Jack Kehler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

4.354

Gender

Male

Birthday

22-May-1946

Age

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As
  • Jack Keeler

Jack Kehler

Biography

Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come to terms with the suicide of his wife. He also had a brief but memorable role in The Big Lebowski as The Dude's (Jeff Bridges) landlord. He guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Babel", and in the Angel episode "Long Day's Journey". In 1995 he played Mr. Chase in the Babylon 5 episode "Comes the Inquisitor". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Kehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Desert Winds Desert Winds (1994) Character: Eugene's Father
Jackie and Eugene are joined by a mystical wind tunnel which enables them to speak across a 500-mile desert. Believed by the Indians to be an omen of good luck, the wind inspires both characters to face their fears and follow their hearts.
The Evening Journey The Evening Journey (2008) Character: Albert
The story of Fishberg, a small hard working fishing town and it's inhabitants....
Elephant Sighs Elephant Sighs (2012) Character: Dink
After moving to a small rural town, uptight Joel Bixby, is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Normally a loner, Joel finds himself enamored by boisterous fast-food connoisseur Leo Applegate and reluctantly agrees to go. Unknowingly the replacement for a beloved member who recently passed away, Joel meets the group's other surviving members and is swept into their strange lives, but struggles with their secretive purpose for gathering until he realizes each of them is as lost as himself.
Lost in Plainview Lost in Plainview (2006) Character: Hank
On a stretch of lonely deserted highway, Melissa and Nina - two beautiful law students traveling cross-country - end up on a horrific, high speed, all or nothing race for their lives! A psychotic game of cat and mouse with a mysterious police cruiser forces the girls to become what's hunting them.
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019) Character: Self
Documentary about actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood.
Secret Sins of the Father Secret Sins of the Father (1994) Character: Ray Townsend
Louis (Lloyd Bridges) is a farmer in small-town Nebraska. All seems well in his quiet life until the town's spiteful sheriff, Tom (Beau Bridges), who is also Louis' son, unexpectedly charges Louis with the murder of his mother. Louis knows he's innocent and thinks that his son is merely out to get him because he's been having a heated affair with Tom's former lover. Can father and son put their bad blood aside for the sake of the family? Or will Tom's vengeance prevail?
A Winter Rose A Winter Rose (2016) Character: Mel Wieser
A young singer in Los Angeles named Winter Rose (Kim Whalen) is chosen to be the successor to a world-famous star who is retiring because of a cancer diagnosis.
Cast the First Stone Cast the First Stone (1989) Character: Keeler
After Diane Martin is raped by a hitchhiker and becomes pregnant, she must face the pious faculty at the school where she teaches who condemn her "loose morals" and ostracize her. Based on a true story.
This is Not a Film This is Not a Film (2004) Character: N/A
In a broken attempt to find a woman who has broken his heart, a Manhattan shoe salesman fearlessly throws himself into the world of guerilla filmmaking, creating a 'modern day message in a bottle' - actually a videotape - hoping that someone seeing it (maybe you?) will know his ex-girlfriend. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left him, this neophyte filmmaker hires a temperamental actress to play his ex and together they reenact scenes from his failed relationship. During the course of filming, Michael's mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend are mercilessly pointed out to him. This Is Not A Film is a romantic comedy about making a mistake and recognizing it in the most painful way possible - by making it all over again.
Civility Civility (2000) Character: Motel Manager
Cade Russo must reluctantly return home to Civility, Arizona to attend his father's funeral, and more importantly to him, the reading of the will. Cade had vowed never to return, never that is until his father's alleged suicide turns out to be a cover up for a brutal murder. Once back in Civility, Cade enlists the help of his father's old friends Marty (Tom Arnold) and Andrew (William Forsythe) in a murderous revenge scheme that shakes the town to its core. While dodging a hailstorm of bullets, the trio uncovers the truth behind the murder and a web of corruption that leads to the mob.
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) Character: Sergeant F.E. Blackwell
A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.
Across the Moon Across the Moon (1995) Character: ATV Pop
Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state prison.
Blindsided Blindsided (1993) Character: Waco Dean
An ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a beautiful woman who has underworld connections. When the girl disappears, he returns to the United States to find her, risking death from the gangster
