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
Mannix
1967
as Paul Sorenson
Babylon 5
1994
as Justin
The A-Team
1983
as A.J. Bancroft
Knots Landing
1979
as Peter Mackenzie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Judge Parker
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. William Hanson / Duncan
Night Court
1984
as Judge Hirsch / Santa
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Orin Thatcher
Barney Miller
1975
as Caleb Webber / Ralph Timmons
Simon & Simon
1981
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Reverend Mr. Mansard
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Col. Tacitus Mosely / Captain Ansel Coffin
The Untouchables
1959
as Max Frimmel
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Andrew Mello
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Lou Grant
1977
as Larry Hill
Rawhide
1959
as Morgan Kane
Spider-Man
1994
as Silvermane (voice)
The District
2000
as Vernon Stanley
Run for Your Life
1965
as Abe Lincoln / Fred Morrissey
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Kojak
1973
as Frank Raynor
The Outer Limits
1963
as Byron Lomax
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judge Procter
One Day at a Time
1975
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator
McCloud
1970
The Bionic Woman
1976
Switch
1975
as A.J. Gunther
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Father
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Luke Benson
War of the Worlds
1988
as Francis Flannery
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
What's Happening!!
1976
as Hassan
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Jack Mitgang
Brimstone
1998
as Collector
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Gen. McClellan
Search
1972
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Hawkins
1973
as Julian Maynard
Roseanne
1988
Perversions of Science
1997
as The Judge
The Home Court
1995
as Arthur
Manimal
1983
Hell Town
1985
as Lawyer Sam
Paper Moon
1974
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Lightning Force
1991
The Headmaster
1970
The Pirate
1977
as Prince Feiyad
Movies (131)
Color of Night
1994
as Ashland
True Grit
1969
as Tom Chaney
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
Bird on a Wire
1990
as Lou Baird
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Grand Vizier
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Zed
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
as Caspay
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Reporter (uncredited)
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Janitor
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Shoot Out
1971
as Trooper
The Wild Geese
1978
as Mr Martin
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Craccus
Only the Valiant
1951
as Joe Harmony
Seconds
1966
as Mr. Ruby
Oh, God!
1977
as Rabbi Silverstone
Brute Force
1947
as 'Freshman' Stack
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hank
The Killers
1946
as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
The Boston Strangler
1968
as John Asgeirsson
Little Big Man
1970
as Wild Bill Hickok
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
as Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
In Cold Blood
1967
as Mr. Hickock
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Hoban
Ruby Cairo
1992
as Joe Dick
Sirocco
1951
as Feisal (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
1948
as Joan's prison guard
Mickey One
1965
as Fryer
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Luke Benson
Rawhide
1951
as Luke Davis
Canon City
1948
as Schwartzmiller
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Captain Marden
The Outriders
1950
as Keeley
Creator
1985
as Dean Harrington
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Flight Crew Member (uncredited)
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Doctor
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Bank Teller
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Tom Sharp (uncredited)
Curse of the Black Widow
1977
as Aspa Soldado
Getting Straight
1970
as Dr. Edward Willhunt
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Ray Bledsoe
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Mr. Loring
Messenger of Death
1988
as Willis Beecham
Catlow
1971
as Merridew
Red Mountain
1951
as Sgt. Skee
The Pirate
1978
as Prince Feiyad
The Nevadan
1950
as Bart
California
1947
as Clem (uncredited)
Lady in a Cage
1964
as George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Police Sgt. Farley
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Emir Mokar
Roxie Hart
1942
as Orderly (uncredited)
Once a Thief
1965
as Lieutenant Kebner
Moonshine County Express
1977
as Hagen
Payoff
1991
as Don Anzia
Bagdad
1949
as Mohammed Jao
Impasse
1969
as Wombat
The Gangster
1947
as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
as Father
The Lottery
1996
as Albert Smith
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Beiseker
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
1950
as John Barton
Jennifer
1978
as Luke Baylor
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999
as Self
Something Evil
1972
as Gehrmann
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Police Sgt. Art Collins
Kidnapped
1948
as Shaun
City Across the River
1949
as Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Harry Benjamin
Paris Calling
1941
as Benoit's Male Secretary
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Tim Murphy
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Captain (uncredited)
The Premonition
1976
as Detective Denver
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965
as Abraham Lincoln
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Tim Larsen
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976
as Judge Janeway
Singing Guns
1950
as Richards
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Head of Posse
You Belong to Me
1941
as Mr. Greener (uncredited)
I Am the Law
1938
as Thug (uncredited)
Paper Tiger
1975
as Mr. King
To My Daughter
1990
as Travis
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Albert (uncredited)
A Deadly Silence
1989
as Judge Harvey W. Sherman
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002
as Self
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Joe Pyle
Hideout
1949
as Beecham
Homeward Bound
1980
as George
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Paul Rogers
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Johann (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Freddie Dibson
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Clinic Doctor
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Abraham Lincoln
Final Jeopardy
1985
as Derelict
One Third of a Nation
1939
as Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Medical Examiner
Captains Courageous
1977
as Salters
Syncopation
1942
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Collier Landis
Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Walter Stafford
Hoppy's Holiday
1947
as Jed
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Howard (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
1967
as Cacopardo
New Mexico
1951
as Coyote
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Immigration Officer
The Rose and the Jackal
1990
as James Buchanan
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self
You'll Find Out
1940
as Mr. Corey (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
1942
as Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941
as The Cook
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter
The Balcony
1963
as Bishop
Let's Live Again
1948
as Bartender
The Judas Project
1993
as Poneras
Cognac
1988
as Colonel Frazier
Up River
1979
as Bagshaw
Cry for the Strangers
1982
as Riley
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
- True Grit (1969) — as Tom Chaney
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
- Bird on a Wire (1990) — as Lou Baird
- Conan the Destroyer (1984) — as Grand Vizier
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