Jeff Corey
Acting Born Aug 10, 1914 Died Aug 16, 2002 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 208 credits
Biography
Jeff Corey was an American actor born on August 10, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was known for his work in acting and was also a television director and teacher. Corey was blacklisted in the 1950s, but he returned to film and television work in the 1960s, playing many character roles. He was a prominent and influential acting coach in Hollywood, teaching students such as Kirk Douglas, Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, and James Dean. Corey passed away on August 16, 2002, at the age of 88. He is credited with 198 known credits in the acting field.
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Career overview
Jeff Corey was an American actor who worked in film and television. He was born on August 10, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Corey returned to film and television work in the 1960s, playing many character roles.
As an actor, Corey appeared in numerous projects, with a total of 198 known credits. His acting career spanned multiple decades, with his work becoming more prominent in the 1960s.
Jeff Corey's acting career is notable for his character roles in film and television. He worked in the entertainment industry for many years, contributing to the development of various projects.
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Career timeline
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
The District
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
CharmedBrimstone
Perversions of Science
The LotteryBurt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
The Home Court
Babylon 5Spider-ManColor of NightSurviving the Game
Beethoven's 2ndThe Judas Project
Ruby Cairo
Lightning ForcePayoff
Bird on a WireTo My DaughterThe Rose and the Jackal
A Deadly SilenceThe Magic Boy's Easter
War of the WorldsRoseanneMessenger of DeathCognac
Jake and the FatmanBeauty and the Beast
Morningstar/EveningstarSecond Serve
Hell TownFinal JeopardyCreatorFather of Hell Town
Night CourtNight CourtConan the DestroyerThe Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
The A-TeamManimal
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Sword and the SorcererDead Men Don't Wear PlaidCry for the Strangers
Simon & Simon
Breaking AwayBattle Beyond the StarsHomeward Bound
Knots LandingArchie Bunker's PlaceButch and Sundance: The Early DaysUp River
The Wild GeeseThe PirateJennifer
Lou GrantLou GrantThe PirateMoonshine County ExpressCurse of the Black Widow
The Bionic WomanWhat's Happening!!The Last TycoonBanjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeThe Premonition
One Day at a TimeStarsky & HutchBarney MillerBarney MillerSwitch
Little House on the PrairieThe Six Million Dollar ManPaper MoonRun, Joe, RunThe Gun and the Pulpit
KojakPolice StoryHawkinsSet This Town on Fire
Full Filmography
208 titles- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004) as Silverman (voice)
- From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) as Self
- The District (2000) as Vernon Stanley
- Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999) as Self
- Charmed (1998) as Council Member
- Brimstone (1998) as Collector
- Perversions of Science (1997) as The Judge
- The Lottery (1996) as Albert Smith
- Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach (1996) as Self
- The Home Court (1995) as Arthur
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Justin
- Spider-Man (1994) as Silvermane (voice)
- Color of Night (1994) as Ashland
- Surviving the Game (1994) as Hank
- Beethoven's 2nd (1993) as Janitor
- The Judas Project (1993) as Poneras
- Ruby Cairo (1992) as Joe Dick
- Lightning Force (1991)
- Payoff (1991) as Don Anzia
- Bird on a Wire (1990) as Lou Baird
- To My Daughter (1990) as Travis
- The Rose and the Jackal (1990) as James Buchanan
- A Deadly Silence (1989) as Judge Harvey W. Sherman
- The Magic Boy's Easter (1989) as The Servant
- War of the Worlds (1988) as Francis Flannery
- Roseanne (1988)
- Messenger of Death (1988) as Willis Beecham
- Cognac (1988) as Colonel Frazier
- Jake and the Fatman (1987)
- Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Winston Burke
- Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)
- Second Serve (1986) as Dr. Harry Benjamin
- Hell Town (1985) as Lawyer Sam
- Final Jeopardy (1985) as Derelict
- Creator (1985) as Dean Harrington
- Father of Hell Town (1985) as Lawyer Sam
- Night Court (1984) as Judge Hirsch
- Night Court (1984) as Santa
- Conan the Destroyer (1984) as Grand Vizier
- The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984) as Father
- The A-Team (1983) as A.J. Bancroft
- Manimal (1983)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Father
- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) as Craccus
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- Cry for the Strangers (1982) as Riley
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Breaking Away (1980)
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) as Zed
- Homeward Bound (1980) as George
- Knots Landing (1979) as Peter Mackenzie
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) as Ray Bledsoe
- Up River (1979) as Bagshaw
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Mr Martin
- The Pirate (1978) as Prince Feiyad
- Jennifer (1978) as Luke Baylor
- Lou Grant (1977)
- Lou Grant (1977) as Larry Hill
- The Pirate (1977) as Prince Feiyad
- Moonshine County Express (1977) as Hagen
- Curse of the Black Widow (1977) as Aspa Soldado
- Oh, God! (1977) as Rabbi Silverstone
- Rooster: Spurs of Death! (1977) as Kink
- Captains Courageous (1977) as Salters
- The Bionic Woman (1976)
- What's Happening!! (1976) as Hassan
- The Last Tycoon (1976) as Doctor
- Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976) as Judge Janeway
- The Premonition (1976) as Detective Denver
- One Day at a Time (1975)
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Andrew Mello
- Barney Miller (1975) as Caleb Webber
- Barney Miller (1975) as Ralph Timmons
- Switch (1975) as A.J. Gunther
- Doctors' Hospital (1975)
- Paper Tiger (1975) as Mr. King
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Judge Parker
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Orin Thatcher
- Paper Moon (1974)
- Run, Joe, Run (1974)
- The Gun and the Pulpit (1974) as Head of Posse
- Kojak (1973) as Frank Raynor
- Police Story (1973)
- Hawkins (1973) as Julian Maynard
- Set This Town on Fire (1973) as Walter Stafford
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Dr. Scott Rivers
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator
- The Sixth Sense (1972) Director
- Search (1972)
- Anna and the King (1972) Director
- Something Evil (1972) as Gehrmann
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971) Director
