Post by tomishereagain on May 1, 2016 13:46:08 GMT -6
Born:
Jeffrey Alan Combs
September 9, 1954 (age 61)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Education:
Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Alma mater:
University of Washington
Occupation:
Actor
Years active:
1971–present
Hometown:
Lompoc, California
Official Website:
www.jeffreycombs.com/
Twitter:
twitter.com/jeffreycombs
Memory Alpha:
memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born 9 September 1954; age 61) is an actor who has the distinction of portraying eight different characters on Star Trek, most notably those of Brunt and Weyoun on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Andorian Shran on Star Trek: Enterprise. He is one of only five actors to play seven or more different characters in the Star Trek franchise, the others being Randy Oglesby, J.G. Hertzler, Vaughn Armstrong and Thomas Kopache. Coincidentally, Combs has appeared on Star Trek with all four of those actors.
Career
2016 Unbelievable!!!!! (post-production)
Male Larrisha
2016 Transformers: Robots in Disguise (TV Series)
Ratchet
- Decepticon Island: Part 2 (2016) ... Ratchet (voice)
- Decepticon Island: Part 1 (2016) ... Ratchet (voice)
2015 Art School of Horrors
Olmstead
2015 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Series)
Mainframe / Referee
- Wheels of Fury (2015) ... Mainframe / Referee (voice)
2015 Gotham (TV Series)
Office Manager
- Everyone Has a Cobblepot (2015) ... Office Manager
- Red Hood (2015) ... Office Manager
2014 Beethoven's Treasure Tail (Video)
Fritz Bruchschnauser / Howard Belch
2014 Motivational Growth
The Mold (voice)
2014 Suburban Gothic
Dr. Carpenter
2014 Ben 10: Omniverse (TV Series)
Kuphulu
- The Vampire Strikes Back (2014) ... Kuphulu (voice)
- Rad Monster Party (2014) ... Kuphulu (voice)
2012-2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series)
Rat King / Dr. Victor Falco
- Of Rats and Men (2014) ... Rat King (voice)
- I, Monster (2013) ... Dr. Victor Falco / Rat King (voice)
- Monkey Brains (2012) ... Dr. Victor Falco (voice)
2014 Criminal Minds (TV Series)
John Nichols
- The Black Queen (2014) ... John Nichols
2013 Doom Patrol (TV Series)
Chief / Mr. Morden
- Chapter Ten: The Spy Within the Doom Patrol (2013) ... Chief (voice)
- Chapter Six: Trail of the Terrible Titan (2013) ... Chief / Mr. Morden (voice)
- Chapter One: Challenge of the Timeless Commander (2013) ... Chief (voice)
2013 Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Video Game)
The Leader (voice, as Jeff Combs)
2013 The Penny Dreadful Picture Show
Brady
2013 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (TV Movie)
Ratchet (voice)
2010-2013 Transformers Prime (TV Series)
Ratchet / MECH #1
- Deadlock (2013) ... Ratchet (voice)
- Synthesis (2013) ... Ratchet (voice)
- Persuasion (2013) ... Ratchet (voice)
- Minus One (2013) ... Ratchet (voice)
- Evolution (2013) ... Ratchet (voice)
2013 Favor
Tad Harrison
2012 Elf-Man
Mickey
2012 Transformers Prime: The Game (Video Game)
Ratchet (voice)
2012 Would You Rather
Shepard Lambrick
2012 The Secret World (Video Game)
Hayden Montag / Charles Zurn (voice)
2012 Femme Fatales (TV Series)
The Interrogator
- Killer Instinct (2012) ... The Interrogator (voice)
2010-2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Series)
Samuel Sterns / The Leader
- Assault on 42 (2012) ... Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
- Gamma World, Part 2 (2010) ... Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
- Gamma World, Part 1 (2010) ... Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
- Thor the Mighty (2010) ... Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
- Breakout: Part 1 (2010) ... Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
2012 Thundercats (TV Series)
Soul Sever
- The Soul Sever (2012) ... Soul Sever (voice)
2012 Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation
Harold Tovar
2012 Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
Frank Baum
2011 The Witches of Oz (TV Mini-Series)
Frank
- Episode dated 5 July 2011 (2011) ... Frank
