tobey
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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.

On stage

12 productions, 23 years
1941
As You Like ItBroadway Mansfield Theatre. Revival
8 performances
1941
Sunny RiverBroadway St James Theatre. Original. Directed by John Murray Anderson
36 performances
1942
JanieBroadway Henry Millers Theatre. Original. Directed by Antoinette Perry
642 performances
1942
The Skin of Our TeethBroadway Plymouth Theatre. Original. Directed by Elia Kazan
359 performances
1943
A New LifeBroadway Royale Theatre. Original
70 performances
1943
Sons and SoldiersBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original
22 performances
1944
Suds in Your EyeBroadway Cort Theatre. Original
37 performances
1946
Joan of LorraineBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Margo Jones
199 performances
1946
Truckline CafeBroadway Belasco Theatre. Original
13 performances
1947
As We Forgive Our DebtorsBroadway Princess Theatre. Original
5 performances
1948
The SurvivorsBroadway Playhouse Theatre. Original
8 performances
1964
Golden BoyBroadway Majestic Theatre. Revival. Directed by Arthur Penn
568 performances

Worked with more than once

9 names
  • Kevin Mccarthy 3 productions
  • Tom Hoier 2 productions
  • Peter Hobbs 2 productions
  • Karl Malden 2 productions
  • Eugene Steiner 2 productions
  • E G Marshall 2 productions
  • Barbara Barton 2 productions
  • Arthur L Sachs 2 productions
  • Arthur Griffin 2 productions

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