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Kenneth Tobey

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Actor 1917–2002 On stage 19411964

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 It Mansfield Theatre · Revival 8 perf.
1941 Sunny River St James Theatre · Original · directed by John Murray Anderson 36 perf.
1942 Janie Henry Millers Theatre · Original · directed by Antoinette Perry 642 perf.
1942 The Skin of Our Teeth Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Elia Kazan 359 perf.
1943 A New Life Royale Theatre · Original 70 perf.
1943 Sons and Soldiers Morosco Theatre · Original 22 perf.
1944 Suds in Your Eye Cort Theatre · Original 37 perf.
1946 Joan of Lorraine Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Margo Jones 199 perf.
1946 Truckline Cafe Belasco Theatre · Original 13 perf.
1947 As We Forgive Our Debtors Princess Theatre · Original 5 perf.
1948 The Survivors Playhouse Theatre · Original 8 perf.
1964 Golden Boy Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Arthur Penn 569 perf.

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Worked with more than once9 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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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Daniels, Paula Wayne, Kenneth Tobey, Ted Beniades, Louis Gossett, Jaime Rogers, Lola Falanaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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