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