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.
Acting
Movie
Rear Window
as Thomas Doyle
1954
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Timber Woods
1955
Movie
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Dr. Philip Alexander
1948
TV
Perry Mason
as Jerome Klee
1957
Movie
The Big Knife
as Smiley Coy
1955
Movie
Holiday Affair
as Carl Davis
1949
Movie
The Search
as Jerry Fisher
1948
Movie
The Furies
as Rip Darrow
1950
TV
The Wild Wild West
1965
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
I Walk Alone
as Dave
1947
Movie
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Cleve Marshall
1949
Movie
The Killer Is Loose
as Leon 'Foggy' Poole
1956
Movie
Loving You
as Walter (Tex) Warner
1957
Movie
The Rainmaker
as Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
1956
Movie
The Astro-Zombies
as Holman
1968
Movie
Desert Fury
as Johnny Ryan
1947
Movie
Harriet Craig
as Walter Craig
1950
Movie
Cyborg 2087
as Sheriff
1966
Movie
Alias Jesse James
as Jesse James
1959
Movie
The Rack
as Maj. Sam Moulton
1956
Movie
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
as Adm. David King
1966
Movie
The Accused
as Lieut. Ted Dorgan
1949
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948