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Jeff Corey

Date of birth: 1914-08-10

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Arthur Zwerling

Jeff Corey

Biography

Jeff Corey (August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor and director who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s.

Movie Credits

The Cincinnati Kid
3.5

The Cincinnati Kid

1965-10-15

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time mast

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
3.8

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969-09-23

As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by

Bird on a Wire
3.1

Bird on a Wire

1990-05-18

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him,

Seconds
3.6

Seconds

1966-10-05

An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a complete

The Postman Didn't Ring
0

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942-07-03

Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The let

Tennessee Johnson
3

Tennessee Johnson

1942-12-01

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story b

Follow Me Quietly
3.1

Follow Me Quietly

1949-07-07

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim

The Rose and the Jackal
1

The Rose and the Jackal

1990-04-16

Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Ne

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
3.3

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982-05-21

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no acc

The Gangster
2.5

The Gangster

1947-11-25

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sulliva

Mickey One
2.8

Mickey One

1965-09-27

A former comic is on the run from the mob.

Conan the Destroyer
3.1

Conan the Destroyer

1984-06-29

Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bo

The Boston Strangler
3.3

The Boston Strangler

1968-10-08

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story

Messenger of Death
3

Messenger of Death

1988-09-16

A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.

Cover Me Babe
2.1

Cover Me Babe

1970-10-01

Student filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
2.9

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970-07-10

A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

Brute Force
3.6

Brute Force

1947-07-16

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-trippi

Wake of the Red Witch
2.8

Wake of the Red Witch

1948-12-30

Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix

Once a Thief
3.2

Once a Thief

1965-04-24

Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daught

The Pirate
1.9

The Pirate

1978-11-21

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he

Battle Beyond the Stars
2.7

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980-09-08

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil ty

Superman and the Mole Men
2.6

Superman and the Mole Men

1951-11-23

Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the

The Killers
3.6

The Killers

1946-08-30

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede,

Getting Straight
3.1

Getting Straight

1970-05-13

Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, bu

Creator
3

Creator

1985-09-20

With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to

To My Daughter
0

To My Daughter

1990-11-26

A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving sibling

Lady in a Cage
3

Lady in a Cage

1964-06-10

A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

Rawhide
3.4

Rawhide

1951-03-25

At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are h

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
2.5

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979-06-15

Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, ali

Canon City
3

Canon City

1948-06-30

Prisoners battle each other -- and the police -- when they escape the Colorado State Penitentiary.

The Last Tycoon
3.1

The Last Tycoon

1976-11-18

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the whi

City Across the River
2.8

City Across the River

1949-04-07

Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seem

The Next Voice You Hear...
2.6

The Next Voice You Hear...

1950-06-29

The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preemp

True Grit
3.6

True Grit

1969-06-11

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging h

Jennifer
3

Jennifer

1978-05-13

Ostracized at a snooty private school because of her rural, poor background, a scholarship student i

Third Finger, Left Hand
3.4

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940-10-11

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleague

In Cold Blood
3.8

In Cold Blood

1967-12-15

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, i

My Friend Flicka
3

My Friend Flicka

1943-05-26

Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When

Hoppy's Holiday
1.5

Hoppy's Holiday

1947-07-18

Hoppy, California, and Lucky travel to Mesa City for a short vacation. California buys new clothes a

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
2.9

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

1965-03-04

Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexic

Hideout
2.8

Hideout

1949-03-08

Philip Ford's crime thriller stars Lloyd Bridges as a city attorney who comes to the dawning realiza

Fourteen Hours
3.6

Fourteen Hours

1951-04-01

A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to

Bright Leaf
2.9

Bright Leaf

1950-06-16

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.

A Bell for Adano
0

A Bell for Adano

1967-11-11

A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintrod

Payoff
1.9

Payoff

1991-01-10

A kid unknowingly carries a bomb to his parents. When they get killed he is traumatized. Many hellis

Only the Valiant
3.2

Only the Valiant

1951-04-13

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film

Something Evil
2.8

Something Evil

1972-01-21

A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is a

Impasse
2.1

Impasse

1969-05-07

Adventurers search for World War II gold in the Philippines.

