Cornel Wilde

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-10-13

Day of death

1989-10-16 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Prievidza, Hungary

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

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Beach Red

    Beach Red

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Gargoyles

    Gargoyles

  • Manila Calling

    Manila Calling

  • Saadia

    Saadia

  • Swiss Tour

    Swiss Tour

  • Operation Secret

    Operation Secret

  • Sharks' Treasure

    Sharks' Treasure

  • Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

  • Maracaibo

    Maracaibo

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Homestretch

    The Homestretch

  • Shockproof

    Shockproof

  • Beyond Mombasa

    Beyond Mombasa

  • Centennial Summer

    Centennial Summer

  • Forever Amber

    Forever Amber

  • The Norseman

    The Norseman

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • Knockout

    Knockout

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Comic

    The Comic

  • Road House

    Road House

  • A Song to Remember

    A Song to Remember

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Wintertime

    Wintertime

  • Woman's World

    Woman's World

  • Edge of Eternity

    Edge of Eternity

  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

  • The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

  • Star of India

    Star of India

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • The Perfect Snob

    The Perfect Snob

  • The Scarlet Coat

    The Scarlet Coat

  • Sword of Lancelot

    Sword of Lancelot

  • Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The Naked Prey

    The Naked Prey

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • Flesh and Bullets

    Flesh and Bullets

  • The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

    The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

  • The Fifth Musketeer

    The Fifth Musketeer

  • At Sword's Point

    At Sword's Point

  • Kisses for Breakfast

    Kisses for Breakfast

  • Two Flags West

    Two Flags West

  • Treasure of the Golden Condor

    Treasure of the Golden Condor

  • Constantine and the Cross

    Constantine and the Cross

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

  • The Devil's Hairpin

    The Devil's Hairpin

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Star Stage

    Star Stage

  • California Conquest

    California Conquest

  • Lady with Red Hair

    Lady with Red Hair

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

  • Storm Fear

    Storm Fear

  • Around the World with Nellie Bly

    Around the World with Nellie Bly