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"Professor" Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World’s Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Francisco club the hungry i. Lenny Bruce described Corey as “one of the most brilliant comedians of all time.”
Born
Wednesday, 29 July 1914
Died
Monday, 06 February 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Irwin & Fran | Self | 2013 |
| The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi | 2009 | |
| American Swing | Self | 2008 |
| Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. | Comedian | 2003 |
| Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1: Graffiti | Self (segment "Rock Box") | 2002 |
| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Charlie | 2001 |
| Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 | Self (segment "Rock Box") | 2000 |
| I'm Not Rappaport | Sol | 1996 |
| Jack | Poppy | 1996 |
| Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys | Self / Himself | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Irwin & Fran | Self | 2013 |
| The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi | 2009 | |
| American Swing | Self | 2008 |
| Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. | Comedian | 2003 |
| Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1: Graffiti | Self (segment "Rock Box") | 2002 |
| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Charlie | 2001 |
| Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 | Self (segment "Rock Box") | 2000 |
| I'm Not Rappaport | Sol | 1996 |
| Jack | Poppy | 1996 |
| Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys | Self / Himself | 1992 |
| That's Adequate | D.W. Godilla | 1989 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Professor Irwin Corey | 1988 |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1986 |
| The Perils of P.K. | (as Prof. Irwin Corey) | 1986 |
| Crackers | Lazzarelli | 1984 |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | Self | 1982 |
| Stuck on You! | Judge Gabriel | 1982 |
| Hungry i reunion | Self | 1981 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Fairy Tales | Dr. Eyes | 1978 |
| Thieves | Joe Kaminsky | 1977 |
| Chatterbox! | Self / Himself | 1977 |
| Car Wash | The Mad Bomber | 1976 |
| The Bobby Vinton Show | Self | 1975 |
| Doc | Happy / Happy Miller / 'Happy' Miller | 1975 |
| Foreplay | Professor Irwin Corey | 1975 |
| Garroway | Self | 1969 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Barbara McNair Show | Self | 1969 |
| How to Commit Marriage | The Baba Ziba (as Professor Irwin Corey) / The Baba Ziba | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Self | 1969 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| Operation: Entertainment | Self | 1968 |
| Las Vegas | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The John Gary Show | Self | 1966 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Comedian | 1964 |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest (as Professor Irwin Corey) / Himself / Self / Himself (as Professor Irwin Corey) | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Game Show Panelist / Self / Guest / It Pays to be Ignorant Sketch | 1962 |
| The Lively Ones | Self | 1962 |
| The Steve Allen Playhouse | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Prof. Irwin Corey / Himself - Comedian / Himself / Himself (as Prof. Irwin Corey) / Self - Professor Corey / Himself - Professor Corey / Himself (as Professor Irwin Corey) | 1961 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Chester Hilton | 1955 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| Your Chevrolet Showroom | Self - comedian | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Dirty Joe | 1952 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Stars | Self - Guest Comic | 1949 |
