American actor
Jeff Kober
Kober at the 2015 Walker Stalker Con
Born (1953-12-18 ) December 18, 1953 (age 70) Occupation Actor Years active 1985-present Spouses Rhonda Talbot (m. 1989–?) Kelly Cutrone (m. 1998–?)Adele Slaughter (m. 2013) Children 1
Jeff Kober (born December 18, 1953)[ 1] is an American actor, known for his television roles as Dodger in China Beach , Jacob Hale Jr. in Sons of Anarchy , Joe in the fourth season of The Walking Dead , and Kurt Nypo in Walker: Texas Ranger . He is also known his movie roles such as Roy Gaddis in Out of Bounds (1986), Patrick Channing in The First Power (1990), Marcus in One Tough Bastard (1995), and as Ponoma Joe in A Man Apart (2003). In February 2020, Kober joined the cast of ABC 's General Hospital as Cyrus Renault. He exited the role in June 2021, but has made occasional guest appearances from August to December of the same year, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role in 2022.[ 2]
Early life
Kober was born in Billings, Montana , on December 18, 1953. He moved to the Los Angeles area in his twenties and studied acting with theater educator Ed Kaye-Martin.
Career
Kober may be best known as Dodger in China Beach [ 3] and Daedalus in the short-lived cult horror series Kindred: The Embraced . He has made guest appearances on such television series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , ER , 24 , The Closer , New Girl ,[ 4] Criminal Minds , Star Trek: Voyager , and Star Trek: Enterprise . He played the character Julian Bradley in the two-part 1985 episode entitled "The Monster: Part 1&2" on Highway to Heaven . He played Jacob Hale, Jr. in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and Joe in the AMC series The Walking Dead .[ 3] [ 4] He also featured as DJ Ray from Reef Radio in Bacardi 1990s 'serve chilled' advertising campaign.[ 5] In 2013, Kober reprised his role as Daedalus for the Kindred: The Embraced DVD set in a special features segment called "Daedalus: The Last Will and Testament," which is meant for Abel (the boy Daedalus wanted to embrace in the episode "Romeo and Juliet"), who is now an adult and was embraced by Julian Luna as Kindred. He played a role in the 2005 film Love's Long Journey . He appeared in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia called "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot".
On June 24, 2022, Kober won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Cyrus Renault on General Hospital .[ 2]
Personal life
Kober is twice divorced. He married Rhonda Talbot on February 4, 1989; they had one child. On August 25, 1998, Kober married his second wife, fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone . Their marriage ended in divorce. On December 31, 2013, Kober married his current wife, Adele Slaughter.[ 6]
Kober is a bass guitarist who is a former member of The Walking Wounded.[ 7]
Kober visited Vietnam with co-star Dana Delany during filming of the television drama series China Beach (1988), which was based on U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Their visit is documented in the Dana Delany episode of the series Intimate Portrait (1993), which features a discussion and photographs of their journey.
Kober is a noted artist who is responsible for the paintings attributed to his character Daedalus on Kindred: The Embraced (1996). Kober and Slaughter co-authored Art That Pays: The Emerging Artist's Guide to Making a Living .
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1985
V
Visitor Officer
Episode: "The Hero"
1985
Highway to Heaven
Julian Bradley
2 episodes
1985
The Twilight Zone
Younger Cop
Episode: "Night of the Meek "
1986–1987
Falcon Crest
Guy Stafford
7 episodes
1987
MacGyver
Matt Bell
Episode: "Pirates"
1987
Ohara
Frankie Nelson
Episode: "Toshi"
1987
Laguna Heat
Vic Harmon
Television film
1988–1991
China Beach
Sgt. Evan 'Dodger' Winslow
57 episodes
1992
Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life
Tors Buckner
Television film
1992
Keep the Change
Billy Kelton
1992
Angel Street
Father Juan Yasztremski
Episode: "Midnight Times a Hundred"
1993
The Hat Squad
Sgt. Dan Coltrain
Episode: "Dead Man Walking"
1993
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
J.D. Roberts
Television film
1993
The X-Files
Bear
Episode: "Ice "
1993
A Matter of Justice
Talbot
Television film
1994
The Commish
Gary Spurling
Episode: "Bank Job"
1994
The Innocent
Tinsley
Television film
1994
Higher Education
Dale Evans
4 episodes
1994, 1997
Walker, Texas Ranger
Kurt Nypo / Russell Stafford
3 episodes
1995
Earth 2
The Z.E.D.
