Combs, Jeffrey 1954- (Jeffery Combs)

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Combs, Jeffrey 1954- (Jeffery Combs)

PERSONAL

Full name, Jeffrey Alan Combs; born September 9, 1954, in Oxnard, CA; children: two. Education: Studied at University of Washington, Seattle, and Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Santa Monica, CA.

Addresses:

Manager—Bleu, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career:

Actor and voice performer. Appeared in regional stage productions, including appearances with Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson, and South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA; and at California Shakespearean Festival; Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; and Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nominations, best supporting actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1991, for Bride of Re-animator, and 1997, for The Frighteners.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Drive-in teller, Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal, 1981.

First-year intern, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981.

Dr. Jones, The Man with Two Brains, Warner Bros., 1983.

Stu, Frightmare (also known as Body Snatchers), Saturn International, 1983.

Herbert West, Re-animator, Empire Pictures, 1985.

Andrew Paris, The Phantom Empire, Prism Pictures, 1986.

Crawford Tillinghast, From Beyond (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's "From Beyond"), Empire Pictures, 1986.

Chaz, Dead Man Walking, Discovery Films, 1987.

Rick Davenport, Cyclone, Cinetel, 1987.

Colin Childress, Cellar Dweller, New World, 1988.

Francisco, The Pit and the Pendulum (also known as The Inquisitor), 1990, JGM Enterprises, 1991.

Herbert West, Bride of Re-animator (also known as Re-animator 2), 1990, 50th Street Films, 1991.

Dr. East, The Guyver (also known as Mutronics), New Line Cinema, 1991.

Dr. Pyle, Trancers II (also known as Future Cop, Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth, and Trancers II: The Two Faces of Death), Full Moon Entertainment, 1991.

First "prole," Robot Jox (also known as Robojox), Triumph Films, 1991.

Title role, Doctor Mordrid, Full Moon Entertainment, 1992.

"D-Day," Fortress, Dimension Films, 1993.

Dinosaur Bob, Love and a .45, Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Dr. Haggis, Lurking Fear (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's "Lurking Fear"), Full Moon Entertainment, 1994.

H. P. Lovecraft, "The Library," in Necronomicon (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's "Necronomicon, Book of the Dead"), New Line Home Video, 1994.

Andy Coberman, Cyberstalker (also known as The Digital Prophet), Troma, 1995.

Bill Knight, Felony, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Dr. Carrington, Time Tracers (also known as Time Chasers), Chimera Cinema, 1995.

Gilroy, Dillinger and Capone, New Horizons, 1995.

John Reilly, Castle Freak (also known as Stuart Gordon's "Castle Freak"), Full Moon Entertainment, 1995.

Lonnie Hawks, Death Falls, 1996.

Special Agent Milton Dammers, The Frighteners (also known as Robert Zemeckis Presents: "The Frighteners "), Universal, 1996.

Captain, Spoiler, Artist View Entertainment, 1997.

Mr. Brooks, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Columbia, 1998.

Security guard, Caught Up, Live Film and Mediaworks, 1998.

Therapist Meissner, Snide and Prejudice, Vine International Pictures, 1998.

Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt, House on Haunted Hill, Warner Bros., 1999.

Lord Darkennon, Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City (also known as Poseidon's Fury), Universal City Studios, 1999.

Dr. Ek, The Attic Expeditions (also known as Horror in the Attic), Tse Tse Fly Productions, 2000.

(As Jeffery Combs) Brown, Contagion (also known as Epidemic and The Last Breath), 2001.

Dan Margolies, Faust: Love of the Damned (also known as Faust, Diablo, Faust: La revenja es a la sang, and Faust: La venganza esta en la sangre), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Sykes, FeardotCom (also known as Fear Dot Com), Warner Bros., 2002.

Herbert West, Beyond Re-animator, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Desk clerk, Edmond, First Independent Pictures, 2006.

Detective Joyner, Satanic, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2006.

Buddy the clerk, Abominable, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

Sheriff Jimmy, Blackwater Valley Exorcism, Lions Gate Films/Barnholtz Entertainment, 2006.

Mr. Simms, The Attackmen (short film), Orange Bird Productions, 2007.

