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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Jeff Corey Biography (1914-2002)
Born August 10, 1914, in New York, NY; son of Nathan and Mary (Peskin) Corey;married Hope Victorson, February 26, 1938; children: Eve, Jane, Emily. Addresses: AGENT--Bauman, Hiller, and Associates, 5750 Wilshire Boulevard,Suite 512, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- August 10, 1914
- New York, New York, United States
- Death Details
- August 16, 2002
- Santa Monica, California
Famous Works
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Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
- Rosencrantz, Hamlet, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1936.
- title role, King Lear, Theatre Venture '73, Beverly, MA, 1973.
- Also appeared in The Life and Death of an American, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City, 1939; In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1968; Hamlet, Center Theatre Group,Mark Taper Forum, 1973; and with the Stage Society Theatre, Los Angeles.
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Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
- Johann, Third Finger, Left Hand, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1940.
- Tom Sharp, The Devil and Daniel Webster (also known as All That Money CanBuy, Here Is a Man, and A Certain Mr. Scratch), RKO, 1941.
- secretary, Paris Calling, Universal, 1941.
- Henry Trotter, Petticoat Politics, Republic, 1941.
- an animator, The Reluctant Dragon (live-action/animated), RKO, 1941.
- Hector, Small Town Deb, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941.
- Mr. Mooney, Girl Trouble, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Coroner Larson, The Man Who Wouldn't Die, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- man, North to the Klondike, Universal, 1942.
- Harwood Green, The Postman Didn't Ring, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- orderly, Roxie Hart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Albert, The Moon Is Down, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
- Tim Murphy, My Friend Flicka, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
- man, California, Paramount, 1946.
- Sam Black, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
- Blinky, The Killers, Universal, 1946.
- bank teller, Somewhere in the Night, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
- freshman, Brute Force, Universal, 1947.
- brother-in-law, The Gangster, Allied Artists, 1947.
- Jed, Hoppy's Holiday, United Artists, 1947.
- reporter, Miracle on 34th Street (also known as The Big Heart), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1947.
- Bice, Ramrod, United Artists, 1947.
- Zu, Alias a Gentleman, MGM, 1948.
- Schwartzmiller, Canon City, Eagle-Lion, 1948.
- stranger, The Flame, Republic, 1948.
- cigarette smoker, Homecoming, MGM, 1948.
- immigration officer, I, Jane Doe (also known as Diary of a Bride), Republic, 1948.
- prison guard, Joan of Arc, RKO, 1948.
- Shuan, Kidnapped, Monogram, 1948.
- Union cavalry sergeant, A Southern Yankee (also known as My Hero!), MGM,1948.
- Mohammad Jad, Bagdad, Universal, 1949.
- Lieutenant Macon, City Across the River, Universal, 1949.
- Collins, Follow Me Quietly, RKO, 1949.
- Beecham, Hideout, Republic, 1949.
- doctor, Home of the Brave, United Artists, 1949.
- Jed Graham, Roughshod, RKO, 1949.
- Mr. Loring, Wake of the Red Witch, Republic, 1949.
- John Barton, Bright Leaf, Warner Brothers, 1950.
- Bart, The Nevadan (also known as The Man from Nevada), Columbia, 1950.
- Freddie, The Next Voice You Hear, MGM, 1950.
- Keeley, The Outriders, MGM, 1950.
- Abe Lincoln, Rock Island Trail (also known as Transcontinent Express), Republic, 1950.
- Richards, Singing Guns, Republic, 1950.
- Sergeant Farley, Fourteen Hours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
- Lou Brecker, Never Trust a Gambler, Columbia, 1951.
- Coyote, New Mexico, United Artists, 1951.
- Joe Harmony, Only the Valiant, Warner Brothers, 1951.
- Mokar, The Prince Who Was a Thief, Universal, 1951.
- Luke Davis, Rawhide (also known as Desperate Siege), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
- Skee, Red Mountain, Paramount, 1951.
- Luke Benson, Superman and the Mole Men (also known as Superman and the Strange People), Lippert, 1951.
- Bishop, The Balcony, Continental, 1963.
- Joe, The Yellow Canary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.
- the wino, Lady in a Cage, Paramount, 1964.
- Hoban, The Cincinnati Kid, MGM, 1965.
- Fryer, Mickey One, Columbia, 1965.
- Lieutenant Kebner, Once a Thief, MGM, 1965.
- Mr. Ruby, Seconds, Paramount, 1966.
- Hickock's father, In Cold Blood, Columbia, 1967.
- John Asgeirsson, The Boston Strangler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Sheriff Bledsoe, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
- Wombat, Impasse, United Artists, 1969.
- Tom Chaney, True Grit, Paramount, 1969.
- Caspay, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- Paul, Cover Me Babe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- Dr. Willhunt, Getting Straight, Columbia, 1970.
- Wild Bill Hickok, Little Big Man, National General, 1970.
- Captain Marden, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, United Artists, 1970.
