Jeff Corey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 10, 1914
- Died
- Aug 16, 2002 (aged 88)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 196
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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
Known for
Charmed
1998TV
Council Member
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Movie
Sheriff Bledsoe
Conan the Destroyer
1984Movie
Grand Vizier
Star Trek
1966TV
Plasus
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970Movie
Caspay
Spider-Man
1994TV
Silvermane (voice)
Filmography
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004Movie
Silverman (voice)
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002Movie
Self
The District
2000TV
Vernon Stanley
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999Movie
Self
Brimstone
1998TV
Collector
Charmed
1998TV
Council Member
Perversions of Science
1997TV
The Judge
The Lottery
1996Movie
Albert Smith
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996Movie
Self
The Home Court
1995TV
Arthur
Spider-Man
1994TV
Silvermane (voice)
Color of Night
1994Movie
Ashland
Surviving the Game
1994Movie
Hank
Babylon 5
1994TV
Justin
Beethoven's 2nd
1993Movie
Janitor
The Judas Project
1993Movie
Poneras
Ruby Cairo
1992Movie
Joe Dick
Lightning Force
1991TV
Payoff
1991Movie
Don Anzia
To My Daughter
1990Movie
Travis
Bird on a Wire
1990Movie
Lou Baird
The Rose and the Jackal
1990Movie
James Buchanan
A Deadly Silence
1989Movie
Judge Harvey W. Sherman
The Magic Boy's Easter
1989Movie
The Servant
Roseanne
1988TV
War of the Worlds
1988TV
Francis Flannery
Messenger of Death
1988Movie
Willis Beecham
Cognac
1988Movie
Colonel Frazier
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Beauty and the Beast
1987TV
Winston Burke
True Confessions
1986TV
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986TV
Second Serve
1986Movie
Dr. Harry Benjamin
Final Jeopardy
1985Movie
Derelict
Creator
1985Movie
Dean Harrington
Hell Town
1985TV
Lawyer Sam
Father of Hell Town
1985Movie
Lawyer Sam
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984Movie
Father
Conan the Destroyer
1984Movie
Grand Vizier
Night Court
1984TV
Judge Hirsch, Santa
Manimal
1983TV
The A-Team
1983TV
A.J. Bancroft
Newhart
1982TV
Judge Drayton
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
Father
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982Movie
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982Movie
Craccus
Cry for the Strangers
1982Movie
Riley
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Breaking Away
1980TV
Homeward Bound
1980Movie
George
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Movie
Zed
Knots Landing
1979TV
Peter Mackenzie
Archie Bunker's Place
1979TV
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979Movie
Ray Bledsoe
Up River
1979Movie
Bagshaw
The Wild Geese
1978Movie
Mr Martin
Jennifer
1978Movie
Luke Baylor
Captains Courageous
1977Movie
Salters
The Pirate
1977TV
Prince Feiyad
Oh, God!
1977Movie
Rabbi Silverstone
Lou Grant
1977TV
Larry Hill
Curse of the Black Widow
1977Movie
Aspa Soldado
Moonshine County Express
1977Movie
Hagen
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977Movie
Kink
The Last Tycoon
1976Movie
Doctor
What's Happening!!