Episode: "Redemption"
1996
Women: Stories of Passion
Vincent
Episode: "Sing, Sing Me the Blues"
1996
The Lazarus Man
Matz
Episode: "The Hold-Up"
1996
Kindred: The Embraced
Daedalus
8 episodes
1997
Gold Coast
Roland Crowe
Television film
1997, 1998
Nothing Sacred
Michael Reyneaux
2 episodes
1998
The Magnificent Seven
Morgan Coltrane
Episode: "Safecracker"
1998
The Advanced Guard
Desmond
Television film
1998
The Pretender
Clavell Dane
Episode: "Bank"
1998
C-16: FBI
Ringo Lattimer
Episode: "The Art of War"
1998
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Sal Mercado
Television film
1999
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Raymond Corvus
2 episodes
1999
Seven Days
James Rance
Episode: "A Dish Best Served Cold"
1999
Charmed
Jackson Ward
Episode: "The Power of Two"
1999–2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rack / Zachary Kralik
4 episodes
2000
JAG
Rory Coulter
Episode: "Body Talk"
2000
American Tragedy
Bill Pavelic
Television film
2001
18 Wheels of Justice
Bobby
Episode: "Dance with the Devil"
2001
Star Trek: Voyager
Iko
Episode: "Repentance "
2001
Lost Voyage
Dazinger
Television film
2001, 2004
NYPD Blue
Leon / Tom
2 episodes
2002
Star Trek: Enterprise
Traeg
Episode: "Shadows of P'Jem "
2002
Crossing Jordan
Daryl Wood
Episode: "Crime & Punishment"
2002
ER
Toby and Matt's Dad
Episode: "First Snowfall"
2002
Windfall
Bennett
Television film
2003
The Shield
Bruce Rosen
Episode: "Inferno"
2003
Peacemakers
Major Hansen
Episode: "Dead to Rights"
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
Ken Meade
Episode: "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
2003
The Guardian
Fred Murphy
Episode: "Believe"
2003, 2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Walter Hicks / Roger Wilder
2 episodes
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Abraham / Eugene Hoff
Episode: "Charisma"
2004, 2006
Dr. Vegas
Mitch
2 episodes
2005
Criminal Minds
Leo
Episode: "Derailed"
2005
Love's Long Journey
Mason
Television film
2006
24
Conrad Haas
Episode: "Day 5: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m."
2006
The Closer
Scott Campbell
Episode: "To Protect & to Serve"
2007
Supernatural
Randall
Episode: "Folsom Prison Blues"
2008
Aces 'N' Eights
Tate
Television film
2008
Reaper
Dennis
Episode: "Greg, Schmeg"
2008
The Cleaner
Tom Porter
Episode: "House of Pain"
2008
Numbers
Brady
Episode: "Conspiracy Theory"
2009
Cold Case
Jack Dubinski
Episode: "Lotto Fever"
2009
Burn Notice
Falcone
Episode: "Friends and Family"
2009
Mending Fences
Jack Norris Jr.
Television film
2009–2013
Sons of Anarchy
Jacob Hale, Jr.
13 episodes
2010
Lost
Mechanic
Episode: "What Kate Does "
2010
CSI: Miami
Glenn Harper
Episode: "Dishonor"
2010
Law & Order: LA
Toomey
Episode: "Harbor City"
2011
Breakout Kings
Harry Lee Reddin
Episode: "Fun with Chemistry"
2012
New Girl
Remy
4 episodes
2013
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Creepy Guy
Episode: "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot"
2014
The Walking Dead
Joe
4 episodes
2014
NCIS: New Orleans
Brick Myers
Episode: "Chasing Ghosts"
2016
Shameless
Jupiter
2 episodes
2016
Timeless
Davy Crockett
Episode: "The Alamo"
2016
12 Deadly Days
Dad
Episode: "Love Bites"
2017
His Wives and Daughters
Eddie Ray Banks
Episode: "Pilot"
2017–2018
The Walking Dead: Red Machete
Joe
3 episodes
2017–2018
NCIS: Los Angeles
Harris Keane
8 episodes
2018
Van Helsing
Simon
Episode: "Christ Pose"
2019
Sneaky Pete
Jacques Reynard
Episode: "The Stamford Trust Fall"
2019, 2021
Truth Be Told
Jerbic
2 episodes
2020
Interrogation
Drake
Episode: "Henry Fisher vs Eric Fisher 1992"
2020
Bosch
John the Baptist
Episode: "Money, Honey"
2020
Big Dogs
Capt. DiBiasi
7 episodes
2020
The Church of Mike
Randy Pope
Episode: "The Church of Mike"
2020–2022
General Hospital
Cyrus Renault
168 episodes
2021
Big Sky
Mr. Kennedy
2 episodes
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