Cast & creator
Cornel Wilde
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Murder, She Wrote, I Love Lucy
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.
Also known as: Jefferson Pascal, Kornél Lajos Weisz, Cornelius Louis Wilde
73
film credits
13
television credits
65
1937–1985 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (86)
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Murder, She Wrote
Duncan Barnett
1984
I Love Lucy
Cornel Wilde
1951
Fantasy Island
Daring Danny Ryan
1978
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Night Gallery
1970
Father Knows Best
Himself
1954
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Kraft Suspense Theatre
George Press
1963The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
General Electric Theater
Peter Maresy
1953General Electric Theater
Rudy Alberti
1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Great Sebastian
1952
Leave Her to Heaven
Richard Harland
1945
Forever Amber
Bruce Carlton
1947
The Naked Prey
The Man
1965The Naked Prey
Director
1965The Naked Prey
Producer
1965
High Sierra
Louis Mendoza
1941
At Sword's Point
D'Artagnan Jr.
1952
No Blade of Grass
Writer
1970No Blade of Grass
Director
1970No Blade of Grass
Producer
1970
A Thousand and One Nights
Aladdin
1945
Star Stage
1955
The Fifth Musketeer
D'Artagnan
1979
Two Flags West
Mark Bradford
1950
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Robert of Nottingham
1946
The Big Combo
Leonard Diamond
1955
Constantine and the Cross
Constantine
1961
Hot Blood
Stephano Torino
1956
Beach Red
Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
1967Beach Red
Screenplay
1967Beach Red
Director
1967Beach Red
Producer
1967
Passion
Juan Obreon
1954
The Scarlet Coat
Maj. John Boulton
1955
Sharks' Treasure
Jim Carnahan
1975Sharks' Treasure
Writer
1975Sharks' Treasure
Director
1975Sharks' Treasure
Producer
1975
Lady with Red Hair
Mr. Williams (uncredited)
1940
A Song to Remember
Frédéric Chopin
1945
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Jean-Paul
1953
Around the World with Nellie Bly
Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik
1960
Edge of Eternity
Les Martin
1959
The Norseman
Ragnar
1978
It Had to Be You
George McKesson
1947
Knockout
Tommy Rossi
1941
Maracaibo
Vic Scott
1958Maracaibo
Director
1958Maracaibo
Producer
1958
Road House
Pete Morgan
1948
Main Street to Broadway
Self
1953
Sword of Lancelot
Sir Lancelot
1963Sword of Lancelot
Director
1963Sword of Lancelot
Writer
1963Sword of Lancelot
Producer
1963
The Walls of Jericho
Dave Connors
1948
Exclusive
Reporter
1937
Storm Fear
Charlie
1955Storm Fear
Producer
1955Storm Fear
Director
1955
The Comic
Frank Powers
1969
Shockproof
Griff Marat
1949
The Devil's Hairpin
Nick Jargin
1957The Devil's Hairpin
Director
1957The Devil's Hairpin
Writer
1957The Devil's Hairpin
Producer
1957
California Conquest
Don Arturo Bordega
1952
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
1957
Woman's World
Bill Baxter
1954
Gargoyles
Dr. Mercer Boley
1972
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Robert Carter
1942
Flesh and Bullets
Police Captain
1985
The Perfect Snob
Mike Lord
1941
Centennial Summer
Philippe Lascalles
1946
Beyond Mombasa
Matt Campbell
1956
Star of India
Pierre St. Laurent
1954
The Homestretch
Jock Wallace
1947
Manila Calling
Jeff Bailey
1942
Wintertime
Freddy Austin
1943
Saadia
Si Lahssen
1953
Operation Secret
Peter Forrester
1952
Kisses for Breakfast
Chet Oakley
1941
Swiss Tour
Stanley Robin
1949