Wendell Corey
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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.
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Películas (44)
The Star Maker
1968
The Astro-Zombies
1968 · Holman
Buckskin
1968 · Rep Marlowe
Red Tomahawk
1967 · Sy Elkins
Picture Mommy Dead
1966 · Lawyer Clayborn
Cyborg 2087
1966 · Sheriff
Waco
1966 · Sam Stone
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966 · Adm. David King
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966 · Jim Graff
Broken Sabre
1965 · Major Whitcomb
Blood on the Arrow
1964 · Clint Mailer
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Jesse James
The Light in the Forest
1958 · Wilse Owens
Loving You
1957 · Walter (Tex) Warner
The Rainmaker
1956 · Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
The Rack
1956 · Maj. Sam Moulton
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Leon 'Foggy' Poole
The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Dave Fairchild
The Big Knife
1955 · Smiley Coy
Rear Window
1954 · Thomas Doyle
Hell's Half Acre
1954 · Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
The Backbone of America
1953 · Ben Bruce
Laughing Anne
1953 · Capt. Davidson
A Tale of Two Cities
1953 · Sydney Carton
Jamaica Run
1953 · Todd Dacey
My Man and I
1952 · Ansel Ames
Carbine Williams
1952 · Capt. H.T. Peoples
The Wild North
1952 · Constable Pedley
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · Capt. Harold Calvert
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951 · Jim Stauton Rogers
The Great Missouri Raid
1951 · Frank James
Harriet Craig
1950 · Walter Craig
The Furies
1950 · Rip Darrow
No Sad Songs for Me
1950 · Bradford 'Brad' Scott
Holiday Affair
1949 · Carl Davis
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Cleve Marshall
Any Number Can Play
1949 · Robbin Elcott
The Accused
1949 · Lieut. Ted Dorgan
Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948 · Dr. John Collins
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948 · Dr. Philip Alexander
The Search
1948 · Jerry Fisher
I Walk Alone
1947 · Dave
Desert Fury
1947 · Johnny Ryan
Easy to Get
1947 · Military Doctor
Series (26)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Wild Wild West
1965
Run for Your Life
1965 · Dwight Sinclair
Branded
1965
Burke's Law
1963 · Milo Morgan
Channing
1963 · Professor Jonathan Kobitz
The Eleventh Hour
1962 · Dr. Theodore Bassett
The New Breed
1961 · Roger Dawson
Bus Stop
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961 · Dan McGovern
Peck's Bad Girl
1959 · Steve Peck
Harbor Command
1957 · Captain Ralph Baxter
Perry Mason
1957 · Jerome Klee
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Clay Burnett, Marshal Bigger, Adam Mapes
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Timber Woods
Climax!
1954 · Lieutenant Erich Ganz, Lou Gehrig
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Buster, Dante, Herb
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
Your Show of Shows
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948 · Senator James Norton, Will Robbins, Dr. Cory, John Ryerson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self