Death Benefit Death Benefit (1996) Character: Dick Coates
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.
Big Trouble Big Trouble (2002) Character: Leonard
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Serpent's Lair Serpent's Lair (1995) Character: Occult Man
Tom is seduced by Lilith, a succubus who's out to drain him and destroy his marriage.
If These Walls Could Talk If These Walls Could Talk (1996) Character: Cab Driver
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.
Two-Fisted Tales Two-Fisted Tales (1992) Character: Mole (segment "King of the Road")
The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comics of the 1950s: "Showdown," "King of the Road," and "Yellow." This star-studded telefilm was an attempt to launch a second anthology series in the mold of "Tales from the Crypt." When the film failed to generate sufficient interest, the three tales were re-edited and shown as "Crypt" episodes.
Point Break Point Break (1991) Character: Halsey
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993) Character: Elliot Fisher
Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.
Love Liza Love Liza (2002) Character: Denny
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Dudley Do-Right Dudley Do-Right (1999) Character: Homer
Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when his old rival, Snidely Whiplash, comes up with a plot to buy all the property in town, then start a phony gold rush by seeding the river with gold nuggets.
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991) Character: Eugene Bradnick
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
Lost Highway Lost Highway (1997) Character: Guard Johnny Mack
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
In Dubious Battle In Dubious Battle (2016) Character: Dr. Burton
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism—'courage, never submit, or yield'.
Why Me? Why Me? (1990) Character: Freedly
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
Disaster at Silo 7 Disaster at Silo 7 (1988) Character: Colonel Canby
During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanner. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.
White Sands White Sands (1992) Character: Casanov
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
True Crime True Crime (1999) Character: Mr. Ziegler
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
The Last Boy Scout The Last Boy Scout (1991) Character: Scrabble Man
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
The Lesser Evil The Lesser Evil (1998) Character: Detective Hardaway
Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has caught up with them, along with the reality that they are probably heading for jail. But in the soul-searching angst of deciding right from wrong, the though of going down after all this time seems incomprehensible. And with the authorities hot on their trail, the old friends quickly realize that someone has to pay and their only option to remain free is to sacrifice the only thing they've held on to for years... each other!
I Love You to Death I Love You to Death (1990) Character: Sgt. Carlos Wiley
Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.
School for Scoundrels School for Scoundrels (2006) Character: Classmate
In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
Bloodstone Bloodstone (1988) Character: Paul Lorre
When a newlywed American couple goes to India on their honeymoon, little do they realize that they are about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. A huge ruby from the time of the Indian Maharajas has been stolen and placed in the backpack of the Americans. When the bad guys realize this, they kidnap the wife... Now the husband and his Indian friend (played by a famous Tamil Indian actor) must go out to save her.
Invincible Invincible (2006) Character: Wade Chambers
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
Grand Canyon Grand Canyon (1991) Character: Steve Fox
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) Character: Press Conference Reporter
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Lost on Purpose Lost on Purpose (2013) Character: Barry Kitchanski
Our story takes place in the fertile, San Joaquin Valley. Fueled by gin and sheer determination, Elizabeth James (Ms. Liz) operates her third generation dairy farm outside the region's domineering co-ops. To help keep the place afloat, she's employed five renegade ranch hands. These boys have put a pin in responsibility and opted to stretch out the party as long as possible. Unfortunately, women, booze, and fisticuffs can only lead to one outcome: trouble. With the dairy farm reporting its third straight deficit year, Ms Liz is attracting some unwanted attention. Delbert Furgeson, the owner of the area's largest co-op, is pushing to buy her out. This only incenses the prideful Ms Liz and starts a volatile feud between the two. Sharing the narrative are the ranch hands.
In the Cold of the Night In the Cold of the Night (1990) Character: Wino
High profile fashion photographer Scott Bruin has been suffering from a series of increasingly disturbing and violent dreams in which he savagely attacks and murders a young woman. Fearing for his sanity, Scott begins to investigate these strange visions but slowly starts to believe that these all-too-real seeming nightmares might not be dreams after all and that the woman in them is in imminent danger.
