ACTOR

Ken Jenkins

1940 - Today

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Ken Jenkins (born August 28, 1940) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Bob Kelso, the chief of medicine on the American comedy series Scrubs (2001–2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Jenkins has received more than 1,736,846 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Jenkins is the 2,394th most popular actor (down from 1,986th in 2019), the 3,802nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,303rd in 2019) and the 1,091st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Jenkins ranks 2,394 out of 13,578. Before him are Faye Wong, Darlene Conley, Park Min-young, Viktor Sukhorukov, Heinrich George, and Pola Raksa. After him are Ada Rogovtseva, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Meg Foster, Kevin James, Bergüzar Korel, and Robert Blake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Ken Jenkins ranks 222. Before him are Franz Müntefering, David Koch, Wim Ruska, Manuel Ojeda, Angela Carter, and Silvio Marzolini. After him are Clive Sinclair, Aracy Balabanian, Kishin Shinoyama, Quentin Skinner, Hiroshi Katayama, and Jaime Roldós Aguilera.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Jenkins ranks 3,802 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Foxworth (1941), Michael Richards (1949), Darlene Conley (1934), Aileen Riggin (1906), Bruce Rauner (1957), and Charles Fox Parham (1873). After him are Norman Taurog (1899), Kylie Jenner (1997), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Frank Beard (1949), and Kevin James (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ken Jenkins ranks 1,091. Before him are Orson Bean (1928), Dean Jones (1931), Sarah Paulson (1974), Robert Foxworth (1941), Michael Richards (1949), and Darlene Conley (1934). After him are Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Kevin James (1965), Robert Blake (1933), Vanessa Williams (1963), and Marlon Wayans (1972).

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Television and Movie Roles

Scrubs
Bob Kelso
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
8.023 / 10
The Abyss
Gerard Kirkhill
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Aug 9o 19897.351 / 10
Air America
Major Donald Lemond
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
Aug 10o 19905.807 / 10