Actor
Jeff Corey
August 10, 1914 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
8.2Charmed (1998)
as Council Member
7.6Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
as Sheriff Bledsoe
6.1Conan the Destroyer (1984)
as Grand Vizier
8Star Trek (1966)
as Plasus
6.1Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
as Caspay
8.3Spider-Man (1994)
as Silvermane (voice)
7.5The A-Team (1983)
as A.J. Bancroft
5.6Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
as Janitor
6.2Bird on a Wire (1990)
as Lou Baird
8Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Judge Parker
7.3True Grit (1969)
as Tom Chaney
7.4Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Reporter (uncredited)
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