Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Combs as Harriman Gray from Babylon 5
Birth name	Jeffrey Alan Cambell
Born	September 9, 1954 (1954-09-09) (age 52) Oxnard, California, USA
Notable roles	Brunt & Weyoun in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise The Question in Justice League Unlimited Kevin Burkhoff in The 4400 Herbert West in Re-Animator Harriman Gray from Babylon 5 spouse Geoffrey Rush

Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954 in Oxnard, California) is an American character actor best known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. Jeffrey Combs, in Babylon 5 episode 1. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: The City that Cares Location of Oxnard, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Ventura County  - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area    - City  36. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Weyoun is the primary adjunct to the Female Shapeshifter, and the second-in-command of the Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Thylek Shran is a recurring character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The Question is an American comic book superhero. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Kevin Burkhoff is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction tv show The 4400. ... The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... Herbert West is a fictional character created by H.P. Lovecraft for his short story Herbert West—Reanimator, first published in 1922. ... Re-Animator (1985) is the first in a series of films based on the H.P. Lovecraft story Herbert West: Reanimator. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The City that Cares Location of Oxnard, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Ventura County  - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area    - City  36. ... A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series. ...

Combs was raised in Lompoc. 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. Lompoc, the City of Arts and Flowers Lompoc (pronounced Lahm pac) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. ... Santa María or Santa Maria may refer to: The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Mary, the mother of Jesus, in various languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan The name of two well-known ships: Santa María (ship) - the largest of the three ships used... The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts is located at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...

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. His first horror film role came the next year in Frightmare, which set the path for the much of his career in the genre. Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 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 Gregorian calendar). ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... The play Whose Life Is It Anyway by Brian Clark (playwright) was written as a television play in 1972. ...

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. He also portrayed the part of Re-Animator author H. P. Lovecraft in the film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead. His most recent film credits include FeardotCom (2002), House on Haunted Hill (1999), and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Herbert West is a fictional character created by H.P. Lovecraft for his short story Herbert West—Reanimator, first published in 1922. ... Re-Animator (1985) is the first in a series of films based on the H.P. Lovecraft story Herbert West: Reanimator. ... Necronomicon is an American anthology horror film released in 1994. ... FearDotCom is a motion picture of the horror-genre released in 2002 by Warner Bros. ... House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Warner Brothers horror movie, directed by William Malone, written by Dick Beebe and starring Geoffrey Rush as Stephen Price. ... 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. Even Trek fans unfamiliar with Combs' human face immediately recognized him due to his distinctive voice. He also starred as the telepath Harriman Gray, in Eyes, a first season episode of Babylon 5. In early 2007, he played Edgar Allan Poe in "The Black Cat", an episode of Masters of Horror. The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Eyes is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... The Black Cat, directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Mr. ... 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. 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. Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Captain William Thomas Will Riker is a Star Trek character, played by Jonathan Frakes. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...

Combs as H.P. Lovecraft in Necronomicon.

His favorite^{[citation needed]} and largest role to date has been the multi-episode, multi-season Vorta clone Weyoun on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. On the same series, he had a recurring role as the Ferengi Brunt. 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Weyoun, a high-ranking Vorta. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Weyoun is the primary adjunct to the Female Shapeshifter, and the second-in-command of the Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant. ... The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe. ... 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 (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).^{[citation needed]} In addition Combs made some non-recurring appearances, including Mulcahey^[1] and Tiron on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Penk on Star Trek: Voyager, and the Ferengi Krem in Star Trek: Enterprise. Thylek Shran is a recurring character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Shran, from Enterprise In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andoria, placed in Star Trek: Enterprise in the Procyon System. ... Manny Coto is a writer, director and producer of films and television programs. ... Mulcahey is a character on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Penk is a character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

Combs has done extensive voice work; among others, Combs voiced The Scarecrow in the 1997 "revamp" of Batman: The Animated Series. Combs continued his work in the DCAU several years later with a recurring role as The Question in Justice League Unlimited. His portrayal of the Question has been credited with renewing fan interest in the character.^{[citation needed]} The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Batman. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The DCAU or DC Animated Universe is a general term made by fans of the animated television series based off of DC Comics, usually heavily developed by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. ... The Question is an American comic book superhero. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ...

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. 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.^[2] A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Flight 11 redirects here. ... This article is about the former World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York City. ... Various notable people have had their death announced in error. ...

Selected Filmography

Combs as the Andorian Commander Shran.

• The Man with Two Brains (1983) - Dr. Jones
• Re-Animator (1985) - Herbert West
• From Beyond (1986) - Crawford Tillinghast
• Bride of Re-Animator (1989) - Dr. Herbert West
• The Pit and the Pendulum (1990)
• Doctor Mordrid (1992) - Doctor Mordrid
• Fortress (1993) - D-Day
• Lurking Fear (1994) - Dr. Haggis
• Castle Freak (1995) - John Reilly
• The Frighteners (1996) - Milton Dammers
• House on Haunted Hill (1999) - Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt
• Beyond Re-Animator (2003) - Dr. Herbert West
• Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005) - Dr. Preston King
• Abominable (2006) - Buddy, the Clerk
• Return to House On Haunted Hill - ( Completed And To Be Released in September 2007) - Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt
• The Wizard of Gore (To be Released in 2007) - Geek
• House Of Re-Animator (2008) - Dr. Herbert West

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References

Footnotes

External links

• Official website
• Jeffrey Combs at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeffrey Combs at TV.com
• Jeffrey Combs article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.