Jeff Corey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 10, 1914
- Died
- August 16, 2002 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American actor, television director, and teacher. After being blacklisted in the 1950s, he became one of the most prominent and influential acting coaches in Hollywood, whose students included the likes of Kirk Douglas, Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, James Dean, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, James Coburn, Leonard Nimoy, Cher, Barbra Streisand and Rob Reiner. He returned to film and television work in the 1960s, playing many character roles. Early life and education Corey was born Arthur Zwerling in Brooklyn, New York to working-class Jewish immigrant parents. His father, Nathan Zwerling, was from Austria-Hungary, and his mother, Mary (nee Peskin), was from Russia. He attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and was active in the school's Dramatic Society. He received a scholarship to the Feagin School of Dramatic Art, where he furthered his studies. Prior to his acting career, he worked as a salesman of sewing machines. Blacklisted and teacher Corey's career was again interrupted in the early 1950s, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He refused to give names of alleged Communists and subversives in the entertainment industry and went so far as to ridicule the panel by offering critiques of the testimony of the previous witnesses. That led to his being blacklisted for 12 years. "Most of us were retired Reds. We had left it, at least I had, years before," Corey told Patrick McGilligan, the co-author of Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist, who teaches film at Marquette University. "The only issue was, did you want to just give them their token names so you could continue your career, or not? I had no impulse to defend a political point of view that no longer interested me particularly... They just wanted two new names so they could hand out more subpoenas." Back to work in the 1960s In 1962, Corey began working in films again, and remained active into the 1990s. He played Hoban in The Cincinnati Kid (1965); Tom Chaney, the principal villain in True Grit (1969); and Sheriff Bledsoe in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (also 1969), who says to the title characters, "I never met a soul more affable than you, Butch, or faster than the Kid, but you're still nothing but two-bit outlaws on the dodge. Television Corey made guest appearances on many television series. He appeared as murder victim Carl Bascom in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Reckless Rockhound" (1964). He was featured on science-fiction series, too, including an episode of The Outer Limits ("O.B.I.T.", 1963) in which he played Byron Lomax; Star Trek ("The Cloud Minders", 1969) in which he played High Advisor Plasus; as Caspay in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and Babylon 5 ("Z'ha'dum", 1996) in which he played Justin. Personal life Corey married his wife Hope (nee Victorson) in 1938. They had three children. Death Corey died on August 16, 2002, aged 88, after a fall. CLR
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Filmography
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Movie · as Silverman (voice)
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Movie · as Self
The District
TV · as Vernon Stanley · 1 ep
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
Movie · as Self
Brimstone
TV · as Collector · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Council Member · 1 ep
Perversions of Science
TV · as The Judge · 1 ep
The Lottery
Movie · as Albert Smith
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Movie · as Self
The Home Court
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
Color of Night
Movie · as Ashland
Surviving the Game
Movie · as Hank
Babylon 5
TV · as Justin · 1 ep
Spider-Man
TV · as Silvermane (voice) · 5 eps
The Judas Project
Movie · as Poneras
Beethoven's 2nd
Movie · as Janitor
Ruby Cairo
Movie · as Joe Dick
Payoff
Movie · as Don Anzia
Lightning Force
TV · 1 ep
Bird on a Wire
Movie · as Lou Baird
The Rose and the Jackal
Movie · as James Buchanan
To My Daughter
Movie · as Travis
The Magic Boy's Easter
Movie · as The Servant
A Deadly Silence
Movie · as Judge Harvey W. Sherman
Messenger of Death
Movie · as Willis Beecham
Cognac
Movie · as Colonel Frazier
War of the Worlds
TV · as Francis Flannery · 1 ep
Roseanne
TV · 1 ep
Jake and the Fatman
TV · 1 ep
Beauty and the Beast
TV · as Winston Burke · 1 ep
Second Serve
Movie · as Dr. Harry Benjamin
Morningstar/Eveningstar
TV · 5 eps
True Confessions
TV · 1 ep
Creator
Movie · as Dean Harrington
Final Jeopardy
Movie · as Derelict
Father of Hell Town
Movie · as Lawyer Sam
Hell Town
TV · as Lawyer Sam · 15 eps
Conan the Destroyer
Movie · as Grand Vizier
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Movie · as Father
Night Court
TV · as Judge Hirsch, Santa · 1 ep
Manimal
TV · 1 ep
The A-Team
TV · as A.J. Bancroft · 1 ep
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie · as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Cry for the Strangers
Movie · as Riley
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Movie · as Craccus
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Father · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as Judge Drayton · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Battle Beyond the Stars
Movie · as Zed
Homeward Bound
Movie · as George
Breaking Away
TV · 1 ep
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Movie · as Ray Bledsoe
Up River
Movie · as Bagshaw
Knots Landing
TV · as Peter Mackenzie · 1 ep
Archie Bunker's Place
TV · 1 ep
Jennifer
Movie · as Luke Baylor
The Wild Geese
Movie · as Mr Martin
Moonshine County Express
Movie · as Hagen
Oh, God!
Movie · as Rabbi Silverstone
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
Movie · as Kink
Curse of the Black Widow
Movie · as Aspa Soldado
Captains Courageous
Movie · as Salters
Lou Grant
TV · as Larry Hill · 1 ep
The Pirate
TV · as Prince Feiyad · 2 eps
The Last Tycoon
Movie · as Doctor
The Premonition
Movie · as Detective Denver
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Movie · as Judge Janeway
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
What's Happening!!
