Wendell Corey
Born
March 20, 1914
Died
November 8, 1968 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
Known For
The Star Maker
1968
The Astro-Zombies
Holman
1968
Buckskin
Rep Marlowe
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(1 episode)
1967
Red Tomahawk
Sy Elkins
1967
Picture Mommy Dead
Lawyer Clayborn
1966
Cyborg 2087
Sheriff
1966
Waco
Sam Stone
1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Adm. David King
1966
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Jim Graff
1966
The Wild Wild West
(1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Dwight Sinclair · (1 episode)
1965
Broken Sabre
Major Whitcomb
1965
Branded
(3 episodes)
1965
Blood on the Arrow
Clint Mailer
1964
Burke's Law
Milo Morgan · (1 episode)
1963
Channing
Professor Jonathan Kobitz · (1 episode)
1963
The Eleventh Hour
Dr. Theodore Bassett · (32 episodes)
1962
The New Breed
Roger Dawson · (1 episode)
1961
Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
Dan McGovern · (26 episodes)
1961
Peck's Bad Girl
Steve Peck · (14 episodes)
1959
Alias Jesse James
Jesse James
1959
The Light in the Forest
Wilse Owens
1958
Harbor Command
Captain Ralph Baxter · (39 episodes)
1957
Perry Mason
Jerome Klee · (1 episode)
1957
Loving You
Walter (Tex) Warner
1957
The Rainmaker
Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
1956
The Rack
Maj. Sam Moulton
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Clay Burnett · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Bigger · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Adam Mapes · (1 episode)
1956
The Killer Is Loose
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
1956
The Bold and the Brave
Dave Fairchild
1956
The Big Knife
Smiley Coy
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timber Woods · (1 episode)
1955
Climax!
Lieutenant Erich Ganz · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Lou Gehrig · (1 episode)
1954
Rear Window
Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle
1954
Hell's Half Acre
Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
1954
The Backbone of America
Ben Bruce
1953
Laughing Anne
Capt. Davidson
1953
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
1953
Jamaica Run
Todd Dacey
1953
The Oscars
Self · (5 episodes)
1953
My Man and I
Ansel Ames
1952
Carbine Williams
Capt. H.T. Peoples
1952
The Wild North
Constable Pedley
1952
The Wild Blue Yonder
Capt. Harold Calvert
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
Jim Stauton Rogers
1951
The Great Missouri Raid
Frank James
1951
Harriet Craig
Walter Craig
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Buster · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Dante · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Herb · (1 episode)
1950
The Furies
Rip Darrow
1950
No Sad Songs for Me
Bradford 'Brad' Scott
1950
Your Show of Shows
(2 episodes)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(3 episodes)
1950
Holiday Affair
Carl Davis
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
Cleve Marshall
1949
Any Number Can Play
Robbin Elcott
1949
The Accused
Lieut. Ted Dorgan
1949
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Dr. John Collins
1948
Studio One
Senator James Norton · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Will Robbins · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Dr. Cory · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
John Ryerson · (1 episode)
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Dr. Philip Alexander
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
The Search
Jerry Fisher
1948
I Walk Alone
Dave
1947
Desert Fury
Johnny Ryan
1947
Easy to Get
Military Doctor
1947