Deceased

How Did Jeff Corey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asArthur ZwerlingGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/08/1914Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied16/08/2002Died inSanta MonicaCausefalling from heightWikidataQ448430 ↗TMDb#9596 ↗

Jeff Corey 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.

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Filmography136 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Spider-Man vs. Doc OckMovie	Silverman (voice)	90
2002	From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and ShdanoffMovie	Self	88
2000	The DistrictSeries	Vernon Stanley	86
1998	CharmedSeries	Council Member	84
1998	BrimstoneSeries	Collector	84
1997	Perversions of ScienceSeries	The Judge	83
1996	Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachMovie	Self	82
1994	Babylon 5Series	Justin	80
1994	Spider-ManSeries	Silvermane (voice)	80
1994	Surviving the GameMovie	Hank	80
1990	Bird on a WireMovie	Lou Baird	76
1990	To My DaughterMovie	Travis	76
1990	The Rose and the JackalMovie	James Buchanan	76
1988	War of the WorldsSeries	Francis Flannery	74
1988	RoseanneSeries	—	74
1988	Messenger of DeathMovie	Willis Beecham	74
1988	CognacMovie	Colonel Frazier	74
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	—	73
1987	Beauty and the BeastSeries	Winston Burke	73
1985	CreatorMovie	Dean Harrington	71
1985	Father of Hell TownMovie	Lawyer Sam	71
1984	Night CourtSeries	Santa	70
1984	Conan the DestroyerMovie	Grand Vizier	70
1983	The A-TeamSeries	A.J. Bancroft	69
1983	ManimalSeries	—	69
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Father	68
1982	Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie	(in "The Killers") (archive footage)	68
1982	The Sword and the SorcererMovie	Craccus	68
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	67
1980	Battle Beyond the StarsMovie	Zed	66
1980	Homeward BoundMovie	George	66
1979	Knots LandingSeries	Peter Mackenzie	65
1979	Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysMovie	Ray Bledsoe	65
1979	Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries	—	65
1977	Lou GrantSeries	—	63
1977	Oh, God!Movie	Rabbi Silverstone	63
1977	Curse of the Black WidowMovie	Aspa Soldado	63
1977	Captains CourageousMovie	Salters	63
1976	The Last TycoonMovie	Doctor	62
1976	The Bionic WomanSeries	—	62
1976	What's Happening!!Series	Hassan	62
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	Andrew Mello	61
1975	One Day at a TimeSeries	—	61
1975	SwitchSeries	A.J. Gunther	61
1975	Barney MillerSeries	Caleb Webber	61
1975	Doctors' HospitalSeries	—	61
1975	Paper TigerMovie	Mr. King	61
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Judge Parker	60
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	Orin Thatcher	60
1974	Run, Joe, RunSeries	—	60
1974	Paper MoonSeries	—	60
1973	KojakSeries	Frank Raynor	59
1973	Police StorySeries	—	59
1973	HawkinsSeries	Julian Maynard	59
1972	Something EvilMovie	Gehrmann	58
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Ralph Bowen, U.S. Senator	58
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	—	58
1972	SearchSeries	—	58
1971	Alias Smith and JonesSeries	—	57
1971	CatlowMovie	Merridew	57
1971	Shoot OutMovie	Trooper	57
1970	Night GallerySeries	Dr. Miles Talmadge (segment "The Dead Man")	56
1970	McCloudSeries	—	56
1970	Little Big ManMovie	Wild Bill Hickok	56
1970	They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Movie	Captain Marden	56
1970	Beneath the Planet of the ApesMovie	Caspay	56
1970	The Movie MurdererMovie	Collier Landis	56
1970	Getting StraightMovie	Dr. Edward Willhunt	56
1970	A Clear and Present DangerMovie	Beiseker	56
1969	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMovie	Sheriff Ray Bledsoe	55
1969	True GritMovie	Tom Chaney	55
1969	The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries	Jack Mitgang	55
1969	ImpasseMovie	Wombat	55
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Dr. William Hanson	54
1968	The Boston StranglerMovie	John Asgeirsson	54
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	53
1967	MannixSeries	Paul Sorenson	53
1967	Garrison's GorillasSeries	—	53
1966	Star TrekSeries	Plasus	52
1966	SecondsMovie	Mr. Ruby	52
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Abe Lincoln	51
1965	The Cincinnati KidMovie	Hoban	51
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	Col. Tacitus Mosely	51
1965	Mickey OneMovie	Fryer	51
1965	Once a ThiefMovie	Lieutenant Kebner	51
1965	Pyramid of the Sun GodMovie	Abraham Lincoln	51
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series	—	50
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)	50
1964	Lady in a CageMovie	George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent	50
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Reverend Mr. Mansard	49
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Byron Lomax	49
1959	BonanzaSeries	Frank Brennan	45
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Max Frimmel	45
1959	RawhideSeries	Morgan Kane	45
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Carl Bascom	43
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Judge Procter	41
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Gen. McClellan	40
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	Luke Benson	38
1951	SiroccoMovie	Feisal (uncredited)	37
1951	Fourteen HoursMovie	Police Sgt. Farley	37
1951	The Prince Who Was a ThiefMovie	Emir Mokar	37
1951	Superman and the Mole MenMovie	Luke Benson	37
1951	RawhideMovie	Luke Davis	37
1950	The Next Voice You Hear...Movie	Freddie Dibson	36
1950	Bright LeafMovie	John Barton	36
1949	Follow Me QuietlyMovie	Police Sgt. Art Collins	35
1949	City Across the RiverMovie	Police Lieutenant Louie Macon	35
1949	RoughshodMovie	Jed Graham	35
1949	Home of the BraveMovie	Doctor	35
1948	Canon CityMovie	Schwartzmiller	34
1948	Wake of the Red WitchMovie	Mr. Loring	34
1948	Joan of ArcMovie	Joan's prison guard	34
1948	The Wreck of the HesperusMovie	Joshua Hill	34
1947	The GangsterMovie	Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)	33
1947	Brute ForceMovie	'Freshman' Stack	33
1947	Miracle on 34th StreetMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	33
1947	The Shocking Miss PilgrimMovie	Stenographer (uncredited)	33
1947	CaliforniaMovie	Clem (uncredited)	33
1946	The KillersMovie	Blinky Franklin (uncredited)	32
1946	Somewhere in the NightMovie	Bank Teller	32
1943	The Moon Is DownMovie	Albert (uncredited)	29
1943	My Friend FlickaMovie	Tim Murphy	29
1942	SyncopationMovie	—	28
1942	The Man Who Wouldn't DieMovie	Tim Larsen	28
1942	Tennessee JohnsonMovie	Captain (uncredited)	28
1942	Roxie HartMovie	Orderly (uncredited)	28
1942	The Postman Didn't RingMovie	Harwood Green	28
1942	Who Is Hope Schuyler?Movie	Medical Examiner	28
1941	You Belong to MeMovie	Mr. Greener (uncredited)	27
1941	All That Money Can BuyMovie	Tom Sharp (uncredited)	27
1941	Mutiny in the ArcticMovie	The Cook	27
1941	Paris CallingMovie	Benoit's Male Secretary	27
1940	Third Finger, Left HandMovie	Johann (uncredited)	26
1940	You'll Find OutMovie	Mr. Corey (uncredited)	26
1940	Bitter SweetMovie	Second Man on Stairs (uncredited)	26
1939	One Third of a NationMovie	Man in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)	25