2010-2011 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV Series)
H.P. Hatecraft
- Pawn of Shadow (2011) ... H.P. Hatecraft (voice)
- The Shrieking Madness (2010) ... H.P. Hatecraft (voice)
2010 American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (Video)
Ed Bass
2010 Urgency
Sumner
2010 The United Monster Talent Agency (Short)
Wolfman Cameraman
2010 Chadam (TV Series)
Viceroy
- No Time to Say Hello (2010) ... Viceroy
- Little Orphan Viceroy (2010) ... Viceroy
- Dying Is a Part of Life (2010) ... Viceroy
- Ripley Believe It or Not (2010) ... Viceroy
- Cut from Cardboard (2010) ... Viceroy
2009 The Dunwich Horror (TV Movie)
Wilbur
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series)
Kite Man
- Long Arm of the Law! (2009) ... Kite Man (voice)
2009 Dark House
Walston
2008 Parasomnia
Det. Garrett
2008 Cold Case (TV Series)
Sly Borden
- Spiders (2008) ... Sly Borden
2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill (Video)
Dr. Vannacutt
2005-2007 The 4400 (TV Series)
Kevin Burkhoff
- The Great Leap Forward (2007) ... Kevin Burkhoff
- Tiny Machines (2007) ... Kevin Burkhoff
- Ghost in the Machine (2007) ... Kevin Burkhoff
- One of Us (2007) ... Kevin Burkhoff
- Daddy's Little Girl (2007) ... Kevin Burkhoff
2007 Stuck
911 Operator (voice)
2007 Brutal (Video)
Sheriff Jimmy
2007 California Eddie (Short)
Eddie's Dad
2007 The Wizard of Gore
The Geek
2007 The Attackmen (Short)
Mr. Simms
2007 Masters of Horror (TV Series)
Edgar Allan Poe
- The Black Cat (2007) ... Edgar Allan Poe
2006 Blackwater Valley Exorcism (Video)
The Sheriff
2004-2006 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV Series)
Gyrus Krinkle
- Incident on Ranger 7 (2006) ... Gyrus Krinkle (voice)
- A Man Called Krinkle (2004) ... Gyrus Krinkle (voice)
2006 Voodoo Moon (TV Movie)
Frank Taggert
2006 Abominable
Clerk
2006 Satanic
Detective Joyner
2004-2006 Justice League (TV Series)
The Question / Vic Sage / Assistant / ...
- Grudge Match (2006) ... The Question / Vic Sage / Assistant (voice)
- Flashpoint (2005) ... The Question / Vic Sage (voice)
- Question Authority (2005) ... The Question / Vic Sage / Dr. Moon (voice)
- Double Date (2005) ... The Question / Vic Sage (voice)
- Fearful Symmetry (2004) ... The Question / Vic Sage (voice)
2005 The Batman (TV Series)
Chlorogene Employee / Officer 1
- Batgirl Begins: Part 2 (2005) ... Chlorogene Employee / Officer 1 (voice)
2005 Edmond
Desk Clerk
2005 SharkMan (TV Movie)
Dr. Preston King
2001-2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)
Commander Shran / Krem
- These Are the Voyages... (2005) ... Commander Shran
- The Aenar (2005) ... Commander Shran
- United (2005) ... Commander Shran
- Babel One (2005) ... Commander Shran
- Kir'Shara (2004) ... Commander Shran
2005 All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
Thomas White
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)
Dr. Dale Sterling
- Jackpot (2003) ... Dr. Dale Sterling
2003 Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (Video Game)
The Scarecrow / Dr. Jonathan Crane (voice)
2003 Spider-Man (TV Series)
Dr. Zellner / Professor
- Flash Memory (2003) ... Dr. Zellner (voice)
- Head Over Heels (2003) ... Professor (voice)
2003 Star Trek: Elite Force II (Video Game)
Commander Suldok (voice)
2003 She Spies (TV Series)
Indigo
- The Replacement (2003) ... Indigo
2003 Beyond Re-Animator
Dr. Herbert West
2003 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Harry Radditch
- The Placebo Effect (2003) ... Harry Radditch
2002 Feardotcom
Styles
2002 Contagion
Brown (as Jeffery Combs)
2001 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars (Video Game)
Weyoun
2001 FreakyLinks (TV Series)
Coroner
- Subject: Live Fast, Die Young (2001) ... Coroner
2001 The Attic Expeditions
Dr. Ek
2000 Faust
Lt. Dan Margolies
2000 Martial Law (TV Series)
Antoine Trembel
- In the Dark (2000) ... Antoine Trembel
2000 Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)
Penk
- Tsunkatse (2000) ... Penk
1999 House on Haunted Hill
Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt
1994-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)
Weyoun / Brunt / Officer Mulkahey / ...
