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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the Screen Actors Guild , and also served on the Santa Monica City Council .
Wendell Corey was a versatile American actor who appeared in movies and TV shows from the 1940s to the 1960s. He was also a politician, a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Dec 14, 2020 · A father of four, Wendell Corey was one of the first Hollywood actors involved in politics. He served as master of ceremonies for the Republican National Conventions of 1956 and 1960.
Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor and politician. He began his acting career on the stage, doing a number of productions in summer stock. His Broadway debut was in Comes the Revelation (1942).
Wendell Corey (1914–1968) was just such an actor, a frumpy figure who could linger lukewarm, exit with grace, and, when needed, raise an unexpected chill. His first film, 1947's Desert Fury, finds him instigating violence.
Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the Screen Actors Guild, and also served on the Santa Monica City Council.
Dependable lead and supporting player who usually played solid, sober and sometimes cynical characters. After scoring a triumph on Broadway in Elmer Rice's "Dream Girl" (1945), Corey was signed by producer Hal Wallis, and over the next two decades appeared as combination servant-strongarm...
