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 ... (Director)
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
- Beyond Mombasa as Matt Campbell
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Hot Blood as Stephano Torino
1955
- The Big Combo as Leonard Diamond
- The Scarlet Coat as Maj. John Boulton
- Star Stage
- Storm Fear as Charlie
1954
- Passion as Juan Obreon
- Star of India as Pierre St. Laurent
- Woman's World as Bill Baxter
1953
- Saadia as Si Lahssen
- Main Street to Broadway as Self
- Treasure of the Golden Condor as Jean-Paul
- General Electric Theater as Peter Maresy
1952
- Operation Secret as Peter Forrester
- The Greatest Show on Earth as The Great Sebastian
- At Sword's Point as D'Artagnan Jr.
- California Conquest as Don Arturo Bordega
1951
- I Love Lucy as Cornel Wilde
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Two Flags West as Capt. Mark Bradford
1949
- Swiss Tour as Stanley Robin
- Shockproof as Griff Marat
1948
- Road House as Pete Morgan
- The Walls of Jericho as Dave Connors
1947
- The Homestretch as Jock Wallace
- Forever Amber as Bruce Carlton
- It Had to Be You as George McKesson
1946
- Centennial Summer as Philippe Lascalles
- The Bandit of Sherwood Forest as Robert of Nottingham
1945
- A Song to Remember as Frédéric Chopin
- A Thousand and One Nights as Aladdin
- Leave Her to Heaven as Richard Harland
1943
- Wintertime as Freddy Austin
1942
- Manila Calling as Jeff Bailey
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Robert Carter
1941
- Knockout as Tommy Rossi
- Kisses for Breakfast as Chet Oakley
- The Perfect Snob as Mike Lord
- High Sierra as Louis Mendoza
1940
- Lady with Red Hair as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
1937
- Exclusive as Reporter