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Jeffrey Combs

Combs (right) in 2007
Born Jeffrey Alan Combs
September 9, 1954 (1954-09-09) (age 53)
Oxnard, California, U.S.

Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Oxnard ( is the largest city in Ventura County, California in terms of population The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers

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Early life

Combs was born in Oxnard, California and raised in Lompoc, California. Oxnard ( is the largest city in Ventura County, California in terms of population Lompoc (pronounced /Lom'-poke/ is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. He attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and later developed his acting talent in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington. The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts is a Community college located at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria California. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University

After spending several years performing in playhouses all along the West Coast, Combs moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and landed his first role in the 1981 feature film, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, playing an intern. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a play by Brian Clark adapted from his 1972 Television movie of the same title His first horror film role came the next year in Frightmare, which set the path for the much of his career in the genre. Frightmare (also known as Horror Star and Body Snatchers) is a 1983 Horror film written and directed by

Career

Combs' best known film role is Dr. Herbert West, a character in Re-Animator which he has reprised in the film's two sequels. Herbert West is a Fictional character created by H P Lovecraft for his Short story " Herbert West&mdashReanimator " first published Re-Animator is a 1985 Horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the H He also portrayed the part of Re-Animator author H. P. Lovecraft in the film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead. Necronomicon is an American Anthology Horror film released in 1994. His most recent film credits include FeardotCom (2002), House on Haunted Hill (1999), and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). FeardotCom is a 2002 Horror film directed by William Malone. Cast Stephen Dorff &ndash Detective Mike House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Horror film, directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a Horror film released in 1998 as a sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer.

He began to appear on the science fiction series The 4400 in August 2005, in what by 2006 became a recurring role. The 4400 (read "the forty-four hundred" is a Science fiction Television program produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. He also starred as the telepath Harriman Gray, in Eyes, a first season episode of Babylon 5. " Eyes " is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J In early 2007, he played Edgar Allan Poe in "The Black Cat", an episode of Masters of Horror. The Black Cat is the eleventh episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Gordon and Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network

On television, Combs enjoyed critical and popular success with his alien characters on the various modern Star Trek incarnations, beginning in 1994 with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in 2000 with Star Trek: Voyager, and in 2001 with Star Trek: Enterprise. Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon Even Trek fans unfamiliar with Combs' human face immediately recognized him due to his distinctive voice. Ironically, this distinctive voice Combs uses in all his screen roles is not his natural speaking voice but rather an affected one, as evidenced by interviews and commentaries on various DVDs of his film and television appearances. Combs originally auditioned for the role of Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but lost out to Jonathan Frakes, though producers kept him in mind for casting in the later series. First Officer William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a main character on the Science-fiction Television series Star Trek The Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander

His largest role to date has been the multi-episode, multi-season Vorta clone Weyoun on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Weyoun (played by Jeffrey Combs) is second-in-command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant, on Star Trek Deep Space Nine On the same series, he had a recurring role as the Ferengi Brunt. The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe During the DS9 episode "The Dogs of War", Combs made Trek history as the first guest actor to play two unrelated recurring roles in the same episode. " The Dogs of War " is an episode from the finale arc of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the eighth of the ten final chapters

On Star Trek: Enterprise Combs had a very popular recurring role as Shran, an Andorian military officer. Thy'lek Shran is a recurring character in the Science fiction television series Star Trek Enterprise. Andorians are a Fictional race of Humanoid Extraterrestrials in the Star Trek universe Shran represents a dramatic shift in character type for Combs, as his three previous Star Trek incarnations, Weyoun, Brunt and Penk, had all been somewhat passive officials, whereas Shran is a more heatedly aggressive leader. Enterprise producer Manny Coto once mentioned in an interview that he hoped to make Shran and Combs a regular on the show, had the series been renewed for a fifth season. Manny Coto is a Cuban American Writer, director and producer of Films and Television programs In addition Combs made some non-recurring appearances, including Officer Kevin Mulkahey[1] and Tiron on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Penk on Star Trek: Voyager, and the Ferengi Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise. This article lists characters in the various canonical incarnations of Star Trek. Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon

Combs has done extensive voice work; among others, Combs voiced The Scarecrow in the 1997 "revamp" of Batman: The Animated Series. The Scarecrow ( Dr Jonathan Crane) is a DC Comics Supervillain, an enemy of Batman. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning Combs continued his work in the DCAU several years later with a recurring role as The Question in Justice League Unlimited. The Question is the name used by a number of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on His version of the Question was well-regarded by both fans and the JLU writing staff and is credited for reviving interest in the character.

His most recent work to date includes a recurring role as Dr. Kevin Burkhoff on The 4400. Kevin Burkhoff is a fictional character on the USA Network Science fiction Tv show, The 4400. The 4400 (read "the forty-four hundred" is a Science fiction Television program produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association

On September 11, 2001, a man named Jeffrey Coombs (note the extra 'o' in the last name) was aboard hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, which was later crashed into the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Having been confused with the passenger on the jet, Combs the actor was pronounced dead by news media outlets and had to announce publicly that he was still alive. A premature Obituary is an obituary published whose subject is not actually deceased [2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Startrek.com Deep Space Nine - Far Beyond the Stars
  2. ^ September 11, 2001 Victims

External links

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