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
Perry Mason
1957
as Jerome Klee
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
as Lieutenant Erich Ganz / Lou Gehrig
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
Run for Your Life
1965
as Dwight Sinclair
TV Shows (26)
Perry Mason
1957
as Jerome Klee
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
as Lieutenant Erich Ganz / Lou Gehrig
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
Run for Your Life
1965
as Dwight Sinclair
The Wild Wild West
1965
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
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Dr. Theodore Bassett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The New Breed
1961
as Roger Dawson
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
Desert Fury
1947
as Johnny Ryan
Loving You
1957
as Walter (Tex) Warner
The Furies
1950
as Rip Darrow
The Search
1948
as Jerry Fisher
Cyborg 2087
1966
as Sheriff
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Dr. Philip Alexander
The Rainmaker
1956
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
The Rack
1956
as Maj. Sam Moulton
Jamaica Run
1953
as Todd Dacey
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Jesse James
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Sy Elkins
Holiday Affair
1949
as Carl Davis
The Accused
1949
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
I Walk Alone
1947
as Dave
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Harriet Craig
1950
as Walter Craig
Carbine Williams
1952
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
My Man and I
1952
as Ansel Ames
The Wild North
1952
as Constable Pedley
Waco
1966
as Sam Stone
Buckskin
1968
as Rep Marlowe
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Wilse Owens
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Cleve Marshall
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Robbin Elcott
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Easy to Get
1947
as Military Doctor
The Big Knife
1955
as Smiley Coy
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
as Adm. David King
Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Clint Mailer
Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948
as Dr. John Collins
The Astro-Zombies
1968
as Holman
A Tale of Two Cities
1953
as Sydney Carton
Broken Sabre
1965
as Major Whitcomb
Laughing Anne
1953
as Capt. Davidson
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Capt. Harold Calvert
The Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Frank James
The Bold and the Brave
1956
as Dave Fairchild
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Jim Stauton Rogers
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
The Backbone of America
1953
as Ben Bruce
Picture Mommy Dead
1966
as Lawyer Clayborn
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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- Rear Window (1954) — as Thomas Doyle
- Desert Fury (1947) — as Johnny Ryan
- Loving You (1957) — as Walter (Tex) Warner
- The Furies (1950) — as Rip Darrow
- The Search (1948) — as Jerry Fisher
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