Wendell Corey
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1914-03-20
- Died
- 1968-11-08
- Place of birth
- Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Wendell Reid Corey
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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Perry Mason
1957
as Jerome Klee
Climax!
1954
as Lieutenant Erich Ganz / Lou Gehrig
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Clay Burnett / Marshal Bigger / Adam Mapes
Studio One
1948
as Senator James Norton / Will Robbins / Dr. Cory / John Ryerson
The Wild Wild West
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
as Dwight Sinclair
Burke's Law
1963
as Milo Morgan
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Timber Woods
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Branded
1965
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Buster / Dante / Herb
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Your Show of Shows
1950
The New Breed
1961
as Roger Dawson
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Dr. Theodore Bassett
Bus Stop
1961
Channing
1963
as Professor Jonathan Kobitz
Harbor Command
1957
as Captain Ralph Baxter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961
as Dan McGovern
Peck's Bad Girl
1959
as Steve Peck
Movies (44)
Rear Window
1954
as Thomas Doyle
Loving You
1957
as Walter (Tex) Warner
Desert Fury
1947
as Johnny Ryan
Cyborg 2087
1966
as Sheriff
The Furies
1950
as Rip Darrow
The Search
1948
as Jerry Fisher
Jamaica Run
1953
as Todd Dacey
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Dr. Philip Alexander
The Rainmaker
1956
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
The Rack
1956
as Maj. Sam Moulton
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Jesse James
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Sy Elkins
Harriet Craig
1950
as Walter Craig
The Accused
1949
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
Holiday Affair
1949
as Carl Davis
I Walk Alone
1947
as Dave
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
The Wild North
1952
as Constable Pedley
Easy to Get
1947
as Military Doctor
Carbine Williams
1952
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
Buckskin
1968
as Rep Marlowe
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Wilse Owens
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Waco
1966
as Sam Stone
My Man and I
1952
as Ansel Ames
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Robbin Elcott
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
as Adm. David King
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
The Big Knife
1955
as Smiley Coy
Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Clint Mailer
The Astro-Zombies
1968
as Holman
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Cleve Marshall
The Backbone of America
1953
as Ben Bruce
The Bold and the Brave
1956
as Dave Fairchild
Picture Mommy Dead
1966
as Lawyer Clayborn
Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948
as Dr. John Collins
Broken Sabre
1965
as Major Whitcomb
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Capt. Harold Calvert
The Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Frank James
A Tale of Two Cities
1953
as Sydney Carton
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Jim Stauton Rogers
Laughing Anne
1953
as Capt. Davidson
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966
as Jim Graff
The Star Maker
1968
About Wendell Corey
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 m… With 70 credits spanning from 1947 to 1968, Wendell Corey has appeared in 44 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wendell Corey Movies
- Rear Window (1954) — as Thomas Doyle
- Loving You (1957) — as Walter (Tex) Warner
- Desert Fury (1947) — as Johnny Ryan
- Cyborg 2087 (1966) — as Sheriff
- The Furies (1950) — as Rip Darrow
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