Jeffrey Weissman has been performing as an actor since taking to the stage in 1972. He started in film in 1977, Jeffrey has co-starred in dozens of film and television productions. He had been screen testing for leads in various films during the early 1980's, and landed his first co-star role in 1982 in George Miller's "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" episode of Twilight Zone the Movie. Jeffrey is best known for playing Teddy Conway in 'Clint Eastwood' . He was a varsity member of Los Angeles Theater Sports, performing and directing with LATS and KIDPROV. Jeffrey co-wrote and directed the Laurel and Hardy Music and Magic Show that had an extensive run on the Star Cruise Line in the South China Sea, et all. He is an honorary member of four international "Sons of the Desert" tents, the official Laurel & Hardy fan club. He has become the #1 Chaplin for the Niles Essenay Studios Museum's "Chaplin Days", where Chaplin made a handful of films early in his career.
Was set to screen test for Richard Donners "Ladyhawke", until Mathew Broderick lowered his asking price.
He was cast in Clint Eastwoods return to westerns, "Pale Rider" when Chris Penn, originally cast as Eddy Conway wanted a meaner role of a bad guy, and Clint moved him from the role of Eddy Conway to the role of Josh LaHood. Chuck LaFont, originally set to play Teddy, was then moved to play Eddy Conway, and Jeffrey took over as Teddy Conway.
Was cast as a regular in the short lived TV series "Legmen", and by the time he was set to shoot his role, the series was canceled.
He was "discovered" by casting director/producer Wally Nicita and the original director Martin Brest at a San Francisco open call, and screen tested with Ally Sheedy for the lead in "The Genius", later renamed "War Games" (Martin Brest was replaced by John Badham).
Appeared in Greg Arakis USC grad student thesis project, with John Schwartzman shooting. Also appeared in Catherine Hardwicke and Michael Werbs "Road Girls" short in the early 80s.
Took over the role of "George McFly" in the Back to the Future sequels.
(February 2006) Still Acting and also Teaching in California
