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Kenneth Tobey was an American television and film actor. Born in Oakland, California, Kenneth Tobey was headed for a law career when he first dabble in acting at the University of Callifornia Little Theater. That experience led to a year and a half of study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach and Tony Randall. Throughout the 1940s, Tobey acted on Broadway and in stock; he made his film debut in a 1943 short, The Man of the Ferry. He made his Hollywood film bow in a Hopalong Cassidy Western, and has since appeared in scores of features and on numerous television series. He even had his own series Whirlybirds in which he played a helicopter pilot. In 2002, he died of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California at age 85.

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Kenneth Tobey Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayMarch 23, 1919
SignAries
BirthplaceOakland, California, USA
Date of deathDecember 22, 2002 (age 83)

Selected Filmography

The Thing from Another World
Davy Crockett
The Candidate
The Great Locomotive Chase
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms / Them!
The Wings of Eagles
Big Top Pee-Wee
Billy Jack
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection
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