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