TV · as Hassan · 1 ep
Paper Tiger
Movie · as Mr. King
Doctors' Hospital
TV · 1 ep
Switch
TV · as A.J. Gunther · 2 eps
One Day at a Time
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Caleb Webber, Ralph Timmons · 1 ep
Starsky & Hutch
TV · as Andrew Mello · 1 ep
The Gun and the Pulpit
Movie · as Head of Posse
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Judge Parker · 2 eps
Run, Joe, Run
TV · 1 ep
Paper Moon
TV · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Orin Thatcher · 1 ep
Set This Town on Fire
Movie · as Walter Stafford
Hawkins
TV · as Julian Maynard · 1 ep
Kojak
TV · as Frank Raynor · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Something Evil
Movie · as Gehrmann
The Bob Newhart Show
TV · as Dr. Scott Rivers · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator · 1 ep
Search
TV · 1 ep
Shoot Out
Movie · as Trooper
Catlow
Movie · as Merridew
Clay Pigeon
Movie · as Clinic Doctor
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep
Cover Me Babe
Movie · as Paul Rogers
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Movie · as Captain Marden
Getting Straight
Movie · as Dr. Edward Willhunt
Little Big Man
Movie · as Wild Bill Hickok
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Caspay
The Movie Murderer
Movie · as Collier Landis
A Clear and Present Danger
Movie · as Beiseker
McCloud
TV · as Sheik Kampal · 1 ep
The Headmaster
TV · 1 ep
Night Gallery
TV · as Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man") · 1 ep
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Movie · as Sheriff Bledsoe
True Grit
Movie · as Tom Chaney
Impasse
Movie · as Wombat
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Dr. William Hanson, Duncan · 1 ep
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV · as Jack Mitgang · 1 ep
The Boston Strangler
Movie · as John Asgeirsson
In Cold Blood
Movie · as Mr. Hickock
A Bell for Adano
Movie · as Cacopardo
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 1 ep
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Paul Sorenson · 1 ep
Seconds
Movie · as Mr. Ruby
Star Trek
TV · as Plasus · 1 ep
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie · as Hoban
Mickey One
Movie · as Fryer
Once a Thief
Movie · as Lieutenant Kebner
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
Pyramid of the Sun God
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
Run for Your Life
TV · as Abe Lincoln, Fred Morrissey · 1 ep
The Wild Wild West
TV · as Col. Tacitus Mosely, Captain Ansel Coffin · 1 ep
Lady in a Cage
Movie · as George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
The Yellow Canary
Movie · as Joe Pyle
The Balcony
Movie · as Bishop
The Outer Limits
TV · as Byron Lomax · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Reverend Mr. Mansard · 1 ep
Inside Magoo
Movie · as Doctor
Rawhide
TV · as Morgan Kane · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Tuck Dowling, Frank Brennan · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Max Frimmel · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Carl Bascom · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Judge Procter · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Gen. McClellan · 2 eps
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Luke Benson · 2 eps
Superman and the Mole Men
Movie · as Luke Benson
Rawhide
Movie · as Luke Davis
Fourteen Hours
Movie · as Police Sgt. Farley
Only the Valiant
Movie · as Joe Harmony
Red Mountain
Movie · as Sgt. Skee
Never Trust a Gambler
Movie · as Lou Brecker
New Mexico
Movie · as Coyote
Sirocco
Movie · as Feisal (uncredited)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
Movie · as Emir Mokar
The Next Voice You Hear...
Movie · as Freddie Dibson
Bright Leaf
Movie · as John Barton
The Outriders
Movie · as Keeley
Singing Guns
Movie · as Richards
Rock Island Trail
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Nevadan
Movie · as Bart
Follow Me Quietly
Movie · as Police Sgt. Art Collins
City Across the River
Movie · as Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
Hideout
Movie · as Beecham
Roughshod
Movie · as Jed Graham
Bagdad
Movie · as Mohammed Jao
Home of the Brave
Movie · as Doctor
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie · as Mr. Loring
Canon City
Movie · as Schwartzmiller
Alias a Gentleman
Movie · as Zu
Kidnapped
Movie · as Shaun
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Movie · as Joshua Hill
I, Jane Doe
Movie · as Immigration Officer
Joan of Arc
Movie · as Joan's prison guard
Let's Live Again
Movie · as Bartender
The Gangster
Movie · as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Brute Force
Movie · as 'Freshman' Stack
Hoppy's Holiday
Movie · as Jed
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Movie · as Stenographer (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
California
Movie · as Clem (uncredited)
The Killers
Movie · as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night
Movie · as Bank Teller
Rendezvous with Annie
Movie · as Howard (uncredited)
My Friend Flicka
Movie · as Tim Murphy
The Moon Is Down
Movie · as Albert (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
Movie · as Flight Crew Member (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Movie · as Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
Movie · as Harwood Green
Tennessee Johnson
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Movie · as Tim Larsen
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Movie · as Medical Examiner
Syncopation
Movie
Girl Trouble
Movie · as Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
Roxie Hart
Movie · as Orderly (uncredited)
You Belong to Me
Movie · as Mr. Greener (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
Movie · as Tom Sharp (uncredited)
Paris Calling
Movie · as Benoit's Secretary (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie · as Reporter
Mutiny in the Arctic
Movie · as The Cook
Third Finger, Left Hand
Movie · as Johann (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
Movie · as Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
You'll Find Out
Movie · as Mr. Corey (uncredited)
One Third of a Nation
Movie · as Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
I Am the Law
Movie · as Thug (uncredited)