Jeff Corey
Known for Acting · 195 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)
Perry Mason
1957
as Carl Bascom
Charmed
1998
as Council Member
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Judge Parker
Star Trek
1966
as Plasus
The A-Team
1983
as A.J. Bancroft
Bonanza
1959
as Tuck Dowling / Frank Brennan
Knots Landing
1979
as Peter Mackenzie
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. William Hanson / Duncan
Night Court
1984
as Judge Hirsch / Santa
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Reverend Mr. Mansard
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Luke Benson
Babylon 5
1994
as Justin
Mannix
1967
as Paul Sorenson
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Col. Tacitus Mosely / Captain Ansel Coffin
Lou Grant
1977
as Larry Hill
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Orin Thatcher
Rawhide
1959
as Morgan Kane
Simon & Simon
1981
The Untouchables
1959
as Max Frimmel
One Day at a Time
1975
Spider-Man
1994
as Silvermane (voice)
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Run for Your Life
1965
as Abe Lincoln / Fred Morrissey
Barney Miller
1975
as Caleb Webber / Ralph Timmons
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judge Procter
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andrew Mello
The District
2000
as Vernon Stanley
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Dr. Scott Rivers
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Outer Limits
1963
as Byron Lomax
Kojak
1973
as Frank Raynor
McCloud
1970
Switch
1975
as A.J. Gunther
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Father
War of the Worlds
1988
as Francis Flannery
Police Story
1973
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Judd, for the Defense
1967
What's Happening!!
1976
as Hassan
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Jack Mitgang
Brimstone
1998
as Collector
Search
1972
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Gen. McClellan
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Perversions of Science
1997
as The Judge
Hawkins
1973
as Julian Maynard
Roseanne
1988
Paper Moon
1974
Manimal
1983
Hell Town
1985
as Lawyer Sam
The Home Court
1995
as Arthur
Lightning Force
1991
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Breaking Away
1980
The Pirate
1977
as Prince Feiyad
Movies (132)
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Grand Vizier
True Grit
1969
as Tom Chaney
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Police Sgt. Farley
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Caspay
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bird on a Wire
1990
as Lou Baird
Color of Night
1994
as Ashland
Girl Trouble
1942
as Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
The Wild Geese
1978
as Mr Martin
The Killers
1946
as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Janitor
Brute Force
1947
as 'Freshman' Stack
The Pirate
1978
as Prince Feiyad
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Zed
Impasse
1969
as Wombat
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Craccus
Little Big Man
1970
as Wild Bill Hickok
Shoot Out
1971
as Trooper
Hideout
1949
as Beecham
Seconds
1966
as Mr. Ruby
Only the Valiant
1951
as Joe Harmony
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Bank Teller
In Cold Blood
1967
as Mr. Hickock
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Captain Marden
Final Jeopardy
1985
as Derelict
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Tom Sharp (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Hoban
I Am the Law
1938
as Thug (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Ray Bledsoe
Sirocco
1951
as Feisal (uncredited)
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Doctor
The Boston Strangler
1968
as John Asgeirsson
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
as Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
Creator
1985
as Dean Harrington
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Collier Landis
Roxie Hart
1942
as Orderly (uncredited)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Emir Mokar
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hank
Moonshine County Express
1977
as Hagen
Joan of Arc
1948
as Joan's prison guard
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Luke Benson
Ruby Cairo
1992
as Joe Dick
Lady in a Cage
1964
as George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Mr. Loring
Red Mountain
1951
as Sgt. Skee
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976
as Judge Janeway
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Joe Pyle
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Immigration Officer
Once a Thief
1965
as Lieutenant Kebner
Rawhide
1951
as Luke Davis
The Outriders
1950
as Keeley
New Mexico
1951
as Coyote
California
1947
as Clem (uncredited)
Something Evil
1972
as Gehrmann
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Harry Benjamin
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Head of Posse
Getting Straight
1970
as Dr. Edward Willhunt
To My Daughter
1990
as Travis
Oh, God!
1977
as Rabbi Silverstone
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977
as Kink
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Howard (uncredited)
Never Trust a Gambler
1951
as Lou Brecker
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Messenger of Death
1988
as Willis Beecham
Catlow
1971
as Merridew
Bright Leaf
1950
as John Barton
You Belong to Me
1941
as Mr. Greener (uncredited)
The Balcony
1963
as Bishop
Bagdad
1949
as Mohammed Jao
Singing Guns
1950
as Richards
Curse of the Black Widow
1977
as Aspa Soldado
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Johann (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
Paris Calling
1941
as Benoit's Male Secretary
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004
as Silverman (voice)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Medical Examiner
The Magic Boy's Easter
1989
as The Servant
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Police Sgt. Art Collins
The Lottery
1996
as Albert Smith
Cry for the Strangers
1982
as Riley
The Premonition
1976
as Detective Denver
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Albert (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Captain (uncredited)
A Deadly Silence
1989
as Judge Harvey W. Sherman
The Rose and the Jackal
1990
as James Buchanan
Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Walter Stafford
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Clinic Doctor
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Freddie Dibson
The Gangster
1947
as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Paul Rogers
Home of the Brave
1949
as Doctor
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Beiseker
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
One Third of a Nation
1939
as Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941
as The Cook
City Across the River
1949
as Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Tim Murphy
The Nevadan
1950
as Bart
Roughshod
1949
as Jed Graham
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
as Joshua Hill
Jennifer
1978
as Luke Baylor
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Abraham Lincoln
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Tim Larsen
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Harwood Green
Paper Tiger
1975
as Mr. King
Mickey One
1965
as Fryer
Payoff
1991
as Don Anzia
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Homeward Bound
1980
as George
Kidnapped
1948
as Shaun
A Bell for Adano
1967
as Cacopardo
Father of Hell Town
1985
as Lawyer Sam
Canon City
1948
as Schwartzmiller
Captains Courageous
1977
as Salters
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 195 credits spanning from 1938 to 2004, Jeff Corey has appeared in 132 films and 63 TV shows.
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- Conan the Destroyer (1984) — as Grand Vizier
- True Grit (1969) — as Tom Chaney
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
- Fourteen Hours (1951) — as Police Sgt. Farley
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) — as Caspay
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