Jon Korkes

American actor (1945–2025/2026)
Jon Korkes
Born
Jonathan David Korkes

(1945-12-04)December 4, 1945
New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 2025(2025-12-31) (aged 80)
New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2025

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Jon Korkes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Oz - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jon Korkes". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  5. ^ "Jon Korkes". Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jon Korkes List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Stella Adler Studio of Acting (January 2, 2026). "We mourn the passing of Jon..." Facebook. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
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