- What You Leave Behind (1999) ... Weyoun
- The Dogs of War (1999) ... Weyoun / Brunt
- Tacking Into the Wind (1999) ... Weyoun
- The Changing Face of Evil (1999) ... Weyoun
- Strange Bedfellows (1999) ... Weyoun
1999 Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City (Short)
Lord Darkennon (2001-)
1999 The Net (TV Series)
Max Copernicus
- Lunatic Fringe (1999) ... Max Copernicus
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Mr. Brooks
1998 Spoiler
Captain
1998 Caught Up
Security Guard
1997 Time Tracers
Dr. Carrington
1997 The New Batman Adventures (TV Series)
The Scarecrow / Dr. Jonathan Crane
- Never Fear (1997) ... The Scarecrow / Dr. Jonathan Crane (voice)
1997 Perversions of Science (TV Series)
50557
- The Exile (1997) ... 50557
1997 Snide and Prejudice
Therapist Meissner
1996 Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (Short)
Hyer
1996 The Single Guy (TV Series)
Klein
- The Virgin (1996) ... Klein
1996 Cyberstalker
Andy Coberman
1996 The Frighteners
Milton Dammers
1996 Norma Jean & Marilyn (TV Movie)
Montgomery Clift
1995 Castle Freak (Video)
John Reilly
1995 Dillinger and Capone (Video)
Gilroy
1994 Felony
Bill Knight
1994 Love and a .45
Dinosaur Bob
1994 Lurking Fear
Dr. Haggis
1994 Babylon 5 (TV Series)
Harriman Gray
- Eyes (1994) ... Harriman Gray
1994 Sisters (TV Series)
Derek Cotts
- Protective Measures (1994) ... Derek Cotts
1994 Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (TV Series)
Roger Shector
- A Quartet of Creatures (Red King & Pigmon) (1994) ... Roger Shector
1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead
H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound)
1992 Fortress
D-Day
1992 Doctor Mordrid
Dr. Mordrid
1991 Death Falls
Lonnie Hawks
1991 Life Goes On (TV Series)
Burk Clifton
- Invasion of the Thatcher Snatchers (1991) ... Burk Clifton
1991 Trancers II
Dr. Pyle
1991 The Flash (TV Series)
Jimmy Swain
- Captain Cold (1991) ... Jimmy Swain
1991 Guyver
Doctor East
1991 The Pit and the Pendulum
Francisco
1991 Hunter (TV Series)
James Wilkens
- Fatal Obsession: Part 2 (1991) ... James Wilkens
1989 Bride of Re-Animator
Dr. Herbert West
1989 Robot Jox
1st Prole
1989 Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series)
Ralph
- Love Stinks (1989) ... Ralph
1988 Pulse Pounders
Jonathan (The Evil Clergyman sequence)
1988 The Phantom Empire (Video)
Andrew Paris
1988 Dead Man Walking
Chaz
1988 Cellar Dweller
Colin Childress
1988 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)
Alan Shuba
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (1988) ... Alan Shuba
1987 Houston Knights (TV Series)
Frank Stark
- Lady Smoke (1987) ... Frank Stark
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)
Python
- No Way Down (1987) ... Python
1987 Cyclone
Rick Davenport
1986 From Beyond
Crawford Tillinghast
1985 Re-Animator
Herbert West
1983 The Man with Two Brains
Dr. Jones
1983 The Mississippi (TV Series)
Jeff
- We Remember, We Revere (1983) ... Jeff
1983 American Playhouse (TV Series)
Henry Antrobus
- The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) ... Henry Antrobus
1983 Frightmare
Stu
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1st Year Intern
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Drive-In Teller
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Combs
Trivia
Has played five different clones of the same character (Weyoun) on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993); he also played two other roles on the show. Also played two roles (so far) on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), an Andorian and a Ferengi.
