Cast & creator
Wendell Corey
Best known for Perry Mason, Climax!, Climax!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Also known as: Wendell Reid Corey
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1947–1968 · acting roles
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Filmography (78)
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Perry Mason
Jerome Klee
1957
Climax!
Lieutenant Erich Ganz
1954Climax!
Lou Gehrig
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
Senator James Norton
1948Studio One
Will Robbins
1948Studio One
Dr. Cory
1948Studio One
John Ryerson
1948
The Wild Wild West
1965
Burke's Law
Milo Morgan
1963
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Clay Burnett
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Bigger
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Adam Mapes
1956
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Run for Your Life
Dwight Sinclair
1965
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Oscars
Self
1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Timber Woods
1955
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Branded
1965
Your Show of Shows
1950
Rear Window
Thomas Doyle
1954Lux Video Theatre
Buster
1950Lux Video Theatre
Dante
1950Lux Video Theatre
Herb
1950
The New Breed
Roger Dawson
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Bus Stop
1961
The Eleventh Hour
Dr. Theodore Bassett
1962
Harbor Command
Captain Ralph Baxter
1957
Channing
Professor Jonathan Kobitz
1963
Westinghouse Playhouse
Dan McGovern
1961
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Sorry, Wrong Number
Dr. Philip Alexander
1948
Alias Jesse James
Jesse James
1959
The Killer Is Loose
Leon 'Foggy' Poole
1956
The Furies
Rip Darrow
1950
Loving You
Walter (Tex) Warner
1957
Any Number Can Play
Robbin Elcott
1949Peck's Bad Girl
Steve Peck
1959
I Walk Alone
Dave
1947
The File on Thelma Jordon
Cleve Marshall
1949
No Sad Songs for Me
Bradford 'Brad' Scott
1950
Desert Fury
Johnny Ryan
1947
The Accused
Lieut. Ted Dorgan
1949
My Man and I
Ansel Ames
1952
The Rainmaker
Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
1956
The Light in the Forest
Wilse Owens
1958
Waco
Sam Stone
1966
The Wild North
Constable Pedley
1952
Rich, Young and Pretty
Jim Stauton Rogers
1951
Holiday Affair
Carl Davis
1949
The Big Knife
Smiley Coy
1955
The Great Missouri Raid
Frank James
1951
Hell's Half Acre
Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
1954
Broken Sabre
Major Whitcomb
1965
Carbine Williams
Capt. H.T. Peoples
1952
Blood on the Arrow
Clint Mailer
1964
The Rack
Maj. Sam Moulton
1956
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Adm. David King
1966
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
1953
The Search
Jerry Fisher
1948
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Jim Graff
1966
Jamaica Run
Todd Dacey
1953
Picture Mommy Dead
Lawyer Clayborn
1966
The Bold and the Brave
Dave Fairchild
1956
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Dr. John Collins
1948
Buckskin
Rep Marlowe
1968
Cyborg 2087
Sheriff
1966
The Wild Blue Yonder
Capt. Harold Calvert
1951
The Backbone of America
Ben Bruce
1953
The Astro-Zombies
Holman
1968
Harriet Craig
Walter Craig
1950
Red Tomahawk
Sy Elkins
1967
Laughing Anne
Capt. Davidson
1953
Easy to Get
Military Doctor
1947