Cornel Wilde
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1912, Prievidza, Hungary
- Died
- October 16, 1989
- Movies
- 60
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1985 | Flesh and Bullets | Police Captain |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer | D'Artagnan |
| 1978 | The Norseman | Ragnar |
| 1975 | Sharks' Treasure | Jim Carnahan |
| 1972 | Gargoyles | Dr. Mercer Boley |
| 1969 | The Comic | Frank Powers |
| 1967 | Beach Red | Capt. MacDonald / Narrator |
| 1965 | The Naked Prey | The Man |
| 1963 | Sword of Lancelot | Sir Lancelot |
| 1961 | Constantine and the Cross | Constantine |
| 1960 | Around the World with Nellie Bly | Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik |
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity | Les Martin |
| 1958 | Maracaibo | Vic Scott |
| 1957 | The Devil's Hairpin | Nick Jargin |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam | Omar Khayyam |
| 1956 | Beyond Mombasa | Matt Campbell |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Stephano Torino |
| 1955 | Storm Fear | Charlie |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Maj. John Boulton |
| 1955 | The Big Combo | Leonard Diamond |
| 1954 | Passion | Juan Obreon |
| 1954 | Woman's World | Bill Baxter |
| 1954 | Star of India | Pierre St. Laurent |
| 1953 | Saadia | Si Lahssen |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Self |
| 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Jean-Paul |
| 1952 | Operation Secret | Peter Forrester |
| 1952 | California Conquest | Don Arturo Bordega |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | D'Artagnan Jr. |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | The Great Sebastian |
| 1950 | Two Flags West | Mark Bradford |
| 1949 | Swiss Tour | Stanley Robin |
| 1949 | Shockproof | Griff Marat |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Dave Connors |
| 1948 | Road House | Pete Morgan |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | George McKesson |
| 1947 | Forever Amber | Bruce Carlton |
| 1947 | The Homestretch | Jock Wallace |
| 1946 | Centennial Summer | Philippe Lascalles |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Robert of Nottingham |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven | Richard Harland |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Aladdin |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | Frédéric Chopin |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Freddy Austin |
| 1942 | Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Robert Carter |
| 1942 | Manila Calling | Jeff Bailey |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob | Mike Lord |
| 1941 | Kisses for Breakfast | Chet Oakley |
| 1941 | Knockout | Tommy Rossi |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Louis Mendoza |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Mr. Williams (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Reporter |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1975 | Sharks' Treasure | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1970 | No Blade of Grass | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1967 | Beach Red | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1965 | The Naked Prey | Director, Producer |
| 1963 | Sword of Lancelot | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1958 | Maracaibo | Director, Producer |
| 1957 | The Devil's Hairpin | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1955 | Storm Fear | Director, Producer |
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