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Over his 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 Hamlet and Cyrano and performed in other classics by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Shaw and Molière. One of his favorite roles, however, was "The Duke," which he played opposite his son, Daniel Jenkins, in the 1985 Broadway musical, "Big River."
In 1987 Jenkins appeared in John Sayles' critically acclaimed feature film, "Matewan," which opened the actor to the joys of acting for the camera. Most recently seen in "The Sum of All Fears" with Morgan Freeman and "I Am Sam" with Sean Penn, his other feature-film credits include "Courage Under Fire," "Air America," "The Abyss" and "Last Man Standing."
Jenkins' television credits include a co-starring role for two seasons on "Homefront," two seasons recurring on "Wiseguy," two seasons as Dad on "Oh, Baby," and guest-starring roles on "The X-Files," "Family Law" and "Chicago Hope." He has also starred in the television movies "Thirst," "Hiroshima" and "And the Band Played On."
Jenkins is an avid woodworker and a skilled dog trainer. He has three sons, Matthew, Daniel and Joshua, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
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