Kenneth Tobey

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

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March 23 - 1917 - December 22 - 2002 - American

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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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Oakland, California - Gregory Peck - Eli Wallach - Tony Randall - Broadway - Hollywood - Whirlybirds - Rancho Mirage, California

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