Biography

Jeff Kober was born in Billings, Montana, on 18 December 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor. His first appearance on the small screen was a non-billed role in the 1980s series V (1984). Kober went on to supporting roles in the highly acclaimed Vietnam War drama China Beach (1988) and the short-lived, but now-cult horror series Kindred: le clan des maudits (1996). Following these series, Kober has guested on some of the most popular television series of the day. They include New York - Unité spéciale (1999), Les Experts (2000), Urgences (1994), 24 heures chrono (2001), The Closer: L.A.: Enquêtes prioritaires (2005), and Esprits criminels (2005).

Kober's big screen career began with the film Passeport pour une nuit blanche (1986), in which he played the first of his signature nefarious characters - Roy Gaddis, a small-time drug dealer with murderous inclinations. This role led to more film opportunities in Le premier pouvoir (1990), Tank Girl (1995) (a comedic turn), Defining Maggie (2002), World Without Waves (2004), and the remake of La colline a des yeux 2 (2007), among others. Never one to balk at taking a chance in the acting field, Kober has also appeared in several short independent films - the Academy Award-winning Session Man (1991) and, most recently, Lucid (2006), another film that has garnered a number of awards at independent film festivals across the country. He has done extensive stage work, most prominently, as "the father" in Jenny Sullivan's autobiographical work "J For J" and "Defying Gravity". Being a creature of diverse talents, Kober is also a noted artist (he was responsible for the paintings attributed to his character Daedalus on Kindred: le clan des maudits (1996) and is the c/o author of "Art That Pays: The Emerging Artist's Guide to Making a Living" along with Adele Slaughter. On the personal front, Kober is twice divorced (Rhonda Talbot, Kelly Cutrone) and the father of one son. He has, at present, finished work on La colline a des yeux 2 (2007) (set for release in March 2007) in the role of Colonel Lincoln Redding. Kober's next film was Multiple (2008).

- IMDb mini biography by: free_to_finn