Special Special (2006) Character: Dr. Dobson
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
The China Lake Murders The China Lake Murders (1990) Character: Germ
A small town sheriff has his suspicions in a murder case which involves a rogue cop who goes on a murder spree.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Character: Circus Barker
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
One Eight Seven One Eight Seven (1997) Character: Larry Hyland
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.
The Last Godfather The Last Godfather (2010) Character: Cabbie
Young-goo the son of mafia boss Don Carini, is too foolish to be part of the mafia elite. One day, Young-goo comes to his father and is trained by Tony V to be his father's successor. A few days later, Young-goo accidentally rescues Nancy, the only daughter of Don Bonfante, the boss of a rival mafia family. But Vinnie, an under-boss of the Bonfante family kidnapped her and fabricates that Young-goo has taken her. Vinnie's behavior provokes an armed conflict between the two families.
Grilled Grilled (2006) Character: Dick Abbott
Maurice and Dave sell high-end cuts of beef, but after hitting a patch of no sales, they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his final semester of acupuncture school, and the recently-separated Dave needs money for his daughter's birthday gift. Their final client card—a beautiful woman—is attracted to Maurice, but a desperate call from a suicidal friend interrupts her signing the contract. Still hoping to close the sale, they offer to drive her to the friend's house—where their troubles multiply.
Pineapple Express Pineapple Express (2008) Character: Walter - Accountant
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp (1994) Character: Bob Hatch
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
My Fellow Americans My Fellow Americans (1996) Character: Wayne
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
American Strays American Strays (1996) Character: Walker
Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police force, two hitmen, two hoods, two outlaws, and a mixed bag of other quirky characters hilariously converge for the showdown of a lifetime.
Auggie Rose Auggie Rose (2000) Character: Oscar Weeks
An insurance salesman's humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger, ex-con Auggie Rose, unexpectedly dies in his arms. Assuming the identity of the dead man, the salesman embarks on a double life, keeping it secret from his live-in girlfriend.
Strange Invaders Strange Invaders (1983) Character: Gas Station Attendant
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
Forces of Nature Forces of Nature (1999) Character: Victor "Vic" DeFranco
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
Year of the Dragon Year of the Dragon (1985) Character: Alan Perez
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
Sour Grapes Sour Grapes (1998) Character: Jack
The bond between cousins is tested when one wins a fortune with the other's money at Atlantic City.
The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski (1998) Character: Dude's Landlord
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Men in Black II Men in Black II (2002) Character: Ben
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.
Dirty Girl Dirty Girl (2010) Character: Dr. Shelby
When Danielle is banished to special education because of her misbehavior, she joins Clarke on a road trip to discover themselves.
Cops & Robbersons Cops & Robbersons (1994) Character: Caniff
Hard-as-nails cop Jake Stone moves in with the Robbersons so he can watch a hitman who has moved in next door. The hitman is one thing, but can he survive the Robberson family?
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015) Character: Sheriff Mallon
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
Fever Pitch Fever Pitch (2005) Character: Al
When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.
The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury (2015) Character: Earl
A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.
Under the Tuscan Sun Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Character: Apartment Manager
After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.
A Walk in Winter A Walk in Winter (2015) Character: Sheriff Mallon
When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.
Lethal Weapon 4 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Character: State Department Man
Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999) Character: The Male's Father
David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.
Waterworld Waterworld (1995) Character: Banker
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Zeroville Zeroville (2019) Character: Studio Art Director
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
Love Is a Gun Love Is a Gun (1994) Character: Boots Tynan
A model causes an obsessed police photographer to lose his girlfriend and become a murder suspect.



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