Jeff Chase

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American film and television actor

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::summary American film and television actor ::

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nameJeff Chase
birth_nameJeffrey L. Sniffen
birth_date
birth_placePaterson, New Jersey, U.S.
othernameJeffrey Chase
Jeffrey Sniffen
Jeffrey S. Chase
occupationActor, Football Player, Stuntman
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| name = Jeff Chase | birth_name = Jeffrey L. Sniffen | birth_date = | birth_place = Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | othername = Jeffrey Chase Jeffrey Sniffen Jeffrey S. Chase | occupation = Actor, Football Player, Stuntman Jeff Chase (born Jeffrey L. Sniffen; January 17, 1968) is an American film and television actor who played for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League.

Chase was born in Paterson, New Jersey. Raised in Totowa, New Jersey and West Paterson (now Woodland Park), he attended Passaic Valley Regional High School. He attended West Virginia University and, as Jeff Sniffen, played offensive tackle on the football team from 1986 to 1991. He played one season of professional football for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League.

While filming the Dexter episode "The Damage a Man Can Do", in which Chase was a stuntman, actor Jimmy Smits accidentally stabbed Chase with a real knife instead of a fake one.

Filmography

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References

  1. Caldera, Pete. [https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-36179648/sniffen-has-his-act-together-after-football "Sniffen Has His Act Together after Football"] {{Webarchive. link. (October 8, 2018 , ''[[The Record (North Jersey)). The Record]]''. Accessed October 8, 2018. "This wasn't the career that Jeff Chase envisioned at Passaic Valley in the mid '80s. ... Back in West Paterson and Totowa, he was Jeff Sniffen, a high school tight end and basketball player growing into an agile and affable 6-foot-7, 300 pound man."{{Dead link. (June 2025)
  2. Surette, Tim. (October 3, 2008). "Jimmy Smits stabs stuntman on ''Dexter'' set". [[TV.com]].

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