Jeff Corey
Known for Acting · 194 credits
- Born
- 1914-08-10
- Died
- 2002-08-16
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Arthur Zwerling
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
Known For
TV Shows (63)
Star Trek
1966
as Plasus
Charmed
1998
as Council Member
Perry Mason
1957
as Carl Bascom
Bonanza
1959
as Tuck Dowling / Frank Brennan
Babylon 5
1994
as Justin
Mannix
1967
as Paul Sorenson
Knots Landing
1979
as Peter Mackenzie
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. William Hanson / Duncan
The A-Team
1983
as A.J. Bancroft
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Judge Parker
Night Court
1984
as Judge Hirsch / Santa
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Reverend Mr. Mansard
Simon & Simon
1981
The Untouchables
1959
as Max Frimmel
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Orin Thatcher
Barney Miller
1975
as Caleb Webber / Ralph Timmons
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andrew Mello
Rawhide
1959
as Morgan Kane
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Col. Tacitus Mosely / Captain Ansel Coffin
Spider-Man
1994
as Silvermane (voice)
Run for Your Life
1965
as Abe Lincoln / Fred Morrissey
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The District
2000
as Vernon Stanley
Lou Grant
1977
as Larry Hill
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
Kojak
1973
as Frank Raynor
The Outer Limits
1963
as Byron Lomax
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judge Procter
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
One Day at a Time
1975
McCloud
1970
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator
Switch
1975
as A.J. Gunther
The Bionic Woman
1976
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Father
War of the Worlds
1988
as Francis Flannery
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Luke Benson
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
What's Happening!!
1976
as Hassan
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Jack Mitgang
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Brimstone
1998
as Collector
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Gen. McClellan
Perversions of Science
1997
as The Judge
Search
1972
Roseanne
1988
Hawkins
1973
as Julian Maynard
Manimal
1983
Run, Joe, Run
1974
The Home Court
1995
as Arthur
Paper Moon
1974
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Lightning Force
1991
Hell Town
1985
as Lawyer Sam
The Headmaster
1970
Breaking Away
1980
Movies (131)
Color of Night
1994
as Ashland
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
True Grit
1969
as Tom Chaney
Bird on a Wire
1990
as Lou Baird
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Grand Vizier
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Caspay
Only the Valiant
1951
as Joe Harmony
Brute Force
1947
as 'Freshman' Stack
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Zed
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Janitor
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Reporter (uncredited)
Seconds
1966
as Mr. Ruby
The Wild Geese
1978
as Mr Martin
The Killers
1946
as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Shoot Out
1971
as Trooper
The Outriders
1950
as Keeley
Creator
1985
as Dean Harrington
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Craccus
The Boston Strangler
1968
as John Asgeirsson
Rawhide
1951
as Luke Davis
Oh, God!
1977
as Rabbi Silverstone
In Cold Blood
1967
as Mr. Hickock
Bagdad
1949
as Mohammed Jao
Little Big Man
1970
as Wild Bill Hickok
Sirocco
1951
as Feisal (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
as Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1948
as Shaun
Impasse
1969
as Wombat
Ruby Cairo
1992
as Joe Dick
To My Daughter
1990
as Travis
Joan of Arc
1948
as Joan's prison guard
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Tom Sharp (uncredited)
Mickey One
1965
as Fryer
California
1947
as Clem (uncredited)
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hank
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Bank Teller
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Hoban
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Flight Crew Member (uncredited)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Captain Marden
Hideout
1949
as Beecham
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Doctor
Payoff
1991
as Don Anzia
Canon City
1948
as Schwartzmiller
The Nevadan
1950
as Bart
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Emir Mokar
Red Mountain
1951
as Sgt. Skee
Getting Straight
1970
as Dr. Edward Willhunt
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Ray Bledsoe
Moonshine County Express
1977
as Hagen
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Luke Benson
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Police Sgt. Art Collins
Catlow
1971
as Merridew
Messenger of Death
1988
as Willis Beecham
Paris Calling
1941
as Benoit's Male Secretary
Jennifer
1978
as Luke Baylor
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Mr. Loring
The Pirate
1978
as Prince Feiyad
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Tim Larsen
The Gangster
1947
as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Albert (uncredited)
The Lottery
1996
as Albert Smith
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Clinic Doctor
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Police Sgt. Farley
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Beiseker
Something Evil
1972
as Gehrmann
Captains Courageous
1977
as Salters
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Harry Benjamin
Roughshod
1949
as Jed Graham
Bright Leaf
1950
as John Barton
Lady in a Cage
1964
as George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
Paper Tiger
1975
as Mr. King
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
as Father
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Captain (uncredited)
Once a Thief
1965
as Lieutenant Kebner
Homeward Bound
1980
as George
You Belong to Me
1941
as Mr. Greener (uncredited)
New Mexico
1951
as Coyote
Syncopation
1942
The Balcony
1963
as Bishop
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Johann (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950
as Richards
A Bell for Adano
1967
as Cacopardo
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976
as Judge Janeway
You'll Find Out
1940
as Mr. Corey (uncredited)
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Tim Murphy
City Across the River
1949
as Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
Roxie Hart
1942
as Orderly (uncredited)
The Premonition
1976
as Detective Denver
Home of the Brave
1949
as Doctor
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Freddie Dibson
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Collier Landis
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Paul Rogers
Curse of the Black Widow
1977
as Aspa Soldado
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Immigration Officer
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999
as Self
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Joe Pyle
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977
as Kink
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Abraham Lincoln
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Head of Posse
I Am the Law
1938
as Thug (uncredited)
A Deadly Silence
1989
as Judge Harvey W. Sherman
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Medical Examiner
Final Jeopardy
1985
as Derelict
The Judas Project
1993
as Poneras
Cry for the Strangers
1982
as Riley
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter
Girl Trouble
1942
as Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Howard (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self
Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Walter Stafford
Hoppy's Holiday
1947
as Jed
Let's Live Again
1948
as Bartender
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as Zu
About Jeff Corey
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 r… With 194 credits spanning from 1938 to 2002, Jeff Corey has appeared in 131 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jeff Corey Movies
- Color of Night (1994) — as Ashland
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
- True Grit (1969) — as Tom Chaney
- Bird on a Wire (1990) — as Lou Baird
- Conan the Destroyer (1984) — as Grand Vizier
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