Geek, The Wizard of Gore, Media 8 Entertainment/Revolver Entertainment, 2007.

Sheriff Jimmy Fleck, Brutal, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2007.

Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt, Return to House on Haunted Hill, Warner Premiere, 2007.

Detective Garrett, Parasomnia, Luminous Processes/Rising Storm Productions, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Brunt and Weyoun, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, between 1994 and 1999.

Commander Shran, a recurring role, Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, between 2001 and 2005.

Voice of The Question, a recurring role, Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, between 2004 and 2006.

Kevin Burkhoff, a recurring role, The 4400, USA Network, between 2005 and 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Montgomery Clift, Norma Jean & Marilyn, HBO, 1996.

Thomas White, All Souls Day: Dia de los muertos (also known as Dia de los muertos), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Dr. Preston King, Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (also known as Hammerhead and SharkMan), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Frank Taggert, Voodoo Moon, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Henry Antrobus, The Skin of Our Teeth, PBS, 1983.

Ray Combs: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Alien Voices: A Halloween Trilogy, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"We Remember, We Revere," The Mississippi, 1983.

Frank Stark, "Lady Smoke," Houston Knights, 1987.

Python, "No Way Down," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987.

Alan Shuba, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1988.

Ralph, "Love Stinks," Freddy's Nightmares (also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Series), syndicated, 1989.

Burk Clifton, "Invasion of the Thatcher Snatchers," Life Goes On, ABC, 1991.

James Wilkens, "Fatal Obsession: Part 2," Hunter, NBC, 1991.

Jimmy Swain, "Captain Cold," The Flash, CBS, 1991.

"The Quartet of Creatures (Red King & Pigmon)," Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (also known as Ultraman Powered), 1994.

Derek, "Protective Measures," Sisters, NBC, 1994.

Harriman Gray, "Eyes," Babylon 5 (also known as B5), TNT, 1994.

Tiron, "Meridian," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1994.

Klein, "The Virgin," The Single Guy, NBC, 1996.

Number 50557, "The Exile," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997.

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, "Never Fear," Batman: Gotham Knights (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Batman and The New Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 1997.

Mulkahey, "Far Beyond the Stars," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1998.

Audience member, "What You Leave Behind," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1999.

Max Copernicus, "Lunatic Fringe," The Net, USA Network, 1999.

Antoine Trembel, "In the Dark," Martial Law, CBS, 2000.

Penk, "Tsunkatse," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 2000.

Coroner, "Subject: Live Fast, Die Young," FreakyLinks, Fox, 2001.

Harry Radditch, "Placebo Effect," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003.

Indigo, "The Replacement," She Spies, syndicated, 2003.

Voice of Dr. Zellner, "Flash Memory," Spider-Man (also known as Spider-Man: The New Animated Series), MTV, 2003.

Dr. Dale Sterling, "Jackpot," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2003.

Voice of Gyrus Krinkle, "A Man Called Krinkle," Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (anime), ABC Family Channel, 2004.

Voice of Gyrus Krinkle, "Incident on Ranger 7," Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (anime), ABC Family Channel, 2006.

Edgar Allan Poe, "The Black Cat," Masters of Horror, Showtime, 2007.

Sly Borden, "Spiders," Cold Case, CBS, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Making of "The Frighteners," Universal Studios Home Video, 1998.

(In archive footage) Pulse Pounders, Empire Pictures, 2002.

FeardotCom: Visions of Fear (also known as The Making of "FearDotCom"), Warner Bros., 2003.

Dr. Haggis (in archive footage), Tomb of Terror, Shadow Entertainment, 2004.

Working with a Master: Stuart Gordon, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

Working with a Master: William Malone, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

(In archive footage) Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

The Fearmakers Collection, Elite Entertainment, 2007.

Video Games:

Voice of Weyoun, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Dominion Wars, 2001.

Voice of Commander Suldok, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Activision, 2003.

Professor Jonathon Crane (Scarecrow), Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2003.

Audio Books:

Reader for the audio book Re-animator.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Rue Morgue, May, 2006, p. 19.

Star Trek Communicator, February, 1998, pp. 16-18.

Star Trek Monthly, December, 2000, pp. 30-32.

RV Zone Special, January, 2002, p. 57.

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