Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known as Jefferson Pascal, Kornél Lajos Weisz, Cornelius Louis WildeGenderMaleNationalityKingdom of HungaryBorn13/10/1912Born inPrievidza, HungaryDied16/10/1989Died inLos AngelesCauseleukemiaWikidataQ727740 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#35320 ↗

Cornelius Louis Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. His acting career began on Broadway in 1935, followed by small, uncredited appearances in films. By the 1940s he had signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, and by the middle of the decade 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.

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Filmography65 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)	92
1985	Flesh and BulletsMovie	Police Captain	73
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Duncan Barnett	72
1979	The Fifth MusketeerMovie	D'Artagnan	67
1978	The NorsemanMovie	Ragnar	66
1978	Fantasy IslandSeries	Daring Danny Ryan	66
1975	Sharks' TreasureMovie	Jim Carnahan	63
1972	GargoylesMovie	Dr. Mercer Boley	60
1970	Night GallerySeries	—	58
1969	The ComicMovie	Frank Powers	57
1967	Beach RedMovie	Capt. MacDonald / Narrator	55
1965	The Naked PreyMovie	The Man	53
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	George Press	51
1963	The Greatest Show on EarthSeries	—	51
1963	Sword of LancelotMovie	Sir Lancelot	51
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Co-Host	49
1961	Constantine and the CrossMovie	Constantine	49
1960	Around the World with Nellie BlyMovie	Steve Roberts / German Captain / Count / Jacque / Sheik	48
1959	Edge of EternityMovie	Les Martin	47
1958	MaracaiboMovie	Vic Scott	46
1957	Omar KhayyamMovie	Omar Khayyam	45
1957	The Devil's HairpinMovie	Nick Jargin	45
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	44
1956	Beyond MombasaMovie	Matt Campbell	44
1956	Hot BloodMovie	Stephano Torino	44
1955	Storm FearMovie	Charlie	43
1955	The Big ComboMovie	Leonard Diamond	43
1955	The Scarlet CoatMovie	Maj. John Boulton	43
1955	Star StageSeries	—	43
1954	Father Knows BestSeries	Himself	42
1954	Woman's WorldMovie	Bill Baxter	42
1954	PassionMovie	Juan Obreon	42
1954	Star of IndiaMovie	Pierre St. Laurent	42
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Rudy Alberti	41
1953	Treasure of the Golden CondorMovie	Jean-Paul	41
1953	SaadiaMovie	Si Lahssen	41
1953	Main Street to BroadwayMovie	Self	41
1952	The Greatest Show on EarthMovie	The Great Sebastian	40
1952	California ConquestMovie	Don Arturo Bordega	40
1952	At Sword's PointMovie	D'Artagnan Jr.	40
1952	Operation SecretMovie	Peter Forrester	40
1951	I Love LucySeries	Cornel Wilde	39
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	38
1950	Two Flags WestMovie	Mark Bradford	38
1949	ShockproofMovie	Griff Marat	37
1949	Swiss TourMovie	Stanley Robin	37
1948	Road HouseMovie	Pete Morgan	36
1948	The Walls of JerichoMovie	Dave Connors	36
1947	Forever AmberMovie	Bruce Carlton	35
1947	The HomestretchMovie	Jock Wallace	35
1947	It Had to Be YouMovie	George McKesson	35
1946	Centennial SummerMovie	Philippe Lascalles	34
1946	The Bandit of Sherwood ForestMovie	Robert of Nottingham	34
1945	Leave Her to HeavenMovie	Richard Harland	33
1945	A Thousand and One NightsMovie	Aladdin	33
1945	A Song to RememberMovie	Frédéric Chopin	33
1943	WintertimeMovie	Freddy Austin	31
1942	Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyMovie	Robert Carter	30
1942	Manila CallingMovie	Jeff Bailey	30
1941	High SierraMovie	Louis Mendoza	29
1941	The Perfect SnobMovie	Mike Lord	29
1941	KnockoutMovie	Tommy Rossi	29
1941	Kisses for BreakfastMovie	Chet Oakley	29
1940	Lady with Red HairMovie	Mr. Williams (uncredited)	28
1937	ExclusiveMovie	Reporter	25