Acting · Dracut, Massachusetts, USA · Born March 20, 1914
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.
The Star Maker
1968
MovieThe Astro-Zombies
1968
as Holman
MovieBuckskin
1968
as Rep Marlowe
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
MovieRed Tomahawk
1967
as Sy Elkins
MoviePicture Mommy Dead
1966
as Lawyer Clayborn
MovieCyborg 2087
1966
as Sheriff
MovieWaco
1966
as Sam Stone
MovieWomen of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
as Adm. David King
MovieAgent for H.A.R.M.
1966
as Jim Graff
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Dwight Sinclair
MovieBroken Sabre
1965
as Major Whitcomb
TVBranded
1965
MovieBlood on the Arrow
1964
as Clint Mailer
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Milo Morgan
TVChanning
1963
as Professor Jonathan Kobitz
TVThe Eleventh Hour
1962
as Dr. Theodore Bassett
TVThe New Breed
1961
as Roger Dawson
TVBus Stop
1961
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961
as Dan McGovern
Peck's Bad Girl
1959
as Steve Peck
MovieAlias Jesse James
1959
as Jesse James
MovieThe Light in the Forest
1958
as Wilse Owens
TVHarbor Command
1957
as Captain Ralph Baxter
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Jerome Klee
MovieLoving You
1957
as Walter (Tex) Warner
MovieThe Rainmaker
1956
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
MovieThe Rack
1956
as Maj. Sam Moulton
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Clay Burnett
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
MovieThe Bold and the Brave
1956
as Dave Fairchild
MovieThe Big Knife
1955
as Smiley Coy
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Timber Woods
TVClimax!
1954
as Lieutenant Erich Ganz
MovieRear Window
1954
as Thomas Doyle
MovieHell's Half Acre
1954
as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
MovieThe Backbone of America
1953
as Ben Bruce
MovieLaughing Anne
1953
as Capt. Davidson
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1953
as Sydney Carton
MovieJamaica Run
1953
as Todd Dacey
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieMy Man and I
1952
as Ansel Ames
MovieCarbine Williams
1952
as Capt. H.T. Peoples
MovieThe Wild North
1952
as Constable Pedley
MovieThe Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Capt. Harold Calvert
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieRich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Jim Stauton Rogers
MovieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Frank James
MovieHarriet Craig
1950
as Walter Craig
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Buster
MovieThe Furies
1950
as Rip Darrow
MovieNo Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Bradford 'Brad' Scott
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVYour Show of Shows
1950
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
MovieHoliday Affair
1949
as Carl Davis
MovieThe File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Cleve Marshall
MovieAny Number Can Play
1949
as Robbin Elcott
MovieThe Accused
1949
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
MovieMan-Eater of Kumaon
1948
as Dr. John Collins
TVStudio One
1948
as Senator James Norton
MovieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Dr. Philip Alexander
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Search
1948
as Jerry Fisher
MovieI Walk Alone
1947
as Dave
MovieDesert Fury
1947
as Johnny Ryan
MovieEasy to Get
1947
as Military Doctor
