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Cornel Wilde

Biography

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Cornel Wilde (October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) 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.

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Known For

The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer
Road House
Road House
The Big Combo
The Big Combo
Shockproof
Shockproof
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
Sword of Lancelot
Sword of Lancelot
Wintertime
Wintertime
Beach Red
Beach Red

Filmography

2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
1985 Flesh and Bullets
as Police Captain
1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Duncan Barnett
1979 The Fifth Musketeer
as D'Artagnan
1978 The Norseman
as Ragnar
1975 Sharks' Treasure
as Jim Carnahan
1972 Gargoyles
as Dr. Mercer Boley
1970 Night Gallery
as
1969 The Comic
as Frank Powers
1967 Beach Red
as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
1965 The Naked Prey
as The Man
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as George Press
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
as
1963 Sword of Lancelot
as Sir Lancelot
1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961 Constantine and the Cross
as Constantine
1960 Around the World with Nellie Bly
as
1959 Edge of Eternity
as Les Martin
1958 Maracaibo
as Vic Scott
1957 The Devil's Hairpin
as Nick Jargin