Jeff Corey

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 Corey's career was again interrupted in the early 1950s, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Commi…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Charmed (1998) — Council Member
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — Sheriff Bledsoe
3. Conan the Destroyer (1984) — Grand Vizier
4. Star Trek (1966) — Plasus
5. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) — Caspay
6. Spider-Man (1994) — Silvermane (voice)
7. The A-Team (1983) — A.J. Bancroft
8. Beethoven's 2nd (1993) — Janitor
9. Bird on a Wire (1990) — Lou Baird
10. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Judge Parker
11. True Grit (1969) — Tom Chaney
12. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — Reporter (uncredited)
13. Little Big Man (1970) — Wild Bill Hickok
14. Color of Night (1994) — Ashland
15. Babylon 5 (1994) — Justin
16. Bonanza (1959) — Tuck Dowling
17. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
18. Seconds (1966) — Mr. Ruby
19. The Killers (1946) — Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
20. In Cold Blood (1967) — Mr. Hickock
21. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Orin Thatcher
22. Roseanne (1988)
23. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — Hoban
24. The Wild Geese (1978) — Mr Martin
25. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Winston Burke
26. The Bionic Woman (1976)
27. The Boston Strangler (1968) — John Asgeirsson
28. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) — Zed
29. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
30. Surviving the Game (1994) — Hank
31. Brute Force (1947) — 'Freshman' Stack
32. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Andrew Mello
33. The Last Tycoon (1976) — Doctor
34. The Outer Limits (1963) — Byron Lomax
35. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Dr. William Hanson
36. Kojak (1973) — Frank Raynor
37. Night Court (1984) — Judge Hirsch
38. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — Craccus
39. Oh, God! (1977) — Rabbi Silverstone
40. Manimal (1983)

Directed

1. Night Gallery (1970) — Director
2. Alias Smith and Jones (1971) — Director
3. The Sixth Sense (1972) — Director
4. Anna and the King (1972) — Director
5. The Psychiatrist (1971) — Director