Actor

Paul Jenkins

August 2, 1938 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Paul R. Jenkins (August 2, 1938 – July 1, 2013) was an American actor. He appeared in films such as Network and Chinatown, and also single appearances in television shows such as M*A*S*H, Columbo, Lou Grant, Kojak, The Partridge Family, and Starsky and Hutch. He appeared three times in the television series The Rockford Files over the course of its six season run, playing a different character each time.

Jenkins is also known for roles such as Professor Parks in The Waltons and as Eddie in Dynasty.

Notable work

7.9
Chinatown (1974)
as Policeman
7.8
Network (1976)
as TV Stage Manager
6.9
Sneakers (1992)
as Playtronics Lobby Guard - Night
7.9
M*A*S*H (1972)
as Sergeant Baker
8.3
The West Wing (1999)
as Martin Sheffield
6.5
Ally McBeal (1997)
as Detective Kale

Often works with

Faye Dunaway
2 titles together
Chinatown, Network
Darrell Zwerling
2 titles together
Chinatown, Kojak
Sidney Poitier
2 titles together
Sneakers, The Organization
Kevin Dobson
2 titles together
Kojak, Knots Landing
Bruce Kirby
2 titles together
Kojak, Hunter
Max Gail
2 titles together
Barney Miller, The Organization

Full filmography · 27

Cinderella: After Ever After
as Fairyland Mail Online Journo
2019
Winchell
as Lawrence Newman
1998
Sneakers
as Playtronics Lobby Guard - Night
19926.9
Hard to Hold
as Hawker
1984
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Dr. Royston
19775.9
The November Plan
as Terry
1977
Network
as TV Stage Manager
19767.8
Law and Order
as Lt. Kevin O'Malley
1976
Fear on Trial
as Paul Martinson
1975
The Impostor
as Teddy Durham
1975
Chinatown
as Policeman
19747.9
Outrage!
as Deputy
1973