Has starred in 5 movies based on H.P. Lovecraft stories.
Auditioned for the role of Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Although he did not get the role, Jonathan Frakes, who did get the role, remembered Combs when directing an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and cast him in a guest role in that episode. The producers liked his performance so much he was later cast in two different recurring roles on the show.
Named "the first Lovecraftian actor" by fans of writer H.P. Lovecraft, for his frequent appearances in movies based on Lovecraft's writings (including a portrayal of Lovecraft himself, in Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993))
and also for his involvement in other "HPL projects".
Out of all the "Star Trek" characters he has played, Weyoun (the officious Vorta ambassador for the Dominion) is his personal favorite.
Is one of only two actors - along with Vaughn Armstrong - to play three different characters in a single "Star Trek" season (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Season 6).
Is one of only two actors - along with Brian Markinson - to play two different, completely unrelated characters in a single episode of "Star Trek". He played Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Season Seven episode "The Dogs of War".
Is one of only 6 actors - along with Marc Alaimo, Rosalind Chao, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes and Tim Russ - to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Seasons Three through Seven, Star Trek: Voyager (1995) Season Six and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) Seasons One through Four.
Is one of only 4 actors - along with J.G. Hertzler, Randy Oglesby and Thomas Kopache - to play seven different characters on "Star Trek." He played Tiron, Liquidator Brunt, Weyoun and Officer Kevin Mulcahey in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Penk in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Command Shran and Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Has appeared with Brian Thompson in three different productions: Doctor Mordrid (1992), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Is one of only 6 actors - along with Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn and Colm Meaney - to appear in the finales of two different "Star Trek" series (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)). He is also the only one who was not a regular on any "Star Trek" series and the only one to play different characters in each finale: Weyoun in the former and Shran in the latter.
Is one of only three actors - along with Gary Graham and Matt Winston - besides the regulars to appear in all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Is the only actor to play three different recurring characters on "Star Trek": Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Commander Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). He has also played Tiron and Officer Kevin Mulcahey in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Penk in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
In the episode of The 4400 (2004) entitled "Wake Up Call", he hands a character a book by H.P. Lovecraft called "At the Mountains of Madness". Combs is well known for playing various roles in Lovecraftian movies.
Is the only actor to appear in both of the last new "Star Trek" episodes to air before the deaths of Star Trek (1966) cast members DeForest Kelley and James Doohan respectively: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) series finale "What You Leave Behind: Part 2" (which originally aired on June 2, 1999, nine days before Kelley's death on June 11) and the Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) series finale "These Are The Voyages..." (which originally aired on May 13, 2005, over two months before Doohan's death on July 20).
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) executive producer Manny Coto and writer Michael Sussman have both stated that had the show been renewed for a fifth season, Combs would have been made a regular cast member.
Is the only actor to appear in both House on Haunted Hill (1999) and Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007).
Attended and graduated from Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California in 1972.
Attended and graduated from the University of Washington School of Drama.
(May 1-3, 2009) Attended FedCon 18 in Bonn, Germany, sporting a mustache for an upcoming movie.
Married to Alice Cadogan and is the father of Catherine Combs.
In addition to his work on H.P.Lovecraft based projects, he voiced the part of H.P.Hatecraft on 2 episodes of Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated.
