Editing Jeffrey Combs

{{Short description|American actor (born 1954)}}
{{For|the businessman|Jeffrey F. Combs}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Jeffrey Combs
| image        = Jeffrey Combs Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2022.jpg
| caption      = Combs at [[GalaxyCon]] Richmond in 2022
| birth_name   = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1954|9|9}}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | birth_place  = [[Oxnard, California]], U.S.
| education    = [[Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts]]
| alma_mater   = [[University of Washington]]
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1971–present
}}
'''Jeffrey Alan Combs''' (born September 9, 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Birthday Bunch|author=|date=February 2, 2024|work=The Spokane Spokesman-Review|page=A4|quote=Actor Angela Cartwright is 71. Astronaut Lee Morin is 71. '''Actor Jeffrey Combs is 69.''' Actor Hugh Grant is 63.|id={{ProQuest|2864808674}}}}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for starring as [[Herbert West]] in the [[Re-Animator (film series)|''Re-Animator'' film series]] (1985–2003) and portraying multiple characters in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, most notably the serially cloned character [[Weyoun]] and [[Liquidator Brunt|Brunt]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' (1994–1999), and [[Thy'lek Shran]] on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2001–2005).

Combs has been a prominent figure within the [[horror film|horror genre]] through most of his career, acting in eight films directed by ''Re-Animator'' director [[Stuart Gordon]], such as ''[[From Beyond (film)|From Beyond]]'' (1986), ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]'' (1991) and ''[[Castle Freak]]'' (1995). His other horror film appearances include ''[[Necronomicon (film)|Necronomicon]]'' (1993), [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996), ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1998), ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'' (1999) and ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]'' (2012). As a voice actor, he is best known as the voice of [[Question (character)|Question]] on ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (2004–2006) and Ratchet on ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010–2013).<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey Combs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/14373/Jeffrey-Combs/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181008/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/14373/Jeffrey-Combs/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Combs was born in [[Oxnard, California]], the fifth of nine children<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZduhlbM1A?t=483 | title=Shuttlepod Episode 004: "That's Shrantastic!" with Jeffrey Combs  | website=[[YouTube]] |last1=The Shuttlepod Show |date=Mar 13, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20230927160731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZduhlbM1A |archive-date= Sep 27, 2023 }}</ref> born to Jean Owens (formerly Sullins; 1921–1986) and Eugene "Gene" Combs (1922–1999), and raised in [[Lompoc, California|Lompoc]]. Both of his parents were from the [[Ozarks]] region of [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZduhlbM1A?t=473 | title=Shuttlepod Episode 004: "That's Shrantastic!" with Jeffrey Combs  | website=[[YouTube]] |last1=The Shuttlepod Show |date=Mar 13, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20230927160731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZduhlbM1A |archive-date= Sep 27, 2023 }}</ref> A graduate of [[Lompoc High School]], as a senior, Combs played the lead role of Captain Fisby in a stage production of ''[[The Teahouse of the August Moon (play)|The Teahouse of the August Moon]]''. Combs then attended [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]]'s [[Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts]], and later developed his acting skills in the [[University of Washington School of Drama#Acting|Professional Actor's Training Program]] at the [[University of Washington]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Olson|first=Christopher J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUdODwAAQBAJ&q=University+of+Washington+Jeffrey+Combs%3A&pg=PA186|title=100 Greatest Cult Films|date=April 12, 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4422-1104-9|language=en}}</ref>

In 1980, after several years performing in playhouses on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], Combs moved to Los Angeles. He landed his first role in the film ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]'' (1981), playing an unnamed drive-in teller. His first horror film role came two years later in ''[[Frightmare (1981 film)|Frightmare]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rowan|first=Terry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjyyCQAAQBAJ&q=Frightmare+Jeffrey+Combs%3A&pg=PA36|title=The Book of the Undead A Zombie Film Guide|date=August 16, 2014 |publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-312-43947-4}}{{self-published source|date=May 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}}

