Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 20, 1914
Place of Birth:
Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
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Wendell 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).
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Astro-Zombies | Holman |
| 1968 | Buckskin | Rep Marlowe |
| 1968 | The Star Maker | |
| 1967 | Red Tomahawk | Sy Elkins |
| 1966 | Agent for H.A.R.M. | Jim Graff |
| 1966 | Cyborg 2087 | Sheriff |
| 1966 | Waco | Sam Stone |
| 1966 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet | Adm. David King |
| 1966 | Picture Mommy Dead | Lawyer Clayborn |
| 1965 | Broken Sabre | Major Whitcomb |
| 1964 | Blood on the Arrow | Clint Mailer |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Jesse James |
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Wilse Owens |
| 1957 | Loving You | Walter (Tex) Warner |
| 1956 | The Killer Is Loose | Leon 'Foggy' Poole |
| 1956 | The Rack | Maj. Sam Moulton |
| 1956 | The Bold and the Brave | Dave Fairchild |
| 1956 | The Rainmaker | Deputy Sheriff J.S. File |
| 1955 | The Big Knife | Smiley Coy |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle |
| 1954 | Hell's Half Acre | Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams |
| 1953 | Laughing Anne | Capt. Davidson |
| 1953 | Jamaica Run | Todd Dacey |
| 1953 | The Backbone of America | Ben Bruce |
| 1953 | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams | Capt. H.T. Peoples |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Constable Pedley |
| 1952 | My Man and I | Ansel Ames |
| 1951 | Rich, Young and Pretty | Jim Stauton Rogers |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder | Capt. Harold Calvert |
| 1951 | The Great Missouri Raid | Frank James |
| 1950 | The Furies | Rip Darrow |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig | Walter Craig |
| 1950 | No Sad Songs for Me | Bradford 'Brad' Scott |
| 1949 | Holiday Affair | Carl Davis |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Cleve Marshall |
| 1949 | The Accused | Lieut. Ted Dorgan |
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Robbin Elcott |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Dr. Philip Alexander |
| 1948 | The Search | Jerry Fisher |
| 1948 | Man-Eater of Kumaon | Dr. John Collins |
| 1947 | Desert Fury | Johnny Ryan |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone | Dave |
| 1947 | Easy to Get | Military Doctor |