Cornel Wilde
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.
Acting (53 movies)
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
Road House
1948
The Big Combo
1955
Shockproof
1949
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
High Sierra
1941
Gargoyles
1972
Sword of Lancelot
1963
Wintertime
1943
Beach Red
1967
The Norseman
1978
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
The Naked Prey
1965
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
It Had to Be You
1947
Storm Fear
1955
The Comic
1969
Hot Blood
1956
Beyond Mombasa
1956
Edge of Eternity
1959
Constantine and the Cross
1961
Two Flags West
1950
Forever Amber
1947
Passion
1954
California Conquest
1952
Saadia
1953
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
The Walls of Jericho
1948
Woman's World
1954
The Perfect Snob
1941
At Sword's Point
1952
A Song to Remember
1945
Centennial Summer
1946
Knockout
1941
The Scarlet Coat
1955
Kisses for Breakfast
1941
Omar Khayyam
1957
Operation Secret
1952
The Homestretch
1947
Maracaibo
1958
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
Manila Calling
1942
Star of India
1954
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
The Devil's Hairpin
1957
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
Exclusive
1937
Flesh and Bullets
1985
Swiss Tour
1949
Main Street to Broadway
1953
Sharks' Treasure
1975
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Directing (8 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Storm Fear | 1955 | Producer |
| The Devil's Hairpin | 1957 | Writer |
| The Devil's Hairpin | 1957 | Producer |
| Maracaibo | 1958 | Producer |
| Sword of Lancelot | 1963 | Writer |
| Sword of Lancelot | 1963 | Producer |
| The Naked Prey | 1965 | Producer |
| Beach Red | 1967 | Screenplay |
| Beach Red | 1967 | Producer |
| No Blade of Grass | 1970 | Writer |
| No Blade of Grass | 1970 | Producer |
| Sharks' Treasure | 1975 | Writer |
| Sharks' Treasure | 1975 | Producer |