Person Details

Birthday: 1914-03-20 01:43:09

Death: 1968-11-08 01:43:09

Aliases: Wendell Reid Corey

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dracut, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wendell Reid Corey 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.

Most Famous Work

Climax!
Average
3

Climax!

(1954) Lou Gehrig
Studio One
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4

Studio One

(1948) Will Robbins
Perry Mason
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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Jerome Klee
Lux Video Theatre
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6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Herb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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5
Run for Your Life
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7

Run for Your Life

(1965) Dwight Sinclair
Burke's Law
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6

Burke's Law

(1963) Milo Morgan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Timber Woods

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1968 N/A
Holman
Rep Marlowe
1967 N/A
Sy Elkins
1966 Lawyer Clayborn
Sheriff
Sam Stone
Adm. David King
Jim Graff
1965 N/A
Dwight Sinclair
Major Whitcomb
N/A
1964 Clint Mailer
1963 Milo Morgan
Professor Jonathan Kobitz
1962 N/A
1961 Roger Dawson
N/A
N/A
Dan McGovern
1959 Steve Peck
Jesse James
1958 Wilse Owens
1957 N/A
Jerome Klee
Walter (Tex) Warner
1956 Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
Maj. Sam Moulton
Adam Mapes
Marshal Bigger
Clay Burnett
Senator James Norton
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Dave Fairchild
1955 Smiley Coy
N/A
Timber Woods
1954 Lieutenant Erich Ganz
Lou Gehrig
Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle
Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
1953 Ben Bruce
Capt. Davidson
Sydney Carton
Todd Dacey
Self
1952 Ansel Ames
Capt. H.T. Peoples
Constable Pedley
1951 Capt. Harold Calvert
N/A
Jim Stauton Rogers
Frank James
1950 Walter Craig
Buster
Herb
Dante
Rip Darrow
Bradford 'Brad' Scott
N/A
N/A
1949 Carl Davis
Cleve Marshall
Robbin Elcott
Lieut. Ted Dorgan
1948 Dr. John Collins
Senator James Norton
Will Robbins
John Ryerson
Dr. Cory
Dr. Philip Alexander
Self
Jerry Fisher
1947 Dave
Johnny Ryan
Military Doctor
Year Character Movie/Tv

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