==Career==
Combs's best-known horror role is [[Herbert West]], the main character in the film ''[[Re-Animator]]'' (1985),<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Re Animator (1985) SCREEN: STUART GORDON DIRECTS 'RE-ANIMATOR'|author-link=Janet Maslin|first=Janet|last=Maslin|date=October 18, 1985|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E04EED91E39F93BA25753C1A963948260}}</ref> and its two sequels.<ref name=NYT/> He portrayed author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] (creator of the Herbert West character) in the film ''[[Necronomicon (film)|Necronomicon: Book of the Dead]]'' (1993) and has starred in eight adaptations of Lovecraft's works. Other film credits include ''The Attic Expeditions'' (2001), ''[[FeardotCom]]'' (2002), ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'' (1999), ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1998) and ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996).<ref name="CMcGrath">{{cite web| last=Mcivar| first=Brice|title=Q&A: Jeffrey Combs | url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-qa-jeffrey-combs-on-motivational-growth/|work=[[The New York Times]]| date=August 9, 2011| access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref>

Combs has had roles in many science fiction television series. He starred as the telepath Harriman Gray in first-season episode "[[Eyes (Babylon 5)|Eyes]]" (1994) of ''[[Babylon 5]]''. In 2001, he played the sinister Dr. Ek in ''The Attic Expeditions''. In August 2005, he appeared for the first time on the science fiction series ''[[The 4400]]'' as [[Kevin Burkhoff|Dr. Kevin Burkhoff]] which became a recurring role by 2006. In early 2007, he played a highly fictionalized [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in "[[The Black Cat (Masters of Horror episode)|The Black Cat]]" episode of ''[[Masters of Horror]]''.<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/mastersofhorror/combs.asp Jeffrey Combs, Star of "The Black Cat"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622075642/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/mastersofhorror/combs.asp |date=June 22, 2008 }}, [[UGO Networks|UGO]]</ref> In the 2012 miniseries ''[[Dorothy and the Witches of Oz]]'' (sometimes called ''The Witches of Oz''), he had a small role as a highly fictionalized [[L. Frank Baum]].

Combs has also worked as a voiceover artist. His voiceover roles include the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', the [[Question (character)|Question]] in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', Ratchet in ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'', the [[Leader (character)|Leader]] in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'', the [[Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Rat King]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', and [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] in ''[[Injustice 2]]''.<ref name="CMcGrath"/> He also narrated the 25th anniversary of ''[[Re-Animator]]'' at the [[Fantasia Festival|2010 FanTasia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38586/fantasia-2010-days-5-9|title=Fantasia 2010: Days 5 Through 9|date=July 16, 2010 }}</ref>

In July 2009, Combs returned to his stage roots and reprised his role as Edgar Allan Poe in a one-man theatrical show, ''Nevermore...an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe,'' at [[The Steve Allen Theater]] in Hollywood, California.<ref>[http://www.steveallentheater.com/nevermore Stebe Allen Theater – Nevermore]</ref> Although it was supposed to run for only a month, it enjoyed much success and sold-out crowds, and was extended four times, until closing in Los Angeles on December 19, 2009. The show had its East Coast debut on January 23 and 24, 2010 at Westminster Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, Poe's final resting place.<ref name=poe1>[http://www.poebicentennial.com/events.html Baltimore Poe Bicentennial Celebration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228194129/http://poebicentennial.com/events.html |date=December 28, 2009 }}</ref> A tour of the Saturn Award-nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38614/fantasia-2010-days-10-and-11|title=Fantasia 2010: Days 10 and 11|date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Nevermore'' was subsequently planned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35577/nevermore-heading-san-diego-two-performances|title=Nevermore Heading to San Diego for Two Performances|date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>

Combs starred with [[Andrew Divoff]] in the 2012 Screen Media Films release ''[[Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation]]'', a prequel to the 2006 film ''[[Night of the Living Dead 3D]]'' directed by [[Jeff Broadstreet]]. In 2012, he also played the sadistic Dr. Lambrick in another horror-thriller, ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]''.<ref name="CMcGrath"/>

