Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 20, 1914
Died
Nov 08, 1968
Place of Birth
Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
70 titles
Wendell Corey
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
Filmography
The Star Maker
The Astro-Zombies
Holman
Buckskin
Rep Marlowe
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Red Tomahawk
Sy Elkins
Picture Mommy Dead
Lawyer Clayborn
Cyborg 2087
Sheriff
Waco
Sam Stone
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Adm. David King
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Jim Graff
The Wild Wild West
Run for Your Life
Dwight Sinclair
Broken Sabre
Major Whitcomb
Branded
Blood on the Arrow
Clint Mailer
Burke's Law
Milo Morgan
Channing
Professor Jonathan Kobitz
The Eleventh Hour
Dr. Theodore Bassett
The New Breed
Roger Dawson
Bus Stop
Target: The Corruptors!
Westinghouse Playhouse
Dan McGovern
Peck's Bad Girl
Steve Peck
Alias Jesse James
Jesse James
The Light in the Forest
Wilse Owens
Harbor Command
Captain Ralph Baxter
Perry Mason
Jerome Klee
Loving You
Walter (Tex) Warner
The Rainmaker
Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
The Rack
Maj. Sam Moulton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Clay Burnett
The Killer Is Loose
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
The Bold and the Brave
Dave Fairchild
The Big Knife
Smiley Coy
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timber Woods
Climax!
Lieutenant Erich Ganz
Rear Window
Thomas Doyle
Hell's Half Acre
Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
The Backbone of America
Ben Bruce
Laughing Anne
Capt. Davidson
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
Jamaica Run
Todd Dacey
The Oscars
Self
My Man and I
Ansel Ames
Carbine Williams
Capt. H.T. Peoples
The Wild North
Constable Pedley
The Wild Blue Yonder
Capt. Harold Calvert
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rich, Young and Pretty
Jim Stauton Rogers