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Jeff Fahey

Biography

Jeff Fahey is an American actor whose route to the screen ran through dance and the stage. He was born in Olean, New York, and grew up in Buffalo, and a scholarship took him to the Joffrey Ballet School at 25; he then performed in theaters around the United States and on Broadway, and his first steady television work was as Gary Corelli in the serial One Life to Live. Silverado gave him his first major film part in 1985, and he went on to play Duane Duke in Psycho III (1986), Impulse (1990) and White Hunter Black Heart (1990). The Lawnmower Man (1992), the pilot Frank Lapidus on Lost, and Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019) are among his notable credits. He also appeared on the London stage in Twelve Angry Men and on the tour of The Best Man.

73years old

Turns 74 on November 29in 47 days

  • Born Olean
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Also credited as Jeffrey David Fahey

Movie Career

Films
66
Career span
39 years1986 to 2025

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  1. Early training

    Fahey began performing after he earned a full scholarship to study dance at the Joffrey Ballet School when he was 25.

Jeff Fahey movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. Planet Terror2007 Action, Comedy, Horroras J.T.

    IMDb rating 7.0235K votes

  2. The Lawnmower Man1992 Horror, Sci-Fias Jobe Smith

    IMDb rating 5.543K votes

  3. Alita: Battle Angel2019as McTeague

    IMDb rating 7.3327K votes

  4. Grindhouse2007as JT (segment "Planet Terror")

    IMDb rating 7.5198K votes

  5. Wyatt Earp1994as Ike Clanton

    IMDb rating 6.760K votes

  6. White Hunter Black Heart1990as Pete Verrill

    IMDb rating 6.514K votes

  7. Psycho III1986as Duane Duke

    IMDb rating 5.519K votes

  8. Machete2010as Booth

    IMDb rating 6.6210K votes

Most often with

Robert Rodriguez directed five of these films, Justin Lee three and Tripp Reed two. Casper Van Dien appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Jeff Fahey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$620 million

13 of the 66 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 66 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 18 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 33 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 18Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 33Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Alita: Battle Angel2019as McTeague
    $405M65.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Machete2010as Booth
    $45M7.3% of the total
  3. 3
    $39M6.2% of the total
  4. 4
    The Lawnmower Man1992as Jobe Smith
    $32M5.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Grindhouse2007as JT (segment "Planet Terror")
    $25M4.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Wyatt Earp1994as Ike Clanton
    $25M4.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Hypnotic2023as Carl
    $16M2.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Psycho III1986as Duane Duke
    $14M2.3% of the total
Planet Terror (2007), $11.4 millionImpulse (1990), $2.5 millionWhite Hunter Black Heart (1990), $2.3 millionThe Last of the Finest (1990), $1.5 millionToo Late (2015), $60,000

$17.9 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total