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Ted de Corsia

American actor (1903-1973)

Ted de Corsia was an American radio, film and television actor best remembered for his chilling screen debut in The Lady from Shanghai, as the ex-wrestler murderer Willie Garzah in The Naked City, and as a gangster who turns state's evidence in The Enforcer. His other credits include A Place in the Sun, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Killing and Nevada Smith.

Ted de Corsia appears in 9 films in The Rerun, from 1947 to 1966. Most of that work is in adventure, crime and western. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Robert J. Wilke (2), Kathleen Freeman (2), James Harrison (2), Orson Welles (2).

Known for

  • The Naked City (1948), Willie Garzah. Played the ex-wrestler murderer in the 1948 film.
  • The Lady from Shanghai (1947). His chilling screen debut, in the 1947 film.
  • The Enforcer (1951). Played a gangster who turns state’s evidence.
  • The Killing (1956). One of his 1950s film credits.

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When was Ted de Corsia born?
Ted de Corsia was born on 29 September 1903.

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