===''Star Trek''===
On television, Combs enjoyed popular success playing a number of alien characters on the various modern ''Star Trek'' incarnations, beginning with ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in 1994, and continuing to ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' in 2000, ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' in 2001 and ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' in 2021. He has played nine onscreen roles in the ''Star Trek'' universe. His largest science-fiction role to date was his regular guest role on ''Deep Space Nine'' as the [[Vorta]] clone [[Weyoun]]. Combs has said that Weyoun was his favorite ''Star Trek'' role, and that he had considerable input in developing the character.<ref>{{cite video |people=Jeffrey Combs |year=2004 |title=StarTrek.com First Person |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjA-hvKiCk0&feature=endscreen&NR=1 |publisher=Paramount Pictures |access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref>

On the same series, Combs had a recurring role as the [[Ferengi]] character [[List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#Brunt|Brunt]]. During the ''DS9'' episode "[[The Dogs of War (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|The Dogs of War]]", he appeared as both Weyoun and Brunt, becoming one of the few ''Star Trek'' actors to play two characters in the same episode (others including [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[Brian Markinson]]).<ref>Peter Durst and Sulan, see [[Brian Markinson#Filmography|the Filmography section]]</ref><ref>Jean-Luc Picard and Michael Williams, see ''[[The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Defector]]''</ref> Combs wanted the characters to appear in the same scene, but the logistics and expense worked against it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Trek Online Community Q&A with Jeffrey Combs! |url=https://www.arcgames.com/de/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10887074-community-q%2526a-with-jeffrey-combs%2521 |date=April 24, 2018 |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

On ''Enterprise'', Combs had a recurring role as [[Shran]], an [[Andorian]] military officer. ''Enterprise'' producer [[Manny Coto]] once said in an interview that he had hoped to make Combs a regular on ''Enterprise'' had the series been renewed for a fifth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/10/vegascon09-braga-coto-talk-enterprise-season-5-star-trek-2009-more/|last=Pascale|first=Anthony|title=VegasCon09: Braga & Coto Talk Enterprise Season 5 + Star Trek 2009 & more|publisher=[[TrekMovie.com]]|location=[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]|date=August 10, 2009|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref>

