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Cornel Wilde

Born 1912-10-13

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

High Sierra 1941 · 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 · 6.5 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 · 7.6 The Big Combo 1955 · 7.3 The Naked Prey 1965 · 7.3 Road House 1948 · 7.2 Shockproof 1949 · 6.5 A Song to Remember 1945 · 6.6 Woman's World 1954 · 6.9 Two Flags West 1950 · 6.7 Storm Fear 1955 · 6.3 Edge of Eternity 1959 · 6.4 The Fifth Musketeer 1979 · 5.3 A Thousand and One Nights 1945 · 6.0 Hot Blood 1956 · 5.7 Sharks' Treasure 1975 · 4.7 Omar Khayyam 1957 · 5.9 Flesh and Bullets 1985 · 4.1