Jack Kehler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked as a waiter in New York, until he decided to pursue a career in theater at the age of 24. In 1982, he was admitted into the Actors Studio. After a while, he moved to Los Angeles. In his career in Hollywood, worked as character actor in supporting roles on the film as: Strange Invaders (1983), Year of the Dragon (1985), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Wyatt Earp (1994), Lost Highway (1997), Lethal Weapon 4 (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Men In Black II (2002), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), The Last Godfather (2010), Lost on Purpose (2013), A Winter Rose (2016). Appreciated multifaceted actor, today he continues to work in many television and film productions.