Wendell Corey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 20, 1914
- Died
- November 8, 1968 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). 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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The Astro-Zombies
Movie · as Holman
Buckskin
Movie · as Rep Marlowe
The Star Maker
Movie
Red Tomahawk
Movie · as Sy Elkins
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · 1 ep
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Movie · as Jim Graff
Cyborg 2087
Movie · as Sheriff
Waco
Movie · as Sam Stone
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Movie · as Adm. David King
Picture Mommy Dead
Movie · as Lawyer Clayborn
Broken Sabre
Movie · as Major Whitcomb
The Wild Wild West
TV · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Dwight Sinclair · 1 ep
Branded
TV · 3 eps
Blood on the Arrow
Movie · as Clint Mailer
Burke's Law
TV · as Milo Morgan · 1 ep
Channing
TV · as Professor Jonathan Kobitz · 1 ep
The Eleventh Hour
TV · as Dr. Theodore Bassett · 32 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
TV · 1 ep
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
The New Breed
TV · as Roger Dawson · 1 ep
Westinghouse Playhouse
TV · as Dan McGovern · 26 eps
Alias Jesse James
Movie · as Jesse James
Peck's Bad Girl
TV · as Steve Peck · 14 eps
The Light in the Forest
Movie · as Wilse Owens
Loving You
Movie · as Walter (Tex) Warner
Perry Mason
TV · as Jerome Klee · 1 ep
Harbor Command
TV · as Captain Ralph Baxter · 39 eps
The Killer Is Loose
Movie · as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
The Rack
Movie · as Maj. Sam Moulton
The Bold and the Brave
Movie · as Dave Fairchild
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Clay Burnett, Marshal Bigger, Adam Mapes · 1 ep
The Big Knife
Movie · as Smiley Coy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Timber Woods · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Rear Window
Movie · as Thomas Doyle
Hell's Half Acre
Movie · as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Climax!
TV · as Lieutenant Erich Ganz, Lou Gehrig · 1 ep
Laughing Anne
Movie · as Capt. Davidson
Jamaica Run
Movie · as Todd Dacey
The Backbone of America
Movie · as Ben Bruce
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Sydney Carton
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Carbine Williams
Movie · as Capt. H.T. Peoples
The Wild North
Movie · as Constable Pedley
My Man and I
Movie · as Ansel Ames
Rich, Young and Pretty
Movie · as Jim Stauton Rogers
The Wild Blue Yonder
Movie · as Capt. Harold Calvert
The Great Missouri Raid
Movie · as Frank James
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
The Furies
Movie · as Rip Darrow
Harriet Craig
Movie · as Walter Craig
No Sad Songs for Me
Movie · as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Buster, Dante, Herb · 1 ep
Your Show of Shows
TV · 2 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 3 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Holiday Affair
Movie · as Carl Davis
The File on Thelma Jordon
Movie · as Cleve Marshall
The Accused
Movie · as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
Any Number Can Play
Movie · as Robbin Elcott
Sorry, Wrong Number
Movie · as Dr. Philip Alexander
The Search
Movie · as Jerry Fisher
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Movie · as Dr. John Collins
Studio One
TV · as Senator James Norton, Will Robbins, Dr. Cory, John Ryerson · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Desert Fury
Movie · as Johnny Ryan
I Walk Alone
Movie · as Dave
Easy to Get
Movie · as Military Doctor