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Cornel Wilde

Acting Born Oct 13, 1912 Prievidza, Hungary 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Duncan Barnett

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Father Knows Best

as Himself

I Love Lucy

as Cornel Wilde

Night Gallery

1970
Film

Scrooge

as Self
Film

Gargoyles

as Dr. Mercer Boley

Full filmography

  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Duncan Barnett
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • Father Knows Best (1954) as Himself
  • I Love Lucy (1951) as Cornel Wilde
  • Night Gallery (1970)
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as George Press
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Peter Maresy
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Rudy Alberti
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as The Great Sebastian
  • The Naked Prey (1965) as The Man
  • High Sierra (1941) as Louis Mendoza
  • Star Stage (1955)
  • Leave Her to Heaven (1945) as Richard Harland
  • The Big Combo (1955) as Leonard Diamond
  • Gargoyles (1972) as Dr. Mercer Boley
  • Beach Red (1967) as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
  • The Norseman (1978) as Ragnar
  • Hot Blood (1956) as Stephano Torino
  • Maracaibo (1958) as Vic Scott
  • A Song to Remember (1945) as Frédéric Chopin
  • Edge of Eternity (1959) as Les Martin