Cornel Wilde
Actor
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.
Filmography
High Sierra
as Louis Mendoza 1941
Leave Her to Heaven
as Richard Harland 1945
The Greatest Show on Earth
as The Great Sebastian 1952
The Big Combo
as Leonard Diamond 1955
The Naked Prey
as The Man 1965
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage) 2004
Gargoyles
as Dr. Mercer Boley 1972
Road House
as Pete Morgan 1948
Shockproof
as Griff Marat 1949
Beach Red
as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator 1967
Edge of Eternity
as Les Martin 1959
Forever Amber
as Bruce Carlton 1947
Two Flags West
as Capt. Mark Bradford 1950
A Song to Remember
as Frédéric Chopin 1945
Storm Fear
as Charlie 1955
Constantine and the Cross
as Constantine 1961
Woman's World
as Bill Baxter 1954