Theater Credits
The Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood, CA
Nevermore - An evening with Edgar Allan Poe
California Lutheran University, CA
Richard III (Director)
Lompoc High School, Lompoc, CA
The Dark of the Moon
Camelot
The Night of January 16th
Teahouse of the August Moon
Star Spangled Girl
PCPA, Santa Maria/Solvang, CA
Rumplestiltskin
Marat/Sade
Electric Folderol
13 Clocks
The Lark
The Music Man
Caucasian Chalk Circle
Most Happy Fella
Time of Your Life
The Cherry Orchard
Twelfth Night
Romeo & Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Peer Gynt
Thieves Carnival
Candied
Once upon a Mattress
La Boheme
The Medium
Kaspar
Zoo Story
A Fly Takes a Life
Tortilla Flats
Under Milkwood
1776
Annie Get Your Gun
Guys And Dolls
The Mikado
Brothers-In-Law
Reed College, Portland, OR
Twelfth Night
Taratuffe
Denver Center Theatre, Denver, CO
Arsenic & Old Lace
New Business
Small Theatres in LA
Found A Peanut
Private Wars
Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA
Henry V
Midsummer Night's Dream (twice)
Comedy of Errors
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Skin of Our Teeth
Night Must Fall
London Assurance
The Winter's Tale
California Shakespearean Festival, Visalia, CA
Hamlet
Midsummer Night's Dream
Mark Taper Forum, LA, CA
Chekov in Yalta
Twelfth Night
The Misanthrope
South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, CA
All in Favor Said No
The Diviners
Major Barbara
Playboy of the Western World
The Debutante Ball
The Miser
Highest Standard of Living
Arizona Theatre Co., Tucson, AZ
A Christmas Carol
Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Show Off
Tartuffe
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Chalk Garden
O, What a Lovely War!
The Admirable Crichton
Ah, Wilderness!
The Crucible
Othello
Camino Real
La Ronde
Winged Victory
You Never Can Tell
Trivia
Has played five different clones of the same character (Weyoun) on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993); he also played two other roles on the show. Also played two roles (so far) on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), an Andorian and a Ferengi.
Has starred in 5 movies based on H.P. Lovecraft stories.
Auditioned for the role of Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Although he did not get the role, Jonathan Frakes, who did get the role, remembered Combs when directing an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and cast him in a guest role in that episode. The producers liked his performance so much he was later cast in two different recurring roles on the show.
Named "the first Lovecraftian actor" by fans of writer H.P. Lovecraft, for his frequent appearances in movies based on Lovecraft's writings (including a portrayal of Lovecraft himself, in Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993))
and also for his involvement in other "HPL projects".
Out of all the "Star Trek" characters he has played, Weyoun (the officious Vorta ambassador for the Dominion) is his personal favorite.
Is one of only two actors - along with Vaughn Armstrong - to play three different characters in a single "Star Trek" season (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Season 6).
Is one of only two actors - along with Brian Markinson - to play two different, completely unrelated characters in a single episode of "Star Trek". He played Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Season Seven episode "The Dogs of War".
Is one of only 6 actors - along with Marc Alaimo, Rosalind Chao, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes and Tim Russ - to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Seasons Three through Seven, Star Trek: Voyager (1995) Season Six and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) Seasons One through Four.
Is one of only 4 actors - along with J.G. Hertzler, Randy Oglesby and Thomas Kopache - to play seven different characters on "Star Trek." He played Tiron, Liquidator Brunt, Weyoun and Officer Kevin Mulcahey in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Penk in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Command Shran and Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Has appeared with Brian Thompson in three different productions: Doctor Mordrid (1992), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Is one of only 6 actors - along with Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn and Colm Meaney - to appear in the finales of two different "Star Trek" series (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)). He is also the only one who was not a regular on any "Star Trek" series and the only one to play different characters in each finale: Weyoun in the former and Shran in the latter.
Is one of only three actors - along with Gary Graham and Matt Winston - besides the regulars to appear in all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
Is the only actor to play three different recurring characters on "Star Trek": Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Commander Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). He has also played Tiron and Officer Kevin Mulcahey in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Penk in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
In the episode of The 4400 (2004) entitled "Wake Up Call", he hands a character a book by H.P. Lovecraft called "At the Mountains of Madness". Combs is well known for playing various roles in Lovecraftian movies.
Is the only actor to appear in both of the last new "Star Trek" episodes to air before the deaths of Star Trek (1966) cast members DeForest Kelley and James Doohan respectively: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) series finale "What You Leave Behind: Part 2" (which originally aired on June 2, 1999, nine days before Kelley's death on June 11) and the Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) series finale "These Are The Voyages..." (which originally aired on May 13, 2005, over two months before Doohan's death on July 20).
