Jon Korkes


Jonathan David Korkes was an American film, stage and television actor. 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.

Life and career

Korkes was born in New York, and was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Marblehead High School. He first worked in the theater in Jules Feiffer's Little Murders, directed by Alan Arkin, in 1968. He later began acting in film and television, as his credits include All in the Family, 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.
Korkes died in New York on December 31, 2025, at the age of 80.

Filmography

The Out-of-Towners as LooterCatch-22 as SnowdenLittle Murders as Kenny NewquistThe Outside Man as First HawkCinderella Liberty as Dental CorpsmanThe Day of the Dolphin as DavidThe Front Page as Rudy KepplerTwo-Minute Warning as JeffreyBetween the Lines as FrankJaws of Satan as Dr. Paul HendricksWorth Winning as SamSyngenor as Tim CalhounToo Much Sun as Fuzby RobinsonGetting Away with Murder as Chemistry Lab ProfessorRiding in Cars with Boys as CounselorThe Double as Detective