Cornel Wilde

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 13, 1912

died

October 16, 1989

place of birth

Prievidza, Hungary

also known as

Jefferson Pascal · Kornél Lajos Weisz · Cornelius Louis Wilde

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Naked Prey
6.6

The Naked Prey

1965as The Man
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.4

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952as The Great Sebastian
Leave Her to Heaven
7.4

Leave Her to Heaven

1945as Richard Harland
The Comic
6.1

The Comic

1969as Frank Powers
The Big Combo
7.0

The Big Combo

1955as Leonard Diamond
High Sierra
7.1

High Sierra

1941as Louis Mendoza
Gargoyles
5.8

Gargoyles

1972as Dr. Mercer Boley
Beach Red
6.5

Beach Red

1967as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
Shockproof
6.3

Shockproof

1949as Griff Marat
Forever Amber
6.0

Forever Amber

1947as Bruce Carlton
Woman's World
7.2

Woman's World

1954as Bill Baxter
The Norseman
3.4

The Norseman

1978as Ragnar
A Song to Remember
6.4

A Song to Remember

1945as Frédéric Chopin
Road House
6.7

Road House

1948as Pete Morgan
Hot Blood
5.7

Hot Blood

1956as Stephano Torino
Beyond Mombasa
6.8

Beyond Mombasa

1956as Matt Campbell
Constantine and the Cross
5.3

Constantine and the Cross

1961as Constantine
Storm Fear
6.0

Storm Fear

1955as Charlie
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
6.8

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942as Robert Carter
Treasure of the Golden Condor
6.3

Treasure of the Golden Condor

1953as Jean-Paul
Operation Secret
6.0

Operation Secret

1952as Peter Forrester
Two Flags West
6.3

Two Flags West

1950as Capt. Mark Bradford
Edge of Eternity
6.7

Edge of Eternity

1959as Les Martin
Flesh and Bullets
4.8

Flesh and Bullets

1985as Police Captain
Main Street to Broadway
7.3

Main Street to Broadway

1953as Self
It Had to Be You
7.8

It Had to Be You

1947as George McKesson
Passion
5.4

Passion

1954as Juan Obreon
California Conquest
4.9

California Conquest

1952as Don Arturo Bordega
The Fifth Musketeer
4.9

The Fifth Musketeer

1979as D'Artagnan
Omar Khayyam
5.8

Omar Khayyam

1957as Omar Khayyam
The Walls of Jericho
5.6

The Walls of Jericho

1948as Dave Connors
The Scarlet Coat
6.7

The Scarlet Coat

1955as Maj. John Boulton
Sword of Lancelot
4.6

Sword of Lancelot

1963as Sir Lancelot
A Thousand and One Nights
6.1

A Thousand and One Nights

1945as Aladdin
At Sword's Point
5.1

At Sword's Point

1952as D'Artagnan Jr.
Saadia
6.0

Saadia

1953as Si Lahssen
Exclusive
7.0

Exclusive

1937as Reporter
Lady with Red Hair
6.9

Lady with Red Hair

1940as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
5.3

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946as Robert of Nottingham
Star of India
4.4

Star of India

1954as Pierre St. Laurent
Sharks' Treasure
5.3

Sharks' Treasure

1975as Jim Carnahan
Centennial Summer
5.9

Centennial Summer

1946as Philippe Lascalles
Kisses for Breakfast
6.3

Kisses for Breakfast

1941as Chet Oakley
Knockout
5.1

Knockout

1941as Tommy Rossi
Wintertime
5.3

Wintertime

1943as Freddy Austin
Manila Calling
8.0

Manila Calling

1942as Jeff Bailey
The Perfect Snob
6.0

The Perfect Snob

1941as Mike Lord
Maracaibo
6.5

Maracaibo

1958as Vic Scott
Around the World with Nellie Bly
10.0

Around the World with Nellie Bly

1960as Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik
Swiss Tour
9.0

Swiss Tour

1949as Stanley Robin