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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 20, 1914
Died
November 8, 1968
Place of Birth
Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Wendell Reid Corey
Wendell Corey
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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
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The Star Maker
1968
3.5
Holman
The Astro-Zombies
1968
5.4
Rep Marlowe
Buckskin
1968
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.4
Sy Elkins
Red Tomahawk
1967
5.4
Lawyer Clayborn
Picture Mommy Dead
1966
5.8
Sheriff
Cyborg 2087
1966
6.4
Sam Stone
Waco
1966
3.7
Adm. David King
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
2.3
Jim Graff
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966
Credits
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The Star Maker
1968
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The Astro-Zombies
as Holman
1968
3.5
Buckskin
as Rep Marlowe
1968
5.4
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.2
Red Tomahawk
as Sy Elkins
1967
6.4
Picture Mommy Dead
as Lawyer Clayborn
1966
5.4
Cyborg 2087
as Sheriff
1966
5.8
Waco
as Sam Stone
1966
6.4
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
as Adm. David King
1966
3.7
Agent for H.A.R.M.
as Jim Graff
1966
2.3
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.6
Run for Your Life
as Dwight Sinclair
1965
7.2
Broken Sabre
as Major Whitcomb
1965
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Branded
1965
6.6
Blood on the Arrow
as Clint Mailer
1964
3.5
Burke's Law
as Milo Morgan
1963
6.0
Channing
as Professor Jonathan Kobitz
1963
7.0
The Eleventh Hour
as Dr. Theodore Bassett
1962
6.0
The New Breed
as Roger Dawson
1961
7.0
Bus Stop
1961
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Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
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Westinghouse Playhouse
as Dan McGovern
1961
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Peck's Bad Girl
as Steve Peck
1959
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Alias Jesse James
as Jesse James
1959
5.8
The Light in the Forest
as Wilse Owens
1958
6.8
Harbor Command
as Captain Ralph Baxter
1957
4.0
Perry Mason
as Jerome Klee
1957
7.7
Loving You
as Walter (Tex) Warner
1957
6.2
The Rainmaker
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
1956
6.7
The Rack
as Maj. Sam Moulton
1956
6.6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Clay Burnett
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Bigger
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Adam Mapes
1956
6.0
The Killer Is Loose
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
1956
6.6
The Bold and the Brave
as Dave Fairchild
1956
5.6
The Big Knife
as Smiley Coy
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
5.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Timber Woods
1955
7.8
Climax!
as Lieutenant Erich Ganz
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Lou Gehrig
1954
3.3
Rear Window
as Thomas Doyle
1954
8.3
Hell's Half Acre
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
1954
5.3
The Backbone of America
as Ben Bruce
1953
0.0
Laughing Anne
as Capt. Davidson
1953
4.3
A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton
1953
0.0
Jamaica Run
as Todd Dacey
1953
5.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
My Man and I
as Ansel Ames
1952
6.8
Carbine Williams
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
1952
6.4
The Wild North
as Constable Pedley
1952
6.9
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Capt. Harold Calvert
1951
6.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
Rich, Young and Pretty
as Jim Stauton Rogers
1951
5.4
The Great Missouri Raid
as Frank James
1951
6.6
Harriet Craig
as Walter Craig
1950
7.5
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Lux Video Theatre
as Buster
1950
6.3
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Lux Video Theatre
as Dante
1950
6.3
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Lux Video Theatre
as Herb
1950
6.3
The Furies
as Rip Darrow
1950
7.2
No Sad Songs for Me
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
1950
6.2
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.3
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Holiday Affair
as Carl Davis
1949
6.8
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Cleve Marshall
1949
6.5
Any Number Can Play
as Robbin Elcott
1949
6.9
The Accused
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
1949
6.1
Man-Eater of Kumaon
as Dr. John Collins
1948
5.6
Studio One
as Senator James Norton
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Will Robbins
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Dr. Cory
1948
5.0
Studio One
as John Ryerson
1948
5.0
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Dr. Philip Alexander
1948
6.7
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Search
as Jerry Fisher
1948
7.0
I Walk Alone
as Dave
1947
6.5
Desert Fury
as Johnny Ryan
1947
6.0
Easy to Get
as Military Doctor
1947
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