- Shoot Out (1971) as Trooper
- The Psychiatrist (1971) Director
- Clay Pigeon (1971) as Clinic Doctor
- Catlow (1971) as Merridew
- Night Gallery (1970) as Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")
- Night Gallery (1970) Director
- McCloud (1970)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) as Caspay
- Little Big Man (1970) as Wild Bill Hickok
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Captain Marden
- The Headmaster (1970)
- Getting Straight (1970) as Dr. Edward Willhunt
- The Movie Murderer (1970) as Collier Landis
- A Clear and Present Danger (1970) as Beiseker
- Cover Me Babe (1970) as Paul Rogers
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) as Jack Mitgang
- True Grit (1969) as Tom Chaney
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe
- Impasse (1969) as Wombat
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Dr. William Hanson
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Duncan
- The Boston Strangler (1968) as John Asgeirsson
- Mannix (1967) as Paul Sorenson
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
- In Cold Blood (1967) as Mr. Hickock
- A Bell for Adano (1967) as Cacopardo
- Star Trek (1966) as Plasus
- Seconds (1966) as Mr. Ruby
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Col. Tacitus Mosely
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Captain Ansel Coffin
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Abe Lincoln
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Fred Morrissey
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) as Hoban
- Once a Thief (1965) as Lieutenant Kebner
- Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965) as Abraham Lincoln
- Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) as Abraham Lincoln
- Mickey One (1965) as Fryer
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
- Lady in a Cage (1964) as George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Reverend Mr. Mansard
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Byron Lomax
- The Yellow Canary (1963) as Joe Pyle
- The Balcony (1963) as Bishop
- Inside Magoo (1960) as Doctor
- Bonanza (1959) as Tuck Dowling
- Bonanza (1959) as Frank Brennan
- Rawhide (1959) as Morgan Kane
- The Untouchables (1959) as Max Frimmel
- Perry Mason (1957) as Carl Bascom
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Judge Procter
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Gen. McClellan
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Luke Benson
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Police Sgt. Farley
- Only the Valiant (1951) as Joe Harmony
- The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) as Emir Mokar
- Sirocco (1951) as Feisal (uncredited)
- Superman and the Mole Men (1951) as Luke Benson
- Red Mountain (1951) as Sgt. Skee
- New Mexico (1951) as Coyote
- Never Trust a Gambler (1951) as Lou Brecker
- Rawhide (1951) as Luke Davis
- Bright Leaf (1950) as John Barton
- The Outriders (1950) as Keeley
- Singing Guns (1950) as Richards
- The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) as Freddie Dibson
- The Nevadan (1950) as Bart
- Rock Island Trail (1950) as Abraham Lincoln
- Hideout (1949) as Beecham
- Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Police Sgt. Art Collins
- Bagdad (1949) as Mohammed Jao
- Roughshod (1949) as Jed Graham
- City Across the River (1949) as Police Lieutenant Louie Macon
- Home of the Brave (1949) as Doctor
- Joan of Arc (1948) as Joan's prison guard
- I, Jane Doe (1948) as Immigration Officer
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948) as Mr. Loring
- The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) as Joshua Hill
- Canon City (1948) as Schwartzmiller
- Kidnapped (1948) as Shaun
- Let's Live Again (1948) as Bartender
- Alias a Gentleman (1948) as Zu
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Brute Force (1947) as 'Freshman' Stack
- California (1947) as Clem (uncredited)
- The Gangster (1947) as Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) as Stenographer (uncredited)
- Hoppy's Holiday (1947) as Jed
- The Killers (1946) as Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) as Bank Teller
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) as Howard (uncredited)
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
- My Friend Flicka (1943) as Tim Murphy
- The Moon Is Down (1943) as Albert (uncredited)
- Aerial Gunner (1943) as Flight Crew Member (uncredited)
- Girl Trouble (1942) as Mr. Mooney (uncredited)
- Roxie Hart (1942) as Orderly (uncredited)
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) as Captain (uncredited)
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) as Medical Examiner
- The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) as Harwood Green
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) as Tim Larsen
- Syncopation (1942)
- All That Money Can Buy (1941) as Tom Sharp (uncredited)
- You Belong to Me (1941) as Mr. Greener (uncredited)
- Paris Calling (1941) as Benoit's Male Secretary
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Reporter
- Mutiny in the Arctic (1941) as The Cook
- Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) as Johann (uncredited)
- Bitter Sweet (1940) as Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)
- You'll Find Out (1940) as Mr. Corey (uncredited)
- One Third of a Nation (1939) as Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
- I Am the Law (1938) as Thug (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jeff Corey best known for?
Jeff Corey is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Charmed (1998), Brimstone (1998), Mystic River (2003).
When and where was Jeff Corey born?
Jeff Corey was born on August 10, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on August 16, 2002.
How many credits does Jeff Corey have?
Jeff Corey has accumulated over 208 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1938 to 2004.
What is Jeff Corey's background in cinema and television?
Jeff Corey was an American actor born on August 10, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was known for his work in acting and was also a television director and teacher. Corey was blacklisted in the 1950s, but he returned to film and television work in the 1960s, playing many character roles. He was a pr...
Jeff Corey by the numbers
208credits
132films
76TV series
1938–2004active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spider-Man (1994) as Silvermane (voice) — aged about 79
- Charmed (1998) as Council Member — aged about 83
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Father — aged about 67
- Garrison's Gorillas (1967) — aged about 52
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Justin — aged about 79
- Star Trek (1966) as Plasus — aged about 51
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