Jeff East

Biography

Jeff East is an American retired actor who started his professional career at fourteen. He became known for playing Huckleberry Finn in the United Artists films Tom Sawyer (1973) and Huckleberry Finn (1974), and for his teenage Clark Kent in Richard Donner's Superman (1978), though his dialogue in that film was dubbed over by Christopher Reeve without East knowing while it was being made. His other features include Stranger in Our House (1978), Deadly Blessing (1981), Up the Creek (1984) and Pumpkinhead (1988), along with Klondike Fever, Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith, Dream West, Another Chance and Deadly Exposure. He also starred in the television film The Day After (1983), and he made guest appearances on MASH, Otherworld and Shades of L.A.

68years old

Turns 69 on October 27in 29 days

Born October 27, 1957Kansas City
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Jeffrey Franklin East

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 15 years1973 to 1988

Genres

Adventure38%, 3 films
Horror38%, 3 films
Drama25%, 2 films
Family25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films

First and latest

Jeff East movies on Netflix

Pumpkinhead1988IMDb rating 6.2as Chris
Up the Creek1984IMDb rating 5.5as Rex Crandall
The Day After1983IMDb rating 7.0as Bruce Gallatin
Deadly Blessing1981IMDb rating 5.5as John Schmidt
Stranger in Our House1978IMDb rating 5.5as Peter Bryant
Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4as Young Clark Kent
Huckleberry Finn1974IMDb rating 5.6as Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer1973IMDb rating 6.4as Huckleberry Finn

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pumpkinhead1988 Fantasy, Horroras Chris
IMDb rating 6.232K votes
Superman1978 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Young Clark Kent
IMDb rating 7.4209K votes
Deadly Blessing1981as John Schmidt
IMDb rating 5.58.1K votes
The Day After1983as Bruce Gallatin
IMDb rating 7.021K votes
Tom Sawyer1973as Huckleberry Finn
IMDb rating 6.43.0K votes
Stranger in Our House1978as Peter Bryant
IMDb rating 5.53.7K votes
Up the Creek1984as Rex Crandall
IMDb rating 5.54.6K votes
Huckleberry Finn1974as Huckleberry Finn
IMDb rating 5.6805 votes

Worked with

Jeff East shares two films with Lucille Benson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lucille Benson

Lance Henriksen

Gene Hackman

Ernest Borgnine

Ned Beatty

John Lithgow

Wes CravenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lucille Benson2 films together, 1973 to 1974
Lucille Benson's page
- Huckleberry Finn1974IMDb rating 5.6East as Huckleberry FinnBenson as Widder Douglas
- Tom Sawyer1973IMDb rating 6.4East as Huckleberry FinnBenson as Widder Douglas
Lance Henriksen1 film together, 1988
Lance Henriksen's page
- Pumpkinhead1988IMDb rating 6.2East as ChrisHenriksen as Ed Harley
Gene Hackman1 film together, 1978
Gene Hackman's page
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4East as Young Clark KentHackman as Lex Luthor
Ernest Borgnine1 film together, 1981
Ernest Borgnine's page
- Deadly Blessing1981IMDb rating 5.5East as John SchmidtBorgnine as Isaiah Schmidt
Ned Beatty1 film together, 1978
Ned Beatty's page
- Superman1978IMDb rating 7.4East as Young Clark KentBeatty as Otis
John Lithgow1 film together, 1983
John Lithgow's page
- The Day After1983IMDb rating 7.0East as Bruce GallatinLithgow as Joe Huxley
Wes CravenDirector, 2 films, 1978 to 1981
All films by Wes Craven
- Deadly Blessing1981IMDb rating 5.5East as John Schmidt
- Stranger in Our House1978IMDb rating 5.5East as Peter Bryant

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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