Wendell Corey
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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
Credits
Rear Window (1954)
as Thomas Doyle
Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
as Adm. David King
The Furies (1950)
as Rip Darrow
The Rack (1956)
as Maj. Sam Moulton
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
as Dr. Philip Alexander
Desert Fury (1947)
as Johnny Ryan
The Rainmaker (1956)
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
The Accused (1949)
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
Harriet Craig (1950)
as Walter Craig
I Walk Alone (1947)
as Dave
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Jesse James
Loving You (1957)
as Walter (Tex) Warner
The Big Knife (1955)
as Smiley Coy
The Search (1948)
as Jerry Fisher
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
as Cleve Marshall
The Backbone of America (1953)
as Ben Bruce
Cyborg 2087 (1966)
as Sheriff
Buckskin (1968)
as Rep Marlowe
Holiday Affair (1949)
as Carl Davis
Broken Sabre (1965)
as Major Whitcomb
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
as Jim Stauton Rogers
The Wild North (1952)
as Constable Pedley
Waco (1966)
as Sam Stone
The Killer Is Loose (1956)
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
Any Number Can Play (1949)
as Robbin Elcott
Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
as Lawyer Clayborn
Blood on the Arrow (1964)
as Clint Mailer
My Man and I (1952)
as Ansel Ames
The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
as Frank James
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
A Tale of Two Cities (1953)
as Sydney Carton
Carbine Williams (1952)
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
The Light in the Forest (1958)
as Wilse Owens
Hell's Half Acre (1954)
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Red Tomahawk (1967)
as Sy Elkins
Jamaica Run (1953)
as Todd Dacey
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
as Capt. Harold Calvert
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
as Dave Fairchild
The Astro-Zombies (1968)
as Holman
Laughing Anne (1953)
as Capt. Davidson
Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
as Dr. John Collins
Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)
as Jim Graff
Easy to Get (1947)
as Military Doctor
The Star Maker (1968)
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