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Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Born: 1912-10-13 • Prievidza, Hungary

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.

Filmography
Los Angeles Plays Itself poster
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Flesh and Bullets poster
Flesh and Bullets
1985 • Police Captain
The Fifth Musketeer poster
The Fifth Musketeer
1979 • D'Artagnan
The Norseman poster
The Norseman
1978 • Ragnar
Sharks' Treasure poster
Sharks' Treasure
1975 • Jim Carnahan
Gargoyles poster
Gargoyles
1972 • Dr. Mercer Boley
The Comic poster
The Comic
1969 • Frank Powers
Beach Red poster
Beach Red
1967 • Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
The Naked Prey poster
The Naked Prey
1965 • The Man
Sword of Lancelot poster
Sword of Lancelot
1963 • Sir Lancelot
Constantine and the Cross poster
Constantine and the Cross
1961 • Constantine
Around the World with Nellie Bly poster
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960 • Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik
Edge of Eternity poster
Edge of Eternity
1959 • Les Martin
Maracaibo poster
Maracaibo
1958 • Vic Scott
The Devil's Hairpin poster
The Devil's Hairpin
1957 • Nick Jargin
Omar Khayyam poster
Omar Khayyam
1957 • Omar Khayyam
Beyond Mombasa poster
Beyond Mombasa
1956 • Matt Campbell
Hot Blood poster
Hot Blood
1956 • Stephano Torino
Storm Fear poster
Storm Fear
1955 • Charlie
The Scarlet Coat poster
The Scarlet Coat
1955 • Maj. John Boulton
The Big Combo poster
The Big Combo
1955 • Leonard Diamond
Passion poster
Passion
1954 • Juan Obreon
Woman's World poster
Woman's World
1954 • Bill Baxter
Star of India poster
Star of India
1954 • Pierre St. Laurent
Saadia poster
Saadia
1953 • Si Lahssen
Main Street to Broadway poster
Main Street to Broadway
1953 • Self
Treasure of the Golden Condor poster
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953 • Jean-Paul
Operation Secret poster
Operation Secret
1952 • Peter Forrester
California Conquest poster
California Conquest
1952 • Don Arturo Bordega
At Sword's Point poster
At Sword's Point
1952 • D'Artagnan Jr.
The Greatest Show on Earth poster
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • The Great Sebastian
Two Flags West poster
Two Flags West
1950 • Capt. Mark Bradford
Swiss Tour poster
Swiss Tour
1949 • Stanley Robin
Shockproof poster
Shockproof
1949 • Griff Marat
The Walls of Jericho poster
The Walls of Jericho
1948 • Dave Connors
Road House poster
Road House
1948 • Pete Morgan
It Had to Be You poster
It Had to Be You
1947 • George McKesson
Forever Amber poster
Forever Amber
1947 • Bruce Carlton
The Homestretch poster
The Homestretch
1947 • Jock Wallace
Centennial Summer poster
Centennial Summer
1946 • Philippe Lascalles
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest poster
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946 • Robert of Nottingham
Leave Her to Heaven poster
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 • Richard Harland
A Thousand and One Nights poster
A Thousand and One Nights
1945 • Aladdin
A Song to Remember poster
A Song to Remember
1945 • Frédéric Chopin
Wintertime poster
Wintertime
1943 • Freddy Austin
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty poster
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 • Robert Carter
Manila Calling poster
Manila Calling
1942 • Jeff Bailey
The Perfect Snob poster
The Perfect Snob
1941 • Mike Lord
Kisses for Breakfast poster
Kisses for Breakfast
1941 • Chet Oakley
Knockout poster
Knockout
1941 • Tommy Rossi
High Sierra poster
High Sierra
1941 • Louis Mendoza
Lady with Red Hair poster
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Exclusive poster
Exclusive
1937 • Reporter