Cornel Wilde

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Cornel Wilde

Acting October 13, 1912

Prievidza, Hungary

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…

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The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

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7.5 1984 TV Show
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.9 1951 TV Show
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.5 1978 TV Show
Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

6.6 1954 TV Show
High Sierra

High Sierra

7.1 1941 Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

7.8 1970 TV Show
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

6.4 1952 Movie
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

7.4 1945 Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4 1956 TV Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9 1950 TV Show
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

7.0 1955 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1985
    Flesh and Bullets

    Movie Police Captain

  2. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Duncan Barnett

  3. 1979
    The Fifth Musketeer

    Movie D'Artagnan

  4. 1978
    The Norseman

    Movie Ragnar

  5. 1978
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Daring Danny Ryan

  6. 1975
    Sharks' Treasure

    Movie Jim Carnahan

  7. 1972
    Gargoyles

    Movie Dr. Mercer Boley

  8. 1970
    Night Gallery

    TV show

  9. 1970
    No Blade of Grass

    Movie Writer

  10. 1969
    The Comic

    Movie Frank Powers

  11. 1967
    Beach Red

    Movie Capt. MacDonald / Narrator

  12. 1965
    The Naked Prey

    Movie The Man

  13. 1963
    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    TV show George Press

  14. 1963
    The Greatest Show on Earth

    TV show

  15. 1963
    Sword of Lancelot

    Movie Sir Lancelot

  16. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self - Co-Host

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  1. 1961
    Constantine and the Cross

    Movie Constantine

  2. 1960
    Around the World with Nellie Bly

    Movie Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik

  3. 1959
    Edge of Eternity

    Movie Les Martin

  4. 1958
    Maracaibo

    Movie Vic Scott

  5. 1957
    The Devil's Hairpin

    Movie Nick Jargin

  6. 1957
    Omar Khayyam

    Movie Omar Khayyam

  7. 1956
    Beyond Mombasa

    Movie Matt Campbell

  8. 1956
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    TV show Self

  9. 1956
    Hot Blood

    Movie Stephano Torino

  10. 1955
    Storm Fear

    Movie Charlie

  11. 1955
    Star Stage

    TV show

  12. 1955
    The Scarlet Coat

    Movie Maj. John Boulton

  13. 1955
    The Big Combo

    Movie Leonard Diamond

  14. 1954
    Passion

    Movie Juan Obreon

  15. 1954
    Father Knows Best

    TV show Himself

  16. 1954
    Woman's World

    Movie Bill Baxter

  17. 1954
    Star of India

    Movie Pierre St. Laurent

  18. 1953
    Saadia

    Movie Si Lahssen

  19. 1953
    Main Street to Broadway

    Movie Self

  20. 1953
    Treasure of the Golden Condor

    Movie Jean-Paul

  21. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show Peter Maresy

  22. 1952
    Operation Secret

    Movie Peter Forrester

  23. 1952
    California Conquest

    Movie Don Arturo Bordega

  24. 1952
    At Sword's Point

    Movie D'Artagnan Jr.