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Cornel Wilde

Acting

Born October 13, 1912 · Prievidza, Hungary

Died October 16, 1989

Also known as Jefferson Pascal · Kornél Lajos Weisz · Cornelius Louis Wilde

Biography

Cornelius Louis Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. His acting career began on Broadway in 1935, followed by small, uncredited appearances in films. By the 1940s he had signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, and by the middle of the decade 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1946 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

I Love Lucy

1951as Cornel Wilde

Night Gallery

1969

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2003as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Duncan Barnett

Leave Her to Heaven

1945as Richard Harland

High Sierra

1941as Louis Mendoza

The Big Combo

1955as Leonard Diamond

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

Beyond Mombasa

1956as Matt Campbell

The Naked Prey

1965as The Man

The Scarlet Coat

1955as Maj. John Boulton

Father Knows Best

1954as Himself

Fantasy Island

1978as Daring Danny Ryan

Beach Red

1967as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952as The Great Sebastian

A Song to Remember

1945as Frédéric Chopin

A Thousand and One Nights

1945as Aladdin

Storm Fear

1955as Charlie

Operation Secret

1952as Peter Forrester

Gargoyles

1972as Dr. Mercer Boley

Omar Khayyam

1957as Omar Khayyam

Passion

1954as Juan Obreon

Sharks' Treasure

1975as Jim Carnahan

No Blade of Grass

1970Director, Producer, Writer

Constantine and the Cross

1961as Constantine

At Sword's Point

1952as D'Artagnan Jr.

The Fifth Musketeer

1979as D'Artagnan

California Conquest

1952as Don Arturo Bordega

Star of India

1954as Pierre St. Laurent

The Norseman

1978as Ragnar