| Birth name | Jonathan David Korkes |
|---|---|
| Birth date | December 4, 1945 |
| Birth place | New York, U.S. |
| Death date | December 31, 2025 (aged 80) |
| Death place | New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–2025 |
Jonathan David Korkes (December 4, 1945 – December 31, 2025) was an American film, stage and television actor.[1] He was best known for playing the recurring role of corrections officer Tom Robinson in the American drama television series Oz from 2001 to 2003.[2][3]
Life and career
Korkes was born in New York,[4] and was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Marblehead High School.[2] He first worked in the theater in Jules Feiffer's Little Murders, directed by Alan Arkin, in 1968.[5] He later began acting in film and television, as his credits include All in the Family (and its spin-off Maude), The Front Page, Dr. Vegas, The Day of the Dolphin, Two-Minute Warning, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Getting Away with Murder, Starsky & Hutch, Riding in Cars with Boys, Catch-22, The Outside Man, The Larry Sanders Show, The Out-of-Towners, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Rookies.[1][6]
Korkes died in New York on December 31, 2025, at the age of 80.[2][7]
Filmography
- The Out-of-Towners (1970) as Looter
- Catch-22 (1970) as Snowden
- Little Murders (1971) as Kenny Newquist
- The Outside Man (1972) as First Hawk
- Cinderella Liberty (1973) as Dental Corpsman
- The Day of the Dolphin (1973) as David
- The Front Page (1974) as Rudy Keppler
- Two-Minute Warning (1976) as Jeffrey
- Between the Lines (1977) as Frank
- Jaws of Satan (1981) as Dr. Paul Hendricks
- Worth Winning (1989) as Sam
- Syngenor (1990) as Tim Calhoun
- Too Much Sun (1990) as Fuzby Robinson
- Getting Away with Murder (1996) as Chemistry Lab Professor
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) as Counselor
- The Double (2013) as Detective
References
- ^ "Jon Korkes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (January 4, 2026). "Jon Korkes, Actor in ‘Catch-22,’ ‘Little Murders’ and ‘Oz,’ Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Oz - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Jon Korkes". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Jon Korkes". Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Jon Korkes List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Stella Adler Studio of Acting (January 2, 2026). "We mourn the passing of Jon...". Facebook. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
External links
- Jon Korkes at IMDb
- Rotten Tomatoes