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Acting

Cornel Wilde

Born
Oct 13, 1912 · Aged 77
Died
Oct 16, 1989
Place of birth
Prievidza, Hungary
Gender
Male
Movie credits
52
TV credits
13
Directing credits
8
Also known as (3)
  • Jefferson Pascal
  • Kornél Lajos Weisz
  • Cornelius Louis 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.