Wendell Corey
44 movies · 23 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 20, 1914
- Died
- Nov 8, 1968 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Wendell Reid Corey
Biography
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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor and politician. He began his acting career on the stage, doing a number of productions in summer stock. His Broadway debut was in Comes the Revelation (1942). After appearing in a number of supporting roles, he scored his first hit as a cynical newspaperman in Elmer Rice's comedy Dream Girl (1945). While appearing in the play Corey was seen by producer Hal Wallis, who persuaded him to sign a contract with Paramount and pursue a motion picture career in Hollywood. His movie debut came as a gangster in Desert Fury (1947).
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He starred with Casey Walters in the television series Harbor Command (1957–1958), co-starred on The Nanette Fabray Show (1961), and, during its first season, had the lead role in the medical drama The Eleventh Hour (1962–1963).
Corey made guest appearances on a number of programs, including Target: The Corruptors!, Channing, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Untouchables, Burke's Law, Perry Mason, The Road West, and The Wild Wild West.
He served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild. A Republican campaigner in national politics since 1956, Corey was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in April 1965. The conservative politician ran for the California seat in the United States Congress in 1966, but lost the primary election. He was still a councilman at the time of his death.
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Wendell Corey: movies and TV shows
Acting (67)
- 1968
- 1968 The Astro-Zombies
as Holman
- 1968 Buckskin
as Rep Marlowe
- 1967
- 1967 Red Tomahawk
as Sy Elkins
- 1966 Picture Mommy Dead
as Lawyer Clayborn
- 1966 Cyborg 2087
as Sheriff
- 1966 Waco
as Sam Stone
- 1966 Women of the Prehistoric Planet
as Adm. David King
- 1966 Agent for H.A.R.M.
as Jim Graff
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Broken Sabre
as Major Whitcomb
- 1965
- 1964 Blood on the Arrow
as Clint Mailer
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1959
- 1959 Alias Jesse James
as Jesse James
- 1958 The Light in the Forest
as Wilse Owens
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Loving You
as Walter (Tex) Warner
- 1956 The Rainmaker
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
- 1956 The Rack
as Maj. Sam Moulton
- 1956
- 1956 The Killer Is Loose
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
- 1956 The Bold and the Brave
as Dave Fairchild
- 1955 The Big Knife
as Smiley Coy
- 1955
- 1955
- 1954
- 1954 Rear Window
as Thomas Doyle
- 1954 Hell's Half Acre
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
- 1953 The Backbone of America
as Ben Bruce
- 1953 Laughing Anne
as Capt. Davidson
- 1953 A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton
- 1953 Jamaica Run
as Todd Dacey
- 1952 My Man and I
as Ansel Ames
- 1952 Carbine Williams
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
- 1952 The Wild North
as Constable Pedley
- 1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
as Capt. Harold Calvert
- 1951
- 1951 Rich, Young and Pretty
as Jim Stauton Rogers
- 1951 The Great Missouri Raid
as Frank James
- 1950 Harriet Craig
as Walter Craig
- 1950
- 1950 The Furies
as Rip Darrow
- 1950 No Sad Songs for Me
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
- 1950
- 1950
- 1949 Holiday Affair
as Carl Davis
- 1949 The File on Thelma Jordon
as Cleve Marshall
- 1949 Any Number Can Play
as Robbin Elcott
- 1949 The Accused
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
- 1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon
as Dr. John Collins
- 1948
- 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
as Dr. Philip Alexander
- 1948 The Search
as Jerry Fisher
- 1947 I Walk Alone
as Dave
- 1947 Desert Fury
as Johnny Ryan
- 1947 Easy to Get
as Military Doctor
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1953 The Oscars
5 episodes
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode