Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1912
Place of Birth
Prievidza, Hungary
Also Known As
- Jefferson Pascal
- Kornél Lajos Weisz
- Cornelius Louis Wilde
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.
Known For - Movies
The Naked Prey
as The Man
The Greatest Show on Earth
as The Great Sebastian
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Leave Her to Heaven
as Richard Harland
High Sierra
as Louis Mendoza
A Song to Remember
as Frédéric Chopin
Gargoyles
as Dr. Mercer Boley
The Big Combo
as Leonard Diamond
Beach Red
as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
The Comic
as Frank Powers
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Duncan Barnett
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
I Love Lucy
as Cornel Wilde
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Night Gallery
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as George Press
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
The Greatest Show on Earth
General Electric Theater
as Peter Maresy
General Electric Theater
as Rudy Alberti