Jeffrey Alan Combs is an American actor known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. Combs was born in Oxnard, California and raised in Lompoc, California. He attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and later developed his acting skills in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of 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, Honky Tonk Freeway, in... which he played an unnamed drive-in teller. His first horror film role came two years later in the 1983 film Frightmare. Combs' best known horror role was as Dr. Herbert West, the main character in the movie Re-Animator, which he has reprised in the film's two sequels. He also portrayed the part of author H. P. Lovecraft in 1993's film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead. Combs has starred in eight H.P. Lovecraft adaptations.
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| Birthdate: | September 9, 1954 |
| Birthplace: | Oxnard, California |
| Age: | 57 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Education: | Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, University of Washington |
| Also known as: | Jeffrey Alan Combs, Jeffery Combs |