1976TV
Hassan
The Premonition
1976Movie
Detective Denver
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976Movie
Judge Janeway
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
One Day at a Time
1975TV
Paper Tiger
1975Movie
Mr. King
Doctors' Hospital
1975TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975TV
Andrew Mello
Switch
1975TV
A.J. Gunther
Barney Miller
1975TV
Caleb Webber, Ralph Timmons
Paper Moon
1974TV
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Judge Parker
Run, Joe, Run
1974TV
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974Movie
Head of Posse
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974TV
Orin Thatcher
Kojak
1973TV
Frank Raynor
Police Story
1973TV
Hawkins
1973TV
Julian Maynard
Set This Town on Fire
1973Movie
Walter Stafford
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator
The Bob Newhart Show
1972TV
Dr. Scott Rivers
Search
1972TV
Something Evil
1972Movie
Gehrmann
Catlow
1971Movie
Merridew
Clay Pigeon
1971Movie
Clinic Doctor
Shoot Out
1971Movie
Trooper
Alias Smith and Jones
1971TV
Little Big Man
1970Movie
Wild Bill Hickok
Night Gallery
1970TV
Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
Cover Me Babe
1970Movie
Paul Rogers
The Headmaster
1970TV
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970Movie
Captain Marden
Getting Straight
1970Movie
Dr. Edward Willhunt
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970Movie
Caspay
A Clear and Present Danger
1970Movie
Beiseker
McCloud
1970TV
Sheik Kampal
The Movie Murderer
1970Movie
Collier Landis
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Movie
Sheriff Bledsoe
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969TV
Jack Mitgang
True Grit
1969Movie
Tom Chaney
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Dr. William Hanson, Duncan
Impasse
1969Movie
Wombat
The Boston Strangler
1968Movie
John Asgeirsson
In Cold Blood
1967Movie
Mr. Hickock
A Bell for Adano
1967Movie
Cacopardo
Mannix
1967TV
Paul Sorenson
Judd, for the Defense
1967TV
Garrison's Gorillas
1967TV
Seconds
1966Movie
Mr. Ruby
Star Trek
1966TV
Plasus
The Cincinnati Kid
1965Movie
Hoban
Mickey One
1965Movie
Fryer
The Wild Wild West
1965TV
Col. Tacitus Mosely, Captain Ansel Coffin
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Abe Lincoln, Fred Morrissey
Once a Thief
1965Movie
Lieutenant Kebner
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964TV
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964Movie
Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lady in a Cage
1964Movie
George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Reverend Mr. Mansard
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Byron Lomax
The Yellow Canary
1963Movie
Joe Pyle
The Balcony
1963Movie
Bishop
Inside Magoo
1960Movie
Doctor
The Untouchables
1959TV
Max Frimmel
Bonanza
1959TV
Tuck Dowling, Frank Brennan
Rawhide
1959TV
Morgan Kane
Perry Mason
1957TV
Carl Bascom
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Judge Procter
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Gen. McClellan
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Luke Benson
Superman and the Mole Men
1951Movie
Luke Benson
Red Mountain
1951Movie
Sgt. Skee
Never Trust a Gambler
1951Movie
Lou Brecker
Sirocco
1951Movie
Feisal (uncredited)
New Mexico
1951Movie
Coyote
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951Movie
Emir Mokar
Only the Valiant
1951Movie
Joe Harmony
Fourteen Hours
1951Movie
Police Sgt. Farley
Rawhide
1951Movie
Luke Davis
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950Movie
Freddie Dibson
Bright Leaf
1950Movie
John Barton
Rock Island Trail
1950Movie
Abraham Lincoln
The Outriders
1950Movie
Keeley
Singing Guns
1950Movie
Richards
The Nevadan
1950Movie
Bart
Bagdad
1949Movie
Mohammed Jao
Follow Me Quietly
1949Movie
Police Sgt. Art Collins
Home of the Brave
1949Movie
Doctor
Roughshod
1949Movie
Jed Graham
City Across the River
1949Movie
Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
Hideout
1949Movie
Beecham
Wake of the Red Witch
1948Movie
Mr. Loring
Joan of Arc
1948Movie
Joan's prison guard
Kidnapped
1948Movie
Shaun
Canon City
1948Movie
Schwartzmiller
I, Jane Doe
1948Movie
Immigration Officer
Let's Live Again
1948Movie
Bartender
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948Movie
Joshua Hill
Alias a Gentleman
1948Movie
Zu
The Gangster
1947Movie
Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Hoppy's Holiday
1947Movie
Jed
Brute Force
1947Movie
'Freshman' Stack
Miracle on 34th Street
1947Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
California
1947Movie
Clem (uncredited)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947Movie
Stenographer (uncredited)
The Killers
1946Movie
Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie
1946Movie
Howard (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night
1946Movie
Bank Teller
My Friend Flicka
1943Movie
Tim Murphy
Aerial Gunner
1943Movie
Flight Crew Member (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
1943Movie
Albert (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943Movie
Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
1942Movie
Captain (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
1942Movie
Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942Movie
Harwood Green
Syncopation
1942Movie
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942Movie
Tim Larsen
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942Movie
Medical Examiner
Roxie Hart
1942Movie
Orderly (uncredited)
Paris Calling
1941Movie
Benoit's Secretary (uncredited)
You Belong to Me
1941Movie
Mr. Greener (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
1941Movie
Tom Sharp (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941Movie
The Cook
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941Movie
Reporter
You'll Find Out
1940Movie
Mr. Corey (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
1940Movie
Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940Movie
Johann (uncredited)
One Third of a Nation
1939Movie
Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
I Am the Law
1938Movie
Thug (uncredited)