Wendell Corey

Personal Info

Birthday

March 20, 1914

Day of Death

1968-11-08

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Dracut, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Wendell Reid Corey

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Climax!

Studio One

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Burke's Law

Run for Your Life

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Breed

Filmography

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