In addition to his recurring ''Star Trek'' roles, Combs had non-recurring roles as human police officer Kevin Mulkahey,<ref>[http://www.startrek.com/database_article/far-beyond-the-stars Startrek.com Deep Space Nine – Far Beyond the Stars]</ref> alien Tiron on ''Deep Space Nine,'' alien [[Penk (Star Trek)|Penk]] on ''Voyager,'' and Ferengi pirate Krem on ''Enterprise''. Along with many other actors, writers and creators of the show, Combs also had a cameo appearance as a holographic patron in Vic's Lounge in the final episode of ''Deep Space Nine''. He also voices the character of Romulan Commander Suldok for the ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'' video game.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} In 2021, he had a guest voice role as AGIMUS, an evil computer, in episode 7, season 2 of ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', which he reprised in seasons 3 and 4.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Source
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]''
| Drive-In Teller
|
|
|-
| ''[[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film)|Whose Life Is It Anyway?]]''
| 1st-Year Intern
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983
| ''[[Frightmare (1983 film)|Frightmare]]''
| Stu
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Skin of Our Teeth, The" | ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth (film)|The Skin of Our Teeth]]''
| Henry Antrobus
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Man with Two Brains, The" | ''[[The Man with Two Brains]]''
| Dr. Jones
|
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Re-Animator]]''
| Herbert West
|
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[From Beyond (film)|From Beyond]]''
| Crawford Tillinghast
|
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Cyclone (1987 film)|Cyclone]]''
| Rick Davenport
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1988
| ''[[Cellar Dweller]]''
| Colin Childress
|
|
|-
| ''Dead Man Walking''
| Chaz
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Phantom Empire, The" | ''[[The Phantom Empire (1988 film)|The Phantom Empire]]''
| Andrew Paris
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| ''[[Pulse Pounders]]''
| Johnathan 
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
| ''[[Bride of Re-Animator]]''
| Herbert West
|
|
|-
| ''[[Robot Jox]]''
| Spectator, Prole
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1991
| data-sort-value="Guyver, The" | ''[[The Guyver]]''
| Dr. East
|
|
|-
| ''Death Falls''
| Lonnie Hawks
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Pit and the Pendulum, The" | ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]''
| Francisco, The Inquisitor
|
|
|-
| ''[[Trancers II]]''
| Dr. Pyle
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Doctor Mordrid]]''
| Dr. Mordrid
|
|
|-
| ''[[Fortress (1992 film)|Fortress]]''
| "D-Day"
|
|
|-
|1993
| ''[[Necronomicon (film)|Necronomicon]]''
| H. P. Lovecraft
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Love and a .45]]''
| Bob "Dinosaur Bob"
|
|
|-
| ''[[Lurking Fear (film)|Lurking Fear]]''
| Dr. Haggis
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| ''[[Castle Freak]]''
| John Reilly
|
|
|-
| ''Felony''
| Bill Knight
|
|
|-
| ''Cyberstalker aka The Digital Prophet''
| Andy Coberman
|
|
|-
| ''[[Dillinger and Capone]]''
| Gilroy
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| data-sort-value="Frighteners, The" | ''[[The Frighteners]]''
| Special Agent Milton Dammers
|
|
|-
| ''[[Norma Jean & Marilyn]]''
| [[Montgomery Clift]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''Time Tracers''
| Dr. Carrington
|
|
|-
| ''[[Snide and Prejudice]]''
| Therapist Meissner
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
| Mr. Brooks
|
|
|-
| ''[[Caught Up (film)|Caught Up]]''
| Security Guard
|
|
|-
| ''[[Spoiler (film)|Spoiler]]''
| Captain
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''
| Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt
|
|
|-
| ''Poseidon's Fury: Escape From the Lost City''
| Lord Darkennon
| Short film
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Faust: Love of the Damned (film)|Faust: Love of the Damned]]''
| Lieutenant Dan Margolies
|
|
|-
| 2001
| data-sort-value="Attic Expeditions, The" | ''[[The Attic Expeditions]]''
| Dr. Ek
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
| ''[[FeardotCom]]''
| Detective Sykes
|
|
|-
| ''Contagion''
| Brown
|
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Beyond Re-Animator]]''
| Herbert West
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy]]''
| Dr. Preston King
|
|
|-
| ''[[All Souls Day (film)|All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos]]''
| Thomas White
|
|
|-
| ''[[Edmond (film)|Edmond]]''
| Desk Clerk
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[Satanic (2006 film)|Satanic]]''
| Detective Joyner
|
|
|-
| ''[[Voodoo Moon]]''
| Frank Taggert
| Television film
|
|-
| ''[[Abominable (2006 film)|Abominable]]''
| Buddy, The Clerk
|
|
|-
| ''Blackwater Valley Exorcism''
| Sheriff Jimmy Fleck
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| ''[[Return to House on Haunted Hill]]''
| Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Wizard of Gore, The" | ''[[The Wizard of Gore (2007 film)|The Wizard of Gore]]''
| The Geek
|
|
|-
| ''Brutal''
| Sheriff Jimmy Fleck
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Attackmen, The" | ''The Attackmen''
| Mr. Simms
|
|
|-
| ''[[Stuck (2007 film)|Stuck]]''
| 911 Operator
| Voice
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Parasomnia (film)|Parasomnia]]''
| Detective Garrett
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| data-sort-value="Dunwich Horror, The" | ''[[The Dunwich Horror]]''
| Wilbur Whateley
| Television film
|
|-
| ''[[Dark House (2009 film)|Dark House]]''
