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Jeffrey Combs
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Jeffrey Combs

Born 1954 · Oxnard, California, USA · Active 1981–2025

Jeffrey Combs, born in 1954, has carved a niche in cult cinema with his memorable performances in films like Re-Animator (1985) and From Beyond (1986). His portrayal of Herbert West in Re-Animator solidified his status as a horror icon, while his work in Bride of Re-Animator (1990) continued to explore the macabre with a blend of dark humor. Combs also stars in Frightmare (1983) and Cellar Dweller (1987), showcasing his versatility across genres. With appearances in Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (1991) and Robot Jox (1989), Combs remains a significant figure in the realms of exploitation and genre cinema.

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Cellar Dweller

Cellar Dweller

1988 ★ 4.8
as Colin Childress

In the 1950s, a horror-comic artist's creations come alive and kill him. Years later a new cartoonist revives the creatures in his house, now part of an artist's colony.

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Filmography

166 credits
2020s 20 credits
2025
Movie ★ 1.5
2025
Waterwick as Old Friend (voice)
Movie
2025
Movie ★ 5.8
2025
The Devil Inside Her as Francisco (archive footage)
Movie ★ 10.0
2025
Invasion '53 as Sam Shapiro
Movie
2024
Movie
2024
Watchmen: Chapter I as Edgar Jacobi / Moloch / British Newscaster / Photographer #1 (voice)
Movie ★ 7.4
2024
Stream as Mr. Lockwood / Pitboss
Movie ★ 5.4
2024
TV ★ 7.8
2023
Movie ★ 6.0
2023
Butch vs. Sundance as Charles Siringo
Movie ★ 1.3
2023
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham as Kirk Langstrom (voice)
Movie ★ 6.7
2022
Enough Sleep as Henry (voice)
Movie ★ 10.0
2022
TV ★ 10.0
2021
Movie ★ 2.0
2021
DOTA: Dragon's Blood as Father (voice)
TV ★ 7.7
2020
Unbelievable!!!!! as Male Larrisha
Movie ★ 4.2
2020
Movie ★ 7.7
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks as AGIMUS (voice)
TV ★ 7.7
2010s 36 credits
2019
Holiday Hell as The Shopkeeper
Movie ★ 3.5
2019
Movie ★ 7.5
2019
Tigtone as Prince Lavender
TV ★ 6.4
2019
TV ★ 7.3
2019
Pandora as Berman Livingston
TV ★ 5.5
2019
Creepshow as Obersturmfuhrer Reinhard Schmelzgerat
TV ★ 7.4
2018
Movie ★ 4.7
2018
Movie ★ 7.2
2017
Movie ★ 4.6
2014
Suburban Gothic as Dr. Carpenter
Movie ★ 5.5
2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail as Fritz Bruchschnauser / Howard Belch
Movie ★ 5.7
2014
Gotham as Office Manager
TV ★ 7.6
2013
Movie ★ 5.9
2013
Would You Rather as Shepard Lambrick
Movie ★ 6.0
2013
Favor as Tad Harrison
Movie ★ 6.1
2013
Movie ★ 6.1
2013
Movie ★ 8.0
2013
Doom Patrol as Chief (voice)
TV
2013
Doom Patrol as Chief / Mr. Morden (voice)
TV
2012
Movie ★ 6.1
2012
Elf-Man as Mickey
Movie ★ 3.0
2012
Movie ★ 5.2
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Dr. Falco (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Dr. Falco / Rat King (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2011
TV ★ 5.7
2011
ThunderCats as Soul Sever (voice)
TV ★ 7.9
2011
Femme Fatales as Voice of the Interrogator
TV ★ 6.2
2010
Movie ★ 3.9
2010
Movie ★ 9.1
2010
Urgency as Sumner
Movie ★ 2.9
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as H.P. Hatecraft (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2010
Transformers: Prime as Ratchet (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
2010
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as Samuel Sterns / The Leader (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2000s 40 credits
2009
The Dunwich Horror as Wilbur Whateley
Movie ★ 4.5
2009
Dark House as Walston Rey
Movie ★ 5.4
2008
Parasomnia as Detective Garrett
Movie ★ 4.9
2008
TV ★ 7.6
2007
Movie ★ 5.5
2007
Movie ★ 4.7
