Cornel Wilde
Born: 1912-10-13 in Prievidza, Hungary
Died: 1989-10-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
Cornel Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and film director. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited appearances in films. By the 1940s, he had signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, and by the mid-1940s, he was a major leading man. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 1945's A Song to Remember. In the 1950s, he moved to writing, producing and directing films, and still continued his career as an actor.
Filmography
2004
- Los Angeles Plays Itself as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
1985
- Flesh and Bullets as Police Captain
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Duncan Barnett
1979
- The Fifth Musketeer as D'Artagnan
1978
- The Norseman as Ragnar
1975
- Sharks' Treasure as Jim Carnahan
1972
- Gargoyles as Dr. Mercer Boley
1970
- Night Gallery
- No Blade of Grass ... (Writer)
1969
- The Comic as Frank Powers
1967
- Beach Red as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
1965
- The Naked Prey as The Man
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as George Press
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Sword of Lancelot as Sir Lancelot
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- Constantine and the Cross as Constantine
1960
- Around the World with Nellie Bly as Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik
1959
- Edge of Eternity as Les Martin
1958
- Maracaibo as Vic Scott
1957
- Omar Khayyam as Omar Khayyam
- The Devil's Hairpin as Nick Jargin
1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Hot Blood as Stephano Torino
- Beyond Mombasa as Matt Campbell
1955
- Star Stage
- The Big Combo as Leonard Diamond
- The Scarlet Coat as Maj. John Boulton
- Storm Fear as Charlie
1954
- Woman's World as Bill Baxter
- Passion as Juan Obreon
- Star of India as Pierre St. Laurent
1953
- General Electric Theater as Peter Maresy
- Treasure of the Golden Condor as Jean-Paul
- Main Street to Broadway as Self
- Saadia as Si Lahssen
1952
- The Greatest Show on Earth as The Great Sebastian
- At Sword's Point as D'Artagnan Jr.
- California Conquest as Don Arturo Bordega
- Operation Secret as Peter Forrester
1951
- I Love Lucy as Cornel Wilde
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Two Flags West as Capt. Mark Bradford
1949
- Shockproof as Griff Marat
- Swiss Tour as Stanley Robin
1948
- The Walls of Jericho as Dave Connors
- Road House as Pete Morgan
1947
- Forever Amber as Bruce Carlton
- It Had to Be You as George McKesson
- The Homestretch as Jock Wallace
1946
- The Bandit of Sherwood Forest as Robert of Nottingham
- Centennial Summer as Philippe Lascalles
1945
- Leave Her to Heaven as Richard Harland
- A Song to Remember as Frédéric Chopin
- A Thousand and One Nights as Aladdin
1943
- Wintertime as Freddy Austin
1942
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Robert Carter
- Manila Calling as Jeff Bailey
1941
- High Sierra as Louis Mendoza
- Knockout as Tommy Rossi
- The Perfect Snob as Mike Lord
- Kisses for Breakfast as Chet Oakley
1940
- Lady with Red Hair as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
1937
- Exclusive as Reporter