You Belong to Me
2.9

You Belong to Me

1941-10-22

A playboy marries a woman doctor then grows jealous of her male patients.

Shoot Out
3.2

Shoot Out

1971-07-02

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley,

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
3.2

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942-04-27

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime se

The Lottery
2.7

The Lottery

1996-09-29

Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, c

Moonshine County Express
2.4

Moonshine County Express

1977-06-01

The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run hi

I Am the Law
3.3

I Am the Law

1938-08-25

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organi

Paper Tiger
3

Paper Tiger

1975-11-05

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. H

Roughshod
2.6

Roughshod

1949-05-11

Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, a

Cry for the Strangers
3.5

Cry for the Strangers

1982-02-11

The little coastal town of Clark's Harbor seems like the perfect place for psychiatrist Brad Russell

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
3.3

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984-09-17

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world

Red Mountain
3.2

Red Mountain

1951-11-01

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of South

The Outriders
3.5

The Outriders

1950-03-01

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They

Singing Guns
3

Singing Guns

1950-02-28

Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sherif

Never Trust a Gambler
2.5

Never Trust a Gambler

1951-07-13

A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.

Inside Magoo
0

Inside Magoo

1960-01-12

A public-service announcement from the American Cancer Society featuring Mr. Magoo. Not part of the

Final Jeopardy
3

Final Jeopardy

1985-12-08

A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
3.5

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

2002-08-25

From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an

Bagdad
2.8

Bagdad

1949-11-23

An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and h

Homeward Bound
0.5

Homeward Bound

1980-11-19

The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father

Ruby Cairo
2.5

Ruby Cairo

1992-12-12

Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the

Bitter Sweet
2.9

Bitter Sweet

1940-11-08

A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle

Oh, God!
3.3

Oh, God!

1977-10-07

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him

Little Big Man
3.7

Little Big Man

1970-12-23

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fightin

Color of Night
2.9

Color of Night

1994-08-19

A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's t

Alias a Gentleman
3.3

Alias a Gentleman

1948-02-03

Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.

New Mexico
1.6

New Mexico

1951-05-18

Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hun

Father of Hell Town
0

Father of Hell Town

1985-03-06

In this pilot to the short-lived "Hell Town," Robert Blake plays a scrappy, ex-convict-turned-ghetto

All That Money Can Buy
3.5

All That Money Can Buy

1941-10-17

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scrat

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
4.3

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947-01-04

In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female emplo

Catlow
2.5

Catlow

1971-10-01

An outlaw tries to avoid interference as he journeys to Mexico to pull off a $2,000,000 gold robbery

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
3

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970-04-23

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers

The Moon Is Down
3.4

The Moon Is Down

1943-03-14

The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a J

The Movie Murderer
3.3

The Movie Murderer

1970-02-02

An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist wh

Aerial Gunner
2.2

Aerial Gunner

1943-03-20

Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.

The Judas Project
2.1

The Judas Project

1993-02-19

How would you react if Christ had re-appeared on earth today? Would man kind repeat their mistakes o

Rock Island Trail
3

Rock Island Trail

1950-05-18

A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.

