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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

I Love Lucy

Father Knows Best

Night Gallery

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

All Movies (52)

• Flesh and Bullets1985 · as Police Captain
• The Fifth Musketeer1979 · as D'Artagnan
• The Norseman1978 · as Ragnar
• Sharks' Treasure1975 · as Jim Carnahan
• Gargoyles1972 · as Dr. Mercer Boley
• The Comic1969 · as Frank Powers
• Beach Red1967 · as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
• The Naked Prey1965 · as The Man
• Sword of Lancelot1963 · as Sir Lancelot
• Constantine and the Cross1961 · as Constantine
• Around the World with Nellie Bly1960 · as Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik
• Edge of Eternity1959 · as Les Martin
• Maracaibo1958 · as Vic Scott
• The Devil's Hairpin1957 · as Nick Jargin
• Omar Khayyam1957 · as Omar Khayyam
• Beyond Mombasa1956 · as Matt Campbell
• Hot Blood1956 · as Stephano Torino
• Storm Fear1955 · as Charlie
• The Scarlet Coat1955 · as Maj. John Boulton
• The Big Combo1955 · as Leonard Diamond
• Passion1954 · as Juan Obreon
• Woman's World1954 · as Bill Baxter
• Star of India1954 · as Pierre St. Laurent
• Saadia1953 · as Si Lahssen
• Main Street to Broadway1953 · as Self
• Treasure of the Golden Condor1953 · as Jean-Paul
• Operation Secret1952 · as Peter Forrester
• California Conquest1952 · as Don Arturo Bordega
• At Sword's Point1952 · as D'Artagnan Jr.
• The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · as The Great Sebastian
• Two Flags West1950 · as Capt. Mark Bradford
• Swiss Tour1949 · as Stanley Robin
• Shockproof1949 · as Griff Marat
• The Walls of Jericho1948 · as Dave Connors
• Road House1948 · as Pete Morgan
• It Had to Be You1947 · as George McKesson
• Forever Amber1947 · as Bruce Carlton
• The Homestretch1947 · as Jock Wallace
• Centennial Summer1946 · as Philippe Lascalles
• The Bandit of Sherwood Forest1946 · as Robert of Nottingham
• Leave Her to Heaven1945 · as Richard Harland
• A Thousand and One Nights1945 · as Aladdin
• A Song to Remember1945 · as Frédéric Chopin
• Wintertime1943 · as Freddy Austin
• Life Begins at Eight-Thirty1942 · as Robert Carter
• Manila Calling1942 · as Jeff Bailey
• The Perfect Snob1941 · as Mike Lord
• Kisses for Breakfast1941 · as Chet Oakley
• Knockout1941 · as Tommy Rossi
• High Sierra1941 · as Louis Mendoza
• Lady with Red Hair1940 · as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
• Exclusive1937 · as Reporter

All TV Shows (12)

• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Duncan Barnett
• Night Gallery1970
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as George Press
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• Star Stage1955
• Father Knows Best1954 · as Himself
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Peter Maresy
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Rudy Alberti
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Cornel Wilde
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self