Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actor, Director, Soundtrack |
Birth Day | August 10, 1914 |
Birth Place | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Age | 106 YEARS OLD |
Died On | August 16, 2002(2002-08-16) (aged 88)\nSanta Monica, California, U.S. |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Occupation | Actor, director, acting instructor |
Years active | 1938–2002 |
Spouse(s) | Hope Corey (1938–2002; 3 children Eve Poling, Jane Corey, Emily Corey) |
Net worth: $800,000 (2024)
Jeff Corey's net worth is estimated to be $800,000 in 2024. He is widely recognized as an accomplished actor, director, and soundtrack artist in the United States. Corey has made impressive contributions to the entertainment industry, showcasing his exceptional talent and skill throughout his career. With his vast array of roles in films, television shows, and stage productions, Corey has built a reputable name and garnered a significant following of fans. His net worth is a testament to his successful and thriving career in the entertainment world.
Biography/Timeline
Corey moved to Hollywood in 1940 and became a highly respected character actor. One of his film roles was in Superman and the Mole Men (1951), which was later edited to a two-part episode of the television series The Adventures of Superman, retitled "The Unknown People". His portrayal of a xenophobic vigilante coincidentally reflected what was about to happen to him. Prior to that, Corey appeared in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, (1943) as one of the men who discover the body of the vagrant Freddy Jolly.
In 1962, Corey began working in films again, and remained active into the 1990s. He played Hoban in The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and Tom Chaney the principal villain in True Grit (1969) and was Sheriff Bledsoe in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (also 1969) who warned Butch and Sundance that no good would come of their breaking the law. In Seconds (1966), a science fiction drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Rock Hudson, Corey with Will Geer and John Randolph played wealthy executives who opt to restart their lives with a new identity, an ironic parallel to the real life of Corey and the other principal actors (excepting Hudson) who had also been proscribed from Hollywood films during the "Blacklist" years of the 1950s.
Corey made guest appearances on many television series. Corey appeared as murder victim Carl Bascom in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Reckless Rockhound" (1964). He 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 Original Series ("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.
He played Dr. Miles Talmadge on Night Gallery season one episode one, "The Dead Man", on December 16, 1970. Corey detailed his television work on Rod Serling's Night Gallery in an interview in February 1973 aboard the SS Universe Campus of Chapman College. He was proudest of this work, for which he received an Emmy nomination.
Corey played a police detective in the psychological thriller The Premonition (1976) and he reprised the role of sheriff Bledsoe in the prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979). He also played Wild Bill Hickok in Little Big Man (1970). Corey directed some of the screen tests for Superman (1978), which can be seen in the DVD extras, and played Lex Luthor in several try-outs.
He was also the voice of the villain Silvermane (in elderly form) in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994). He also appeared in the short-lived Paper Moon (1974), a comedy about a father and his presumed daughter roaming through the American Midwest during the Great Depression based on the film. Corey had a memorable role in a third-season episode of Night Court (1986) as a burned-out judge who had lost his grip on reality.
Corey died on August 16, 2002, aged 88, from complications from a fall. Later, a memorial Service was held at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, held by family and friends.