| Walston Rey
|
|
|-
| 2010
| ''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James''
| Ed Bass
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| ''[[Elf-Man]]''
| Mickey
|
|
|-
| ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]''
| Shepard Lambrick
|
|
|-
| ''[[Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation]]''
| Harold Tovar
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''Motivational Growth''	
| The Mold
| Voice
| 
|-
| ''Favor''
| Tad Harrison
|
|	
|-  
| ''[[Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]''
| Ratchet
| Voice, television film<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Jeffrey Combs (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jeffrey-Combs/ |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Suburban Gothic (film)|Suburban Gothic]]''
| Dr. Carpenter
|
| 
|-
| ''[[Beethoven's Treasure Tail]]''
| Fritz Bruchschnauser / Howard Belch
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Unbelievable!!!!!]]''
| Male Larrisha
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom]]''
| King Abdul
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''	
| [[Question (character)|Vic Sage / Question]]
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|
|-
| ''[[Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness]]''
| H. P. Lovecraft
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Holiday Hell''
| The Shopkeeper
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| ''[[In Search of Darkness]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3552239/exclusive-clip-john-carpenter-joins-80s-horror-documentary-search-darkness/|title=Exclusive Clip: John Carpenter Joins '80s Horror Documentary 'In Search of Darkness'!|date=March 22, 2019|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[In Search of Darkness: Part II]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Age of Stone and Sky: The Sorcerer Beast''
| Far Seeing Crow
|
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Enough Sleep''
| Henry
| Voice, short film
|
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2023
|''[[Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (film)|Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham]]''
| [[Man-Bat|Kirk Langstrom]] 
| Voice, direct-to-video
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=December 6, 2022 |title='Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-the-doom-that-came-to-gotham-cast-1235275547/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''Butch vs. Sundance''
| Charles Siringo
| 
|
|-
| ''Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch''
| Charles Siringo
|
|
|-	
| ''Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls''
|Bartok the Great
|
|
|-
| Rowspan="2"|2024
| ''[[Stream (film)|Stream]]''
| Mr. Lockwood
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/412030/gallery-new-vacation-horror-stream-coming-soon-from-the-producers-of-terrifier-2/|title=Gallery: New Vacation Horror 'Stream' Coming Soon From the Producers of 'Terrifier 2'|last=Millican|first=Josh|date=September 3, 2021|website=[[Dread Central]]|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3682525/team-behind-terrifier-2-comes-horror-movie-stream-starring-danielle-harris-jeffrey-combs/|title=From the Team Behind 'Terrifier 2' Comes Horror Movie 'Stream' Starring Danielle Harris and Jeffrey Combs!|last=Squires|first=John|date=September 10, 2021|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rue-morgue.com/exclusive-interview-director-michael-leavy-on-his-all-horror-star-movie-stream/|title=Exclusive Interview: Director Michael Leavy on His All-Horror-Star Movie "Stream"|last=Gingold|first=Michael|date=September 14, 2021|website=[[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Watchmen Chapter 1]]''
| [[Moloch the Mystic|Moloch the Mystic / Edgar Jacobi]]
|Voice, direct-to-Video
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/watchmen-chapter-1-animated-film-trailer-cast-release-date-plot-boxart | title=Watchmen Chapter I: Exclusive Trailer, Voice Cast, Boxart and Release Date | date=July 10, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| data-sort-value="Mississippi, The" | ''[[The Mississippi (TV series)|The Mississippi]]''
| Military cadet
| Episode: "We Remember, We Revere"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1987
| ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
| Python
| Episode: "No Way Down"
|-
| ''Houston Knights''
| Frank Stark
| Episode: "Lady Smoke"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]''
| Alan Shuba
| Episode: "What is This Thing Called Love"
|-
| ''Incredibly Strange Film Show''
| Himself
| Episode: "Tsui Hark and Stuart Gordon"
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1989
| ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]''
| Ralph
| Episode: "Love Stinks"
|-
| ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]''
| Burk Clifton
| Episode: "Invasion of the Thatcher Snatchers"
|-
| ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
| James Wilkins
| Episode: "Fatal Obsession, Part 2"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991
| data-sort-value="Flash, The" | ''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]''
| Jimmy Swain
| Episode: "Captain Cold"
|-
| ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]''
| Derek Cotts
| Episode: "Protective Measures"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Babylon 5]]''
| Harriman Gray
| Episode: "Eyes"
|-
| 1994–1999
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
| [[List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#Brunt|Brunt]], [[List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#Weyoun|Weyoun]], Tiron
| 33 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| data-sort-value="Single Guy, The" | ''[[The Single Guy]]''
| Klein
