Wendell Corey
Age: N/A | From: Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
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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 (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.
Most Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) Lou Gehrig
Studio One
(1948) Will Robbins
Perry Mason
(1957) Jerome Klee
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Herb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Adam Mapes
Run for Your Life
(1965) Dwight Sinclair
Burke's Law
(1963) Milo Morgan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Timber WoodsActing
| 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 | ||
| Clay Burnett | ||
| Marshal Bigger | ||
| Adam Mapes | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dante | ||
| Herb | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dr. Cory | ||
| John Ryerson | ||
| Will Robbins | ||
| Dr. Philip Alexander | ||
| Self | ||
| Jerry Fisher | ||
| 1947 | Dave | |
| Johnny Ryan | ||
| Military Doctor | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
