Wendell Corey
Acting
1914-03-20 · Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
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
The Star Maker
1968 · Movie
The Astro-Zombies
1968 · Movie
Buckskin
1968 · Movie
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Series
Red Tomahawk
1967 · Movie
Picture Mommy Dead
1966 · Movie
Cyborg 2087
1966 · Movie
Waco
1966 · Movie
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966 · Movie
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966 · Movie
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Series
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
Broken Sabre
1965 · Movie
Branded
1965 · Series
Blood on the Arrow
1964 · Movie
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
Channing
1963 · Series
The Eleventh Hour
1962 · Series
The New Breed
1961 · Series
Bus Stop
1961 · Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 · Series
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961 · Series
Peck's Bad Girl
1959 · Series
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
The Light in the Forest
1958 · Movie
Harbor Command
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Loving You
1957 · Movie
The Rainmaker
1956 · Movie
The Rack
1956 · Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Movie
The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Movie
The Big Knife
1955 · Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Climax!
1954 · Series
Rear Window
1954 · Movie
Hell's Half Acre
1954 · Movie
The Backbone of America
1953 · Movie
Laughing Anne
1953 · Movie
A Tale of Two Cities
1953 · Movie
Jamaica Run
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
My Man and I
1952 · Movie
Carbine Williams
1952 · Movie
The Wild North
1952 · Movie
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951 · Movie
The Great Missouri Raid
1951 · Movie
Harriet Craig
1950 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
The Furies
1950 · Movie
No Sad Songs for Me
1950 · Movie
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Series
Your Show of Shows
1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Holiday Affair
1949 · Movie
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Movie
Any Number Can Play
1949 · Movie
The Accused
1949 · Movie
Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948 · Movie
Studio One
1948 · Series
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
The Search
1948 · Movie
I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie
Desert Fury
1947 · Movie
Easy to Get
1947 · Movie