| Episode: "The Virgin"
|-
| ''[[Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero]]''
| Roger "Sheck" Shector
| Episode: "A Quartet Of Creatures"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Perversions of Science]]''
| Prisoner #50557
| Episode: "The Exile"
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="New Batman Adventures, The" | ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
| [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow]]
| Voice, episode: "Never Fear"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1998
| data-sort-value="Net, The" | ''[[The Net (U.S. TV series)|The Net]]''
| Max Copernicus
| Episode: "Lunatic Fringe"
|-
| 1999
| ''FreakyLinks''
| Coroner
| Episode: "Subject: Live Fast, Die Young"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''Martial Law''
| Antoine Trembel
| Episode: "In the Dark"
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
| Penk
| Episode: "[[Tsunkatse]]"
|-
| 2001–2005
| ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
| [[List of characters in Star Trek: Enterprise#Thy'lek Shran|Shran]], Krem
|11 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''
| Harry Radditch
| Episode: "The Placebo Effect"
|-
| ''[[She Spies]]''
| Indigo
| Episode: "The Replacement"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
| Dr. Zellner, Professor
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Dr. Dale Sterling
| Episode: "Jackpot"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004–2006
| ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
| Vic Sage / Question
| Voice, 5 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]''
| Gyrus Krinkle
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2005–2007
| data-sort-value="4400, The" | ''[[The 4400]]''
| Dr. Kevin Burkoff
| 15 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Masters of Horror]]''
| [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
| Episode: "[[The Black Cat (Masters Of Horror)|The Black Cat]]"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
| Sly Borden
| Episode: "Spiders"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''
| [[Kite Man|Chuck Brown / Kite Man]]
| Voice, episode: "Long Arm of the Law!"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''
| Professor Hatecraft
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2010–2012
| data-sort-value="Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The" | ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''
| [[Leader (character)|Samuel Sterns / Leader]]
| Voice, 5 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2010–2013
| ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''
| Ratchet, MECH #1
| Voice, 56 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[ThunderCats (2011 TV series)|Thundercats]]''
| Soul Sever
| Voice, episode: "The Soul Sever"
|-
| ''[[Femme Fatales (TV series)|Femme Fatales]]''
| Interrogator
| Voice, episode: "Killer Instinct"
|-
| 2012–2016
| ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
| [[Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Victor Falco / Rat King]]
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[DC Nation|DC Nation – Doom Patrol]]''
| [[Chief (DC Comics)|Chief]]
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| John Nichols
| Episode: "The Black Queen"
|-
| ''[[Ben 10: Omniverse]]''
| Kuphulu
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]''
| Office Manager
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]''
| [[Mainframe (comics)|Mainframe]]
| Voice, episode: "Wheels of Fury"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
| Ratchet
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Stan Against Evil]]''
| Impish Man
| Episode: "Girls' Night"
|-
| 2018–2020
| ''[[Tigtone]]''
| Prince Lavender
| Voice, 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]''
| Berman Livingston
| Episode: "Hurricane"
|-
| ''[[Creepshow (TV series)|Creepshow]]''
| Reinhard
| Segment: "Bad Wolf Down"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''
| AGIMUS
| Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Dota: Dragon's Blood]]''
| Father
| Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
| Wally
| Voice, episode: "Wallhalla"
|-
| ''[[Ollie & Scoops]]''
| Edgar Grimson
| Voice, episode: "A Night at Claudia's"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Masters of the Universe: Revelation|Masters of the Universe: Revolution]]''
| Zodac
| Voice, episode: "The Scepter and the Sword"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars]]''
| Weyoun
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]''
| Commander Suldok
|-
| ''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]''
| Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| data-sort-value="Secret World, The" | ''[[The Secret World]]''
| Hayden Montag, Charles Zurn
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Prime – The Game]]''
| Ratchet<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''[[Imperium Galactic War]]''
| Novus Ordo, Narrator
|-
| ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''
| Samuel Sterns / Leader
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Injustice 2]]''
| [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]]<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[Star Trek Online#Expansion pack: Victory is Life|Star Trek Online: Victory Is Life]]''
| Weyoun<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]''
| Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow, Chuck Brown / Kite Man
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*Voisin, Scott, ''Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting'' BearManor Media, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-59393-342-5}}.

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0001062}}
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