Sirocco
3

Sirocco

1951-06-13

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

Kidnapped
2.8

Kidnapped

1948-11-28

In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil

Home of the Brave
3.3

Home of the Brave

1949-05-12

A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of h

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
3.5

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

1999-03-04

In the 1942 film "This Gun For Hire," he was only a supporting actor. But his portrayal of a cold, r

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
3.1

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943-03-05

Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immor

Pyramid of the Sun God
2.7

Pyramid of the Sun God

1965-04-17

Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maxim

One Third of a Nation
2.9

One Third of a Nation

1939-02-10

The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's resi

Who Is Hope Schuyler?
2.3

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942-04-17

A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, whi

Cognac
2.5

Cognac

1988-06-21

A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul of petty criminal monks and falls in

The Premonition
2.5

The Premonition

1976-05-19

When a deranged woman and her carny boyfriend plot to abduct her biological daughter from the girl's

The Yellow Canary
0

The Yellow Canary

1963-05-15

Andy is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife who treats his staff badly. On the s

Somewhere in the Night
3.4

Somewhere in the Night

1946-06-12

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his o

Miracle on 34th Street
3.7

Miracle on 34th Street

1947-06-04

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at M

The Gun and the Pulpit
3

The Gun and the Pulpit

1974-04-03

In the days of the "Wild West," a gunslinger, with a price on his head, discovers the body of a trav

Clay Pigeon
1.6

Clay Pigeon

1971-08-01

An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are pa

Syncopation
3.1

Syncopation

1942-05-22

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Paris Calling
2.7

Paris Calling

1941-12-04

Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government offici

The Lady from Cheyenne
2.3

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941-04-11

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founde

The Nevadan
2.9

The Nevadan

1950-01-11

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

The Prince Who Was a Thief
2.5

The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951-05-17

An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evi

Girl Trouble
3.3

Girl Trouble

1942-10-09

A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.

You'll Find Out
2.7

You'll Find Out

1940-11-22

The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mans

The Wreck of the Hesperus
3.1

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1948-02-04

The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based

I, Jane Doe
3

I, Jane Doe

1948-05-25

While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but l

The Magic Boy's Easter
0

The Magic Boy's Easter

1989-03-01

12-year-old Josh has a crippling disease in his leg and is cynical about the abilities of his doctor

A Deadly Silence
3.1

A Deadly Silence

1989-04-16

The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental e

Second Serve
2.3

Second Serve

1986-01-01

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it

The Wild Geese
3.4

The Wild Geese

1978-06-28

A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a

Rooster: Spurs of Death!
0.7

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

1977-01-01

70's drama about a cock fighter and his son and the goings on of the cockfighting industry.

Curse of the Black Widow
2.5

Curse of the Black Widow

1977-09-16

Tony Franciosa plays a detective who's on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly

The Balcony
2.5

The Balcony

1963-03-21

The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweepi

Rendezvous with Annie
3

Rendezvous with Annie

1946-07-22

A homesick American soldier stationed in England during World War II makes an unauthorized trip to

Up River
2.5

Up River

1979-06-01

A young man meets with violent hostility as he attempts to fulfil his dream of making a life for him

Surviving the Game
3.1

Surviving the Game

1994-04-15

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in

The Big Parade of Comedy
3.1

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964-09-02

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Roxie Hart
3.5

Roxie Hart

1942-02-20

A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audienc

Captains Courageous
3.3

Captains Courageous

1977-12-04

A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of

The Sword and the Sorcerer
2.7

The Sword and the Sorcerer

1982-04-01

A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a

Set This Town on Fire
0

Set This Town on Fire

1973-01-08

After serving seven years in prison for manslaughter, a man returns to his hometown to find that the

Beethoven's 2nd
2.8

Beethoven's 2nd

1993-12-14

Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match

Joan of Arc
3

Joan of Arc

1948-12-22

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
3.5

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996-03-15

He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academ

Mutiny in the Arctic
0

Mutiny in the Arctic

1941-04-17

A pair head to the frozen wastes with an expedition in search of radium deposits. Certain members of

A Clear and Present Danger
0

A Clear and Present Danger

1970-03-21

The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
0

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

1976-05-03

A traveling horse trader and his young nephew travel the west in search of the boy's prize Arabian h

Let's Live Again
2.5

Let's Live Again

1948-02-27

The brother of a nuclear scientist dies but is reincarnated as a dog so he can return to Earth to pr

California
3.4

California

1947-02-21

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but