- Merridew, Catlow, MGM, 1971.
- clinic doctor, Clay Pigeon (also known as Trip to Kill), MGM, 1971.
- trooper, Shoot Out, Universal, 1971.
- Mr. King, Paper Tiger, MacLean, 1975.
- doctor, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976.
- Detective Mark Denver, The Premonition, AVCO-Embassy, 1976.
- Preacher Hagen, Moonshine County Express, New World, 1977.
- Rabbi Silverstein, Oh, God!, Warner Brothers, 1977.
- Luke Baylor, Jennifer (also known as Jennifer, The Snake Goddess), American International, 1978.
- Mr. Martin, The Wild Geese, Allied Artists, 1978.
- Ray Bledsoe, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century- Fox,1979.
- Zed, Battle Beyond the Stars, New World, 1980.
- Craccus, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Group 1, 1982.
- Grand Vizier, Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984.
- Dean Harrington, Creator, Universal, 1985.
- Willis Beecham, Messenger of Death, Cannon, 1988.
- Also appeared in You Belong to Me (also known as Good Morning Doctor), Columbia, 1941; Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Universal, 1943; Unconquered,Paramount, 1947; Let's Live Again, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948; The Wreck ofthe Hesperus, 1948; narrator, Black Shadows, 1949; Up River, 1979; Bird on aWire, Universal, 1990; High Flying Lowe; Shine; Rooster; Secret Ingredient; Syncopation; The Golden Bullet; Land of the Free; Delicatessen; and The JudasProject.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Regular, The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977.
- Lawyer Sam, Hell Town, NBC, 1985.
- Bill McGregor, Morningstar/Eveningstar, CBS, 1986.
- MINI-SERIES William Simpson, Testimony of Two Men, syndicated, 1977.
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Credits; PILOTS
- Beiseker, A Clear and Present Danger, NBC, 1970.
- Captain Philip Lean, The Fuzz Brothers, ABC, 1973.
- head of posse, The Gun and the Pulpit, ABC, 1974.
- Judge Janeway, Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free, NBC, 1976.
- Dean Miller, The Oath: The Sad and Lonely Sundays, ABC, 1976.
- Alex Hagopian, Roxy Page, NBC, 1976.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- Byron Lomax, "O.B.I.T.," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1963.
- Plasus, "The Cloudminders," Star Trek, NBC, 1969.
- A.J. Bancroft, The A-Team, NBC, 1986.
- Judge Robert Hirsch, Night Court, NBC, 1986.
- Hal Walker, Starman, ABC, 1986.
- Mr. Casselman, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1987.
- Judge Ralph Colella, Jake and the Fat Man, CBS, 1989.
- salesman, Roseanne, ABC, 1989.
- Vincenzo, Wolf, CBS, 1989.
- Also The Untouchables, ABC, 1960; "The Dead Man," Night Gallery, NBC, 1970; The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1973; Barney Miller, ABC, 1978 and 1979; The Powers of Matthew Star, NBC, 1982; "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About theShivers," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime; Mr.
- Romano, One Day At a Time, CBS; War of the Worlds, syndicated; Channing,ABC; The Doctors and the Nurses, CBS; Perry Mason,CBS; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,CBS; The Wild, Wild West, CBS; Run for Your Life, NBC; Bonanza, NBC; The IronHorse, ABC; Judd, for the Defense, ABC; Garrison's Gorillas, ABC; Gunsmoke,CBS; Hawaii Five-0, CBS; The Bionic Woman, ABC; Today's F.B.I., ABC; Knots Landing, CBS; Archie Bunker's Place, CBS; The New Love, American Style, ABC; Kojak,CBS; McCloud, NBC; Beauty and the Beast, CBS.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Collier Landis, The Movie Murderer, NBC, 1970.
- Gehrmann, Something Evil, CBS, 1972.
- Walter Stafford, Set This Town on Fire, NBC, 1973.
- Salters, Captains Courageous, ABC, 1977.
- Aspa Soldado, Curse of the Black Widow (also known as Love Trap), ABC, 1977.
- Prince Feiyad, Harold Robbins' "The Pirate," CBS, 1978.
- George, Homeward Bound, CBS, 1980.
- Riley, Cry for the Strangers, CBS, 1982.
- Lawyer Sam, Father of Hell Town, NBC, 1985.
- derelict, Final Jeopardy, NBC, 1985.
- Dr. Benjamin, Second Serve, CBS, 1986.
- Justice Harvey Sherman, A Deadly Silence, ABC, 1989.
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Credits; TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR SERIES
- FIRST TELEVISION WORK--Director, The Psychiatrist, NBC, 1971.
- Hawkins, CBS, 1973-74.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- Night Gallery, NBC, 1970-72 (ten episodes).
- The Sixth Sense, ABC, 1972.
- Also Police Story, NBC; Alias Smith and Jones, ABC; Meeting of Minds, PBS.
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Writings
- (Contributor) Closeups, Workman Press.
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