
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.274 |
Birthday | 1914-03-20 |
Place of Birth | Dracut, Massachusetts, USA |
Also Known As | Wendell Reid Corey, |

1954

Rear Window
8.3/6589
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1948

Sorry, Wrong Number
6.7/180
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1966

Agent for H.A.R.M.
2.4/19
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1949

Holiday Affair
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1947

Desert Fury
6/29
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
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1947

I Walk Alone
6.609/69
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1968

The Astro-Zombies
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1956

The Killer Is Loose
6.6/53
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1950

The Furies
7.1/67
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
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1949

The File on Thelma Jordon
6.5/61
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1954

Hell's Half Acre
5.4/17
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1948

The Search
6.9/70
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1949

The Accused
6.1/22
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1966

Cyborg 2087
5.8/24
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1952

Carbine Williams
6.4/17
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1952

The Wild North
6.9/8
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1958

The Light in the Forest
6.8/17
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1959

Alias Jesse James
5.9/24
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1955

The Big Knife
5.952/83
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1957

Loving You
6.1/51
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1956

The Rack
6.6/25
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1950

Harriet Craig
7.5/26
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1967

Red Tomahawk
6.429/7
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1949

Any Number Can Play
6.9/12
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1951

Rich, Young and Pretty
5.6/8
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1956

The Bold and the Brave
5.6/5
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1951

The Wild Blue Yonder
6/1
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1968

Buckskin
5.313/8
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1950

No Sad Songs for Me
6.2/6
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1951

The Great Missouri Raid
6.8/5
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1953

Laughing Anne
4.3/3
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1956

The Rainmaker
6.656/45
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1966

Waco
6.4/6
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1952

My Man and I
6.8/5
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1966

Women of the Prehistoric Planet
3.7/22
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1968

The Star Maker
0/0
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1953

Jamaica Run
5/4
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1965

Broken Sabre
0/0
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1966

Picture Mommy Dead
5.2/11
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1948

Man-Eater of Kumaon
5.571/7
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1964

Blood on the Arrow
3.7/7
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1953

The Backbone of America
0/0
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1953

A Tale of Two Cities
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1947

Easy to Get
0/0
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