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Wendell Corey

1914 - 1968

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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wendell Corey has received more than 889,367 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Wendell Corey is the 4,626th most popular actor (up from 5,256th in 2019), the 6,787th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,811th in 2019) and the 2,072nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wendell Corey ranks 4,626 out of 13,578. Before him are Christopher Cazenove, Betty Compson, Melissa Joan Hart, John Castle, Antoine de Caunes, and Alan Tudyk. After him are Rani Mukerji, Tahar Rahim, S. Epatha Merkerson, Art Acord, Anita Thallaug, and Nadia Cassini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Wendell Corey ranks 280. Before him are Amelia Bence, Théo Lefèvre, Walter Behrendt, Peter Whitehead, Emmanuel Roblès, and Elfriede Kaun. After him are Franz von Werra, John Hersey, František Čapek, Martí de Riquer i Morera, Viljo Heino, and Jack LaLanne. Among people deceased in 1968, Wendell Corey ranks 188. Before him are Arnulf Øverland, Nick Adams, Giuseppe Lepori, Ellen Gleditsch, Amparo Poch y Gascón, and Dorothy Holman. After him are Antonio Pesenti, Luigi Cevenini, Willy Jäggi, Francis Biddle, Tim Ahearne, and Branislav Sekulić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wendell Corey ranks 6,787 out of 20,380. Before him are Big Show (1972), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Marilyn Miller (1898), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Alan Tudyk (1971), and Robert Charles Wilson (1953). After him are S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), Art Acord (1890), Nadia Cassini (1949), Michael Kelly (1969), Peter Pace (1945), and Amanda Bearse (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wendell Corey ranks 2,072. Before him are John Getz (1946), Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Dick Van Patten (1928), Betty Compson (1897), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), and Alan Tudyk (1971). After him are S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), Art Acord (1890), Nadia Cassini (1949), Michael Kelly (1969), Amanda Bearse (1958), and Michael Paul Chan (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rear Window
Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Aug 1o 19548.4 / 10
Sorry, Wrong Number
Dr. Philip Alexander
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
Sep 24o 19486.7 / 10
The Astro-Zombies
Holman
For devilishly mad "astro-scientist" Dr. DeMarco (John Carradine), a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting. Ted V. Mikels directs this unique B horror-thriller.
May 19o 19683.6 / 10