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1-hour season premiere tuesday dec 1st 9/8c Latest Full Episode: My Soul on Fire, Part 2

Bob Kelso

KEN JENKINS

Prized possession:
His Cadillac, Bessie

Hobbies:
Hookers, blues guitar, Ms. Pac-Man

Fun Fact:
Was an all-star shortstop for a baseball team in Altoona

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Bob SAYS

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Relationships are about taking a leap of faith. That's why it's called jumping in.

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Perry Cox
to Bob:
"When you were the chief you were a jackass and a nightmare and I hated you."
Perry Cox
to Bob:
"You are a soulless creature from the netherworld who doesn't really have feelings."
J.D.
on Bob:
"Maybe it was the free muffins for life, but Dr. Kelso still hangs out here every day."

CHARACTER BIO

Dr. Bob Kelso has mellowed considerably since his high-stress days as Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart. To keep himself from getting “weird at home,” he’s come out of retirement to teach the occasional med school class and to study his own gross anatomy with the ladies.

ACTOR BIO

A versatile veteran of film, television and theater, we love checking out this guy each week as Sacred Heart Hospital's former caustic chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso.

"Although most people think my character is too rough on the interns," says Ken Jenkins, "I've been told by some people in the medical field that their 'Dr. Bob' was much tougher. I think the staff just doesn't realize how hard Kelso's job is."

Jenkins began his acting career performing in high school stage productions in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. "As a teenager, I discovered a love for acting and theater arts that defined me for the rest of my life," he said. He went on to study drama at Antioch College, and performed on Broadway and in regional theater throughout his college years. In 1969, Jenkins co-founded and served for three years as associate artistic director of the prestigious Actors Theatre of Louisville, which became a breeding ground for some of America's best new playwrights, including Beth Henley and Marsha Norman. Jenkins continued to work with the theater as an actor, director and writer through 1983.

During more than 30 years in the theater, Jenkins has been associated with an average of 10 plays a year as an actor, director or playwright. He has portrayed both Hamlet and Cyrano de Bergerac, and performed in other classics by Shakespeare, as well as those by Shaw and Ibsen. One of his favorite moments as an actor, however, was performing opposite his son, actor Danny Jenkins, in the 1985 Broadway musical Big River.

In 1987, Jenkins appeared in John Sayles' critically acclaimed feature film Matewan, which opened his mind to the joy of working in film. His recent film credits include I Am Sam, The Sum of All Fears and Clockstoppers. He has also appeared in such films as The Abyss, Air America, Last Man Standing and Courage Under Fire and is featured in the comedy feature For Your Consideration.

Jenkins' television credits include a co-starring role for two seasons on the drama Homefront, in addition to guest-starring roles on The X-Files, Family Law and Chicago Hope. He also starred in the television movies Thirst, And the Band Played On and Hiroshima.

Jenkins is an avid woodworker and a skilled dog trainer. He has three sons, Matthew, Daniel and Joshua, and currently resides in Los Angeles.