Cornel Wilde
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Fifth Musketeer
as D'Artagnan
1979
Road House
as Pete Morgan
1948
The Big Combo
as Leonard Diamond
1955
Shockproof
as Griff Marat
1949
The Greatest Show on Earth
as The Great Sebastian
1952
High Sierra
as Louis Mendoza
1941
Gargoyles
as Dr. Mercer Boley
1972
Sword of Lancelot
as Sir Lancelot
1963
Wintertime
as Freddy Austin
1943
Beach Red
as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
1967
The Norseman
as Ragnar
1978
Leave Her to Heaven
as Richard Harland
1945
The Naked Prey
as The Man
1965
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
2004
A Thousand and One Nights
as Aladdin
1945
It Had to Be You
as George McKesson
1947
Storm Fear
as Charlie
1955
The Comic
as Frank Powers
1969
Hot Blood
as Stephano Torino
1956
Beyond Mombasa
as Matt Campbell
1956
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as George Press
1963
I Love Lucy
as Cornel Wilde
1951
Night Gallery
1970
General Electric Theater
as Peter Maresy
1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Star Stage
1955
General Electric Theater
as Rudy Alberti
1953
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
Murder, She Wrote
as Duncan Barnett
1984