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) executive producer Manny Coto and writer Michael Sussman have both stated that had the show been renewed for a fifth season, Combs would have been made a regular cast member.
Is the only actor to appear in both House on Haunted Hill (1999) and Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007).
Attended and graduated from Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California in 1972.
Attended and graduated from the University of Washington School of Drama.
(May 1-3, 2009) Attended FedCon 18 in Bonn, Germany, sporting a mustache for an upcoming movie.
Married to Alice Cadogan and is the father of Catherine Combs.
In addition to his work on H.P.Lovecraft based projects, he voiced the part of H.P.Hatecraft on 2 episodes of Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated.
[on being cast as Herbert West in Re-Animator (1985)] God, I had no idea what was to come. All I knew was, I was doing a play in Hollywood, and a casting director came to see it. I did not invite him. As I recall, he said, "I'm casting something you might be right for." I went in and met Stuart Gordon, did my read, got a callback where I was paired up with the great David Gale. We did a scene. I guess we both got cast. Very low budget, shot in 18 days. Who knew? I am not rich from the movie. Somebody got rich.
From Beyond (1986) was a very difficult movie. I'm kind of schizo about it. It involved a lot of makeup. I counted it up once, it was 30 days in that hideous, bald-headed, dog-dick-out-of-my-forehead thing. I hated it. It was so uncomfortable. And yet on the flip side of that, it was shot out of Rome, Italy, and I got to spend a glorious eight weeks in one of the world's greatest capitals. It was good. I feel like Charles Dickens: It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. But I also felt like the role in From Beyond was so polar-opposite to what I had done in Re-Animator, where I played a strong, driving personality that pushed the action forward. Here, I was really-for all intents and purposes-being a victim. Someone standing there going, "No!" So I felt like some of the tools in my kit were being taken away from me. That was a bit frustrating, too.
[on making The Frighteners (1996)] One of the greatest experiences of my career. Peter Jackson is a genius. He makes it look easy and effortless. A visionary. Very collaborative and sharing. No real ego. I remember my [character's] chest is a bunch of scars, and they came to me with their drawings and [Jackson] said, "What do you think?" Which is unheard of in film. It was one of the highlights of my life to work with him.
Theater Credits
The Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood, CA
Nevermore - An evening with Edgar Allan Poe
California Lutheran University, CA
Richard III (Director)
Lompoc High School, Lompoc, CA
The Dark of the Moon
Camelot
The Night of January 16th
Teahouse of the August Moon
Star Spangled Girl
PCPA, Santa Maria/Solvang, CA
Rumplestiltskin
Marat/Sade
Electric Folderol
13 Clocks
The Lark
The Music Man
Caucasian Chalk Circle
Most Happy Fella
Time of Your Life
The Cherry Orchard
Twelfth Night
Romeo & Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Peer Gynt
Thieves Carnival
Candied
Once upon a Mattress
La Boheme
The Medium
Kaspar
Zoo Story
A Fly Takes a Life
Tortilla Flats
Under Milkwood
1776
Annie Get Your Gun
Guys And Dolls
The Mikado
Brothers-In-Law
Reed College, Portland, OR
Twelfth Night
Taratuffe
Denver Center Theatre, Denver, CO
Arsenic & Old Lace
New Business
Small Theatres in LA
Found A Peanut
Private Wars
Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA
Henry V
Midsummer Night's Dream (twice)
Comedy of Errors
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Skin of Our Teeth
Night Must Fall
London Assurance
The Winter's Tale
California Shakespearean Festival, Visalia, CA
Hamlet
Midsummer Night's Dream
Mark Taper Forum, LA, CA
Chekov in Yalta
Twelfth Night
The Misanthrope
South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, CA
All in Favor Said No
The Diviners
Major Barbara
Playboy of the Western World
The Debutante Ball
The Miser
Highest Standard of Living
Arizona Theatre Co., Tucson, AZ
A Christmas Carol
Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Show Off
Tartuffe
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Chalk Garden
O, What a Lovely War!
The Admirable Crichton
Ah, Wilderness!
The Crucible
Othello
Camino Real
La Ronde
Winged Victory
You Never Can Tell
