Jeffrey Combs' Doctor Dossier

This is a retrospective of the myriad of medical professionals Jeff has played over the years. From his humble beginnings as an unnamed first year intern, to the infamous Dr. Herbert West, to the incredibly lovable Kevin Burkhoff, Jeff has spanned the vast spectrum of doctor roles. Even though they are all the same profession, he brings such nuance and variation to each one, making them all separate and unique characters.

Jeff has even said himself, "If there was a Miskatonic, I'd be head of the medical unit at this point." Heh. :)

*Sorry for the ad, but it's far better than having the whole vid taken down.

Time limited me from lingering more on a few favorites and adding some "honorable mentions" in the doctor field:

- Andrew Paris from "The Phantom Empire" probably had some sort of doctoral degree from Miskatonic Institute's Identification and Classification Division.

- Rick Davenport from "Cyclone" was an inventor, and probably had some sort of doctoral degree in engineering.

- Therapist Meissner from "Snide and Prejudice" - I'm still unsure whether Meissner was supposed to be a therapist/psychiatrist in the film who was helping Michael or whether he was a fellow patient posing as a doctor.

- Jeff's also played two coroners, which are akin to a medical professional, although not a "doctor" per se - Dr. Dale Sterling from "CSI," (who is also the town vet in Jackpot, NV) and an unnamed coroner from "Freakylinks."

Then, of course, there's Brown, the terrorist from "Contagion," who *dressed as a doctor* to move stealthily through the hospital he and his partner were infecting with a deadly strain of ebola. Even when Jeff's not playing a doctor, he's playing a doctor. ;)

It's also interesting that in all of his "Star Trek" incarnations, Jeff never played a doctor! That may be thanks in part to "Deep Space Nine" creator and fellow fan, Ira Steven Behr. (Although he did create one of my absolute favorite doctors, Kevin Burkhoff for Jeff on "The 4400.")

Hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed making it! :)

There will be a new official Herbert West action figure coming out sometime later this year. Check out more info here: http://executivereplicas.com/Reanimator.htm

For the full written Doctor Dossier, please message me.

*And pardon the quality of the "Time Tracers" clip. I only have the VHS and haven't splurged on a VHS-DVD recorder as of yet, so my recording will have to suffice until I can redo the clip!

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[Nancyblu081]

wow thats alot of clips how the hell did you get them all?? and the first one i never knew he had long hair i only knew him to have the hair he had as Dr Herbert West! x x x

[CombsCorner]

I've seen and own (almost!) every film and TV ep Jeff's ever done. It was a labor of love and took me awhile, but I collected them all with the help of many fans and friends.

If you have any further questions, your friendly Combsologist is always here to help the fans. :)

[bugsweed]

six to 12 minutes!

thank you very much for the work. its nice to see some memorable combs moments alltogether.

i realy realy miss him nowadays.

[CombsCorner]

Turn on SyFy this Sunday at 7pm, you'll see Jeff in "The Dunwich Horror." He has loads of upcoming projects and is portraying Edgar Allan Poe onstage to sold out crowds! :)

[DomonKasshu]

And now he's set to play Ratchet, the doctor on the new Transformers series. Great VA choice, I think.

[Playcircus]

He should play Riddler in the next Batman movie.

[1SuperKawaii]

Just purchased Bride of and Beyond Reanimator. No matter how many times I see Combs play a doctor/mad scientist, it never gets old.

[twinstar9]

@CombsCorner About 7 episodes of star trek enterprise are missing from startrek.com

Do you know where I can see them for free or low cost? Is his Nevermore performance available on the web? Thanks for this vid. I loved it.

[magicalbra]

So many I haven't seen D8

[0its0green0]

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

Pardon me, but I have a few local orchards to burn...

[orwellianson]

Jeff Combs would make a marvelous Sander Cohen in the Bioshock movie.

[Sargesgrl12]

"...bit off his head...*walks up to camera* like a GINGERBREAD MAN."

That made me lol so hard, idk why. XD

[TaraKitaideHunter]

Where is he as the Question?? Also, is that a clip from Star Trek or Babylon 5 towards the end there?

[arkanomen]

Wesssssssst,  You Bassssstarrrrd

[ZombehLuvin]

I know odd comment is odd but I always thought that he would make a great Himmler in a film. /: Doesn't he play a character with the same wacky hair as Himmler?

[ZombehLuvin]

Mmmm... I love his voice as the Scarecrow. <3 <3 <3 sexi in an odd...corpsey way.