Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Acting
Born Oct 13, 1912
From Prievidza, Hungary
Died Oct 16, 1989

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

Filmography — Acting

The Naked Prey
6.6
1965

The Naked Prey

The Man

The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3
1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Great Sebastian

High Sierra
7.1
1941

High Sierra

Louis Mendoza

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6
2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)

Forever Amber
6.0
1947

Forever Amber

Bruce Carlton

Leave Her to Heaven
7.4
1945

Leave Her to Heaven

Richard Harland

Beach Red
6.5
1967

Beach Red

Capt. MacDonald / Narrator

Shockproof
6.3
1949

Shockproof

Griff Marat

The Comic
5.9
1969

The Comic

Frank Powers

Edge of Eternity
6.6
1959

Edge of Eternity

Les Martin

Gargoyles
5.8
1972

Gargoyles

Dr. Mercer Boley

Hot Blood
5.3
1956

Hot Blood

Stephano Torino

A Song to Remember
6.3
1945

A Song to Remember

Frédéric Chopin

Constantine and the Cross
5.1
1961

Constantine and the Cross

Constantine

Beyond Mombasa
6.4
1956

Beyond Mombasa

Matt Campbell

The Fifth Musketeer
4.8
1979

The Fifth Musketeer

D'Artagnan

The Norseman
3.2
1978

The Norseman

Ragnar

Omar Khayyam
5.7
1957

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Road House
6.7
1948

Road House

Pete Morgan

The Big Combo
7.0
1955

The Big Combo

Leonard Diamond

Woman's World
7.1
1954

Woman's World

Bill Baxter

A Thousand and One Nights
5.8
1945

A Thousand and One Nights

Aladdin

Star of India
3.7
1954

Star of India

Pierre St. Laurent

Passion
5.2
1954

Passion

Juan Obreon

Two Flags West
6.2
1950

Two Flags West

Capt. Mark Bradford

Sword of Lancelot
4.3
1963

Sword of Lancelot

Sir Lancelot

Exclusive
6.0
1937

Exclusive

Reporter

Saadia
5.8
1953

Saadia

Si Lahssen

Main Street to Broadway
6.5
1953

Main Street to Broadway

Self

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
6.5
1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Robert Carter

California Conquest
4.4
1952

California Conquest

Don Arturo Bordega

Wintertime
3.5
1943

Wintertime

Freddy Austin

Sharks' Treasure
4.8
1975

Sharks' Treasure

Jim Carnahan

Lady with Red Hair
6.5
1940

Lady with Red Hair

Mr. Williams (uncredited)

The Walls of Jericho
4.9
1948

The Walls of Jericho

Dave Connors

The Devil's Hairpin
5.0
1957

The Devil's Hairpin

Nick Jargin

It Had to Be You
7.0
1947

It Had to Be You

George McKesson

Manila Calling
7.0
1942

Manila Calling

Jeff Bailey

Storm Fear
6.0
1955

Storm Fear

Charlie

Treasure of the Golden Condor
6.2
1953

Treasure of the Golden Condor

Jean-Paul

Centennial Summer
5.5
1946

Centennial Summer

Philippe Lascalles

Knockout
4.4
1941

Knockout

Tommy Rossi

Operation Secret
5.0
1952

Operation Secret

Peter Forrester

Kisses for Breakfast
5.5
1941

Kisses for Breakfast

Chet Oakley

At Sword's Point
4.8
1952

At Sword's Point

D'Artagnan Jr.

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
5.0
1946

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

Robert of Nottingham

The Scarlet Coat
6.4
1955

The Scarlet Coat

Maj. John Boulton

The Homestretch
1947

The Homestretch

Jock Wallace

Maracaibo
5.2
1958

Maracaibo

Vic Scott

Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik

Flesh and Bullets
4.3
1985

Flesh and Bullets

Police Captain

The Perfect Snob
6.5
1941

The Perfect Snob

Mike Lord

Swiss Tour
8.0
1949

Swiss Tour

Stanley Robin

Filmography — Crew