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'''Ted de Corsia''' (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an [[United States|American]] radio, film, and television [[actor]] best remembered for his role as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the 1951 film, ''[[The Enforcer (1951 film)|The Enforcer]]'' (1951). In radio, he voiced roles on ''[[The March of Time]]'', ''[[The Shadow]]'', and ''[[Mike Hammer]]''. |
'''Ted de Corsia''' (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an [[United States|American]] radio, film, and television [[actor]] best remembered for his role as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the 1951 film, ''[[The Enforcer (1951 film)|The Enforcer]]'' (1951). In radio, he voiced roles on ''[[The March of Time]]'', ''[[The Shadow]]'', and ''[[Mike Hammer]]''. He also played Sergeant Velie in ''[[The Adventures of Ellery Queen (radio program)|The Adventures of Ellery Queen]]'' radio program from 1939 to 1947.<ref name="dunningota">Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Pp. 8-9.</ref> |
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De Corsia was born in [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He made his movie debut in [[Orson Welles]]' ''[[The Lady from Shanghai]]'' and went on to make a career playing villains and gangsters in 1940s and 1950s films including ''[[The Naked City]]'' (1948),''[[The Big Combo]]'' (1955), ''[[The Killing (film)|The Killing]]'' (1956), ''[[Baby Face Nelson (film)|Baby Face Nelson]]'', and ''[[Slightly Scarlet (1956 film)|Slightly Scarlet]]'' (1956), ''[[The Joker is Wild]]'' (1957). |
De Corsia was born in [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He made his movie debut in [[Orson Welles]]' ''[[The Lady from Shanghai]]'' and went on to make a career playing villains and gangsters in 1940s and 1950s films including ''[[The Naked City]]'' (1948),''[[The Big Combo]]'' (1955), ''[[The Killing (film)|The Killing]]'' (1956), ''[[Baby Face Nelson (film)|Baby Face Nelson]]'', and ''[[Slightly Scarlet (1956 film)|Slightly Scarlet]]'' (1956), ''[[The Joker is Wild]]'' (1957). |
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| Born | Edward Gildea De Corsia September 29, 1903 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1973 (aged 69) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Donated to medical science |
| Occupation(s) | Radio, film, television actor |
| Years active | 1947-1972 |
Ted de Corsia (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor best remembered for his role as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the 1951 film, The Enforcer (1951). In radio, he voiced roles on The March of Time, The Shadow, and Mike Hammer. He also played Sergeant Velie in The Adventures of Ellery Queen radio program from 1939 to 1947.[1]
De Corsia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He made his movie debut in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai and went on to make a career playing villains and gangsters in 1940s and 1950s films including The Naked City (1948),The Big Combo (1955), The Killing (1956), Baby Face Nelson, and Slightly Scarlet (1956), The Joker is Wild (1957).
In the late 1950s and 1960s, he appeared in a number of television series, mostly westerns. He was featured on three episodes of the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason, including the 1964 episode "The Case of the Drifting Dropout" when he played murder victim Mort Lynch, and "The Case of the Positive Negative" in 1966 when he played murder victim George Emory. Other television appearances included The Californians, Sugarfoot, Jefferson Drum, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Frontier Doctor, Riverboat, Tate, The Twilight Zone, Lawman, Stoney Burke, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, The Dakotas, I Dream of Jeannie and Get Smart.
In his last film, The Outside Man with Ann-Margret and Angie Dickinson, his character, the mobster Victor, is killed off early in the film, but he later appears as his embalmed corpse, posed in a chair, holding a cigar.
He died at the age of 69 in Encino, California, from a heart attack. His body was donated to medical science upon his death.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1948 | The Naked City | Willie Garzah |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley | |
| It Happens Every Spring | ||
| 1951 | Crazy Over Horses | |
| A Place In The Sun | ||
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues under the Sea | |
| Crime Wave | ||
| 1955 | The Big Combo | |
| 1956 | Slightly Scarlet | |
| The Conqueror | ||
| The Killing | ||
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Shanghai Pierce |
| 1957 | The Joker is Wild | Georgie Parker,(Danny Cohen) |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun | Jud Spangler |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith |
He was also credited as Ted DeCorsia and Ted De Corsia.
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- ^ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Pp. 8-9.
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