2007
Brutal as Sheriff Jimmy
Movie ★ 3.7
2007
Movie ★ 7.3
2007
The Black Cat as Edgar Allan Poe
Movie ★ 6.2
2007
The Attackmen as Mr. Simms
Movie
2007
Stuck as 911 Operator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.2
2006
Abominable as Buddy the Clerk
Movie ★ 4.8
2006
Satanic as Detective Joyner
Movie ★ 3.3
2006
Voodoo Moon as Frank Taggert
Movie ★ 4.2
2006
Movie ★ 3.9
2006
Edmond as Desk Clerk
Movie ★ 5.9
2006
Movie ★ 10.0
2005
Hammerhead as Dr. Preston King
Movie ★ 4.3
2005
Movie ★ 4.7
2005
Movie ★ 1.0
2005
TV ★ 7.1
2005
Criminal Minds as John Nichols
TV ★ 8.3
2004
Tomb of Terror as Dr. Haggis
Movie ★ 3.5
2004
Movie ★ 4.0
2004
The 4400 as Kevin Burkhardt
TV ★ 7.2
2004
Justice League Unlimited as The Question (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2003
Beyond Re-Animator as Dr. Herbert West
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
Cold Case as Sly Borden
TV ★ 7.8
2003
TV ★ 7.2
2003
TV ★ 7.2
2002
FearDotCom as Styles
Movie ★ 3.8
2002
Contagion as Brown
Movie ★ 4.3
2002
The Twilight Zone as Harry Radditch
TV ★ 7.1
2002
She Spies as Indigo
TV ★ 7.5
2001
Movie ★ 5.1
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise as Commander Shran
TV ★ 7.5
2001
TV ★ 7.5
2000
Faust: Love of the Damned as Lt. Dan Margolies
Movie ★ 4.8
2000
TV ★ 7.6
2000
TV ★ 6.6
1990s 46 credits
1999
Movie ★ 5.6
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants as Wally (voice)
TV ★ 7.7
1998
Movie ★ 5.4
1998
Spoiler as Captain
Movie ★ 5.3
1998
Caught Up as Security Guard
Movie ★ 5.1
1998
Movie ★ 8.5
1998
Martial Law as Antoine Trembel
TV ★ 7.1
1998
TV ★ 7.6
1997
Snide and Prejudice as Therapist Meissner
Movie ★ 6.3
1997
Time Tracers as Dr. Carrington
Movie ★ 4.3
1997
TV ★ 6.1
1997
The New Batman Adventures as Scarecrow (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
1996
The Frighteners as Milton Dammers
Movie ★ 6.9
1996
Castle Freak as John Reilly
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
Felony as Bill Knight
Movie ★ 4.8
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn as Montgomery Clift
Movie ★ 6.2
1996
Cyberstalker as Andy Coberman
Movie ★ 5.7
1995
Movie ★ 5.2
1995
TV ★ 5.8
1995
TV ★ 7.8
1994
Love and a .45 as Dinosaur Bob
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Lurking Fear as Dr. Haggis
Movie ★ 4.9
1994
Movie ★ 10.0
1994
Babylon 5 as Harriman Gray
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Necronomicon as H.P. Lovecraft
Movie ★ 6.0
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Weyoun / Officer Mulkahey
TV ★ 7.9
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1992
Doctor Mordrid as Dr. Mordrid
Movie ★ 5.2
1992
Fortress as D-Day
Movie ★ 6.1
1991
Trancers II as Dr. Pyle
Movie ★ 5.7
1991
Movie ★ 5.7
1991
The Guyver as Dr. East
Movie ★ 5.6
1991
Death Falls as Lonnie Hawks
Movie ★ 5.0
1991
TV ★ 7.2
1990
Robot Jox as 1st Prole
Movie ★ 5.5
1990
Bride of Re-Animator as Dr. Herbert West
Movie ★ 6.5
1990
Movie ★ 10.0
1990
The Flash as Jimmy Swain
TV ★ 7.4
1980s 21 credits
1989
TV ★ 6.6
1988
Cellar Dweller as Colin Childress
Movie ★ 5.0
1988
Movie ★ 3.6
1988
Pulse Pounders as Jonathan (Evil Clergyman sequence)
Movie ★ 5.0
1988
Movie ★ 6.3
1988
TV ★ 7.2
1988
TV ★ 9.0
1987
The Phantom Empire as Andrew Paris
Movie ★ 3.7
1987
Cyclone as Rick Davenport
Movie ★ 4.0
1987
TV ★ 5.5
1987
TV ★ 6.2
1987
TV ★ 7.4
1986
From Beyond as Crawford Tillinghast
Movie ★ 6.5
1985
Re-Animator as Herbert West
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
Hunter as James Wilkens
TV ★ 7.1
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth as Henry Antrobus
Movie ★ 10.0
1983
Movie ★ 4.6
1983
Movie ★ 6.2
1982
TV ★ 6.6
1981
Whose Life Is It Anyway? as 1st Year Intern
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway as Drive In Teller
Movie ★ 5.3