Person
Jeff Corey
Actor· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sheriff Ray Bledsoe · 1969
Conan the Destroyer
Grand Vizier · 1984
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Caspay · 1970
Beethoven's 2nd
Janitor · 1993
Bird on a Wire
Lou Baird · 1990
True Grit
Tom Chaney · 1969
Miracle on 34th Street
Reporter (uncredited) · 1947
Little Big Man
Wild Bill Hickok · 1970
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | Self | Film |
| 1996 | The Lottery | Albert Smith | Film |
| 1994 | Color of Night | Ashland | Film |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game | Hank | Film |
| 1993 | The Judas Project | Poneras | Film |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | Janitor | Film |
| 1992 | Ruby Cairo | Joe Dick | Film |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Lou Baird | Film |
| 1988 | Messenger of Death | Willis Beecham | Film |
| 1986 | Second Serve | Dr. Harry Benjamin | Film |
| 1985 | Creator | Dean Harrington | Film |
| 1985 | Final Jeopardy | Derelict | Film |
| 1984 | Conan the Destroyer | Grand Vizier | Film |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers") (archive footage) | Film |
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Craccus | Film |
| 1982 | Cry for the Strangers | Riley | Film |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Zed | Film |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Ray Bledsoe | Film |
| 1979 | Up River | Bagshaw | Film |
| 1978 | The Wild Geese | Mr Martin | Film |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Luke Baylor | Film |
| 1977 | Oh, God! | Rabbi Silverstone | Film |
| 1977 | Curse of the Black Widow | Aspa Soldado | Film |
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | Hagen | Film |
| 1976 | The Premonition | Detective Denver | Film |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Doctor | Film |
| 1975 | Paper Tiger | Mr. King | Film |
| 1972 | Something Evil | Gehrmann | Film |
| 1971 | Catlow | Merridew | Film |
| 1971 | Shoot Out | Trooper | Film |
| 1970 | Little Big Man | Wild Bill Hickok | Film |
| 1970 | Getting Straight | Dr. Edward Willhunt | Film |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Captain Marden | Film |
| 1970 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Caspay | Film |
| 1970 | The Movie Murderer | Collier Landis | Film |
| 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Sheriff Ray Bledsoe | Film |
| 1969 | True Grit | Tom Chaney | Film |
| 1969 | Impasse | Wombat | Film |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | John Asgeirsson | Film |
| 1966 | Seconds | Mr. Ruby | Film |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid | Hoban | Film |
| 1965 | Pyramid of the Sun God | Abraham Lincoln | Film |
| 1965 | Mickey One | Fryer | Film |
| 1965 | Once a Thief | Lieutenant Kebner | Film |
| 1965 | Mercenaries of the Rio Grande | Abraham Lincoln | Film |
| 1964 | Lady in a Cage | George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent | Film |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary | Joe Pyle | Film |
| 1963 | The Balcony | Bishop | Film |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Police Sgt. Farley | Film |
| 1951 | Never Trust a Gambler | Lou Brecker | Film |
| 1951 | Sirocco | Feisal (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | Only the Valiant | Joe Harmony | Film |
| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Emir Mokar | Film |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Coyote | Film |
| 1951 | Rawhide | Luke Davis | Film |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Luke Benson | Film |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | Sgt. Skee | Film |
| 1950 | Singing Guns | Richards | Film |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... | Freddie Dibson | Film |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Bart | Film |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | John Barton | Film |
| 1950 | The Outriders | Keeley | Film |
| 1949 | Hideout | Beecham | Film |
| 1949 | Follow Me Quietly | Police Sgt. Art Collins | Film |
| 1949 | Bagdad | Mohammed Jao | Film |
| 1949 | City Across the River | Police Lieutenant Louie Macon | Film |
| 1949 | Roughshod | Jed Graham | Film |
| 1949 | Home of the Brave | Doctor | Film |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Mr. Loring | Film |
| 1948 | Canon City | Schwartzmiller | Film |
| 1948 | I, Jane Doe | Immigration Officer | Film |
| 1948 | Kidnapped | Shaun | Film |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street | Reporter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Gangster | Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Brute Force | 'Freshman' Stack | Film |
| 1947 | Hoppy's Holiday | Jed | Film |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Stenographer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Somewhere in the Night | Bank Teller | Film |
| 1946 | The Killers | Blinky Franklin (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie | Howard (uncredited) | Film |
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