Dependable lead and supporting player who usually played solid, sober and sometimes cynical characters. After scoring a triumph on Broadway in Elmer Rice's "Dream Girl" (1945), Corey was signed by producer Hal Wallis, and over the next two decades appeared as combination servant-strongarm henchman to gambler John Hodiak in Corey's debut film, "Desert Fury" (1947), as a homicide detective opposite Loretta Young in the thriller, "The Accused" (1948), as an exhausted mobster in "Any Number Can Play" (1949) and as Frank James in "The Great Missouri Raid" (1951). He later moved into politics, serving as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild and, lastly, as a member of the Santa Monica City Council.
- Born:
March 20, 1914 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
- Died:
November 8, 1968.
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Job Titles:
Actor, Politician, Washing machine salesman
Family
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Child: Robin Corey.
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Daughter: Bonnie Corey.
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Daughter: Jennifer Corey.
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Son: Jonathan Corey.
Significant Others
Milestones
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1934 Amateur stage debut with Springfield Repertory Players in Street Scene
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1935 Professional stage debut
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1942 Broadway debut in Comes the Revelation
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1945 After success in Broadway production, Dream Girl , signed by producer Hal Wallis to film contract
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1947 Film debut, Desert Fury
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1965 Elected to Santa Monica City Council
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1966 Lost bid to become Republican nominee for congressional seat
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Starred on TV series, The Eleventh Hour
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Worked in department store as washing machine salesman before starting stage career