Jeff Corey

Aug 10, 1914 — Aug 16, 2002 (88 years) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

101 Movies 35 Series

A career spanning 88+ years and 136+ titles makes Jeff Corey one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Sheriff Ray Bledsoe in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Adventure has been his most frequent territory.

Known for

Home of the Brave

as Doctor

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe

88R.I.P.

101Movies

35Series

Known for

Home of the Brave

as Doctor

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Sheriff Ray Bledsoe

88 R.I.P.

R.I.P.

101

Movies

Series

Movies

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970

⭐ 7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

Battle Beyond the Stars

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Somewhere in the Night

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

⭐ 7.0

All That Money Can Buy

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The Prince Who Was a Thief

Moonshine County Express

Pyramid of the Sun God

1965

⭐ 5.4

Superman and the Mole Men

Wake of the Red Witch

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

1977

⭐ 5.6

Never Trust a Gambler

TV Shows

Adventures of Superman

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Streets of San Francisco

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969

Latest Trailers

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Color of Night

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Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

Film

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jeff Corey still alive?

Jeff Corey passed away on August 16, 2002 at age 88.

What are the most famous roles of Jeff Corey?

Jeff Corey is best known for roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Conan the Destroyer, Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

How many movies has Jeff Corey been in?

Over a 64-year career (since 1938), Jeff Corey has appeared in 130 movies and 63 TV shows.

What was Jeff Corey's first movie?

The career of Jeff Corey began with I Am the Law (1938).

What is Jeff Corey's most recent movie or series?

Jeff Corey's most recent release is Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock, which premiered on June 29, 2004.

What TV shows has Jeff Corey appeared in?

On television, Jeff Corey has appeared in Charmed, Star Trek, Spider-Man, The A-Team.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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 Committee. He refused to give names of alleged Communists and subversives in the entertainment industry and went so far as to ridicule the panel by offering critiques of the testimony of the previous witnesses. That led to his being blacklisted for 12 years. "Most of us were retired Reds. We had left it, at least I had, years before," Corey told Patrick McGilligan, the co-author of Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist, who teaches film at Marquette University. "The only issue was, did you want to just give them their token names so you could continue your career, or not? I had no impulse to defend a political point of view that no longer interested me particularly... They just wanted two new names so they could hand out more subpoenas."

Back to work in the 1960s

In 1962, Corey began working in films again, and remained active into the 1990s. He played Hoban in The Cincinnati Kid (1965); Tom Chaney, the principal villain in True Grit (1969); and Sheriff Bledsoe in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (also 1969), who says to the title characters, "I never met a soul more affable than you, Butch, or faster than the Kid, but you're still nothing but two-bit outlaws on the dodge.

Television

Corey made guest appearances on many television series. He appeared as murder victim Carl Bascom in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Reckless Rockhound" (1964). He was featured on science-fiction series, too, including an episode of The Outer Limits ("O.B.I.T.", 1963) in which he played Byron Lomax; Star Trek ("The Cloud Minders", 1969) in which he played High Advisor Plasus; as Caspay in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and Babylon 5 ("Z'ha'dum", 1996) in which he played Justin.

Personal life

Corey married his wife Hope (nee Victorson) in 1938. They had three children.

Death

Corey died on August 16, 2002, aged 88, after a fall. CLR

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