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Ted de Corsia (1905–1973)


A big, brawny villain of many 1940s and 1950s films, Ted de Corsia was an actor in touring companies and on radio before making a memorable film debut as the killer in The Lady from Shanghai. Although he occasionally played such sympathetic roles as a judge or prison warden, de Corsia's imposing size, tough New York street demeanor... See full bio »

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1972 The Outside Man
Victor
 
1972 The Partners (TV series)
Victor Manheim
The 217 in 402 (1972) … Victor Manheim
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Dull Knife
The Forge of Hate (1970) … Dull Knife
 
1970 The Delta Factor
Ames (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
William Lavor
A Chance at the Roses (1970) … William Lavor
 
1965-1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Talawa / Ankara / Chief Wamakah
Hannah Comes Home (1969) … Ankara
For a Few Rifles (1969) … Chief Wamakah
Cain's Birthday: Part 2 (1965) … Talawa
Cain's Birthday: Part 1 (1965) … Talawa
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Sheriff
The Long Ride (1969) … Sheriff
 
1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
1st Elder / Johnny Sabatini
The Night of the Sabatini Death (1969) … Johnny Sabatini (as Ted deCorsia)
The Night of the Spanish Curse (1969) … 1st Elder
 
1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Sheriff
Trail's End (1969) … Sheriff
 
1968 The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV series)
Menace in the Ice (1968) (voice / as Ted DeCorsia)
Pirate Island (1968) (voice / as Ted DeCorsia)
The Terrible Tempered Kahleef (1968) (voice / as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1968 5 Card Stud
Eldon Bates
 
1967-1968 The Monkees (TV series)
Blackbeard / Frank
The Devil and Peter Tork (1968) … Blackbeard (as Ted De Corsia)
Hitting the High Seas (1967) … Frank
 
1967 Green Acres (TV series)
Mr. Grimes
Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel? (1967) … Mr. Grimes
 
1966-1967 Get Smart (TV series)
Mr. Natz / Spinoza
When Good Fellows Get Together (1967) … Spinoza
Back to the Old Drawing Board (1966) … Mr. Natz
 
1967 The King's Pirate
Capt. McTigue
 
1967 This Is the Life (TV series)
Ed Crocker
Parents, Too, Can Be Deliquents (1967) … Ed Crocker
 
1967 Rango (TV series)
Rango the Outlaw (1967)
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Foster
Big Deal (1966) … Foster
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
 
1966 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Mr. Phillips / Two-Gun Richard
Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie? (1966) … Two-Gun Richard
How Lucky Can You Get? (1966) … Mr. Phillips
 
1966 Nevada Smith
Hudson - Bartender
 
1964-1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
Chief of Police Polek / George Emory / Mort Lynch
The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) … George Emory
The Case of the Reckless Rockhound (1964) … Chief of Police Polek
The Case of the Drifting Dropout (1964) … Mort Lynch
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Chief Highcloud
The Indian Affairs Affair (1966) … Chief Highcloud
 
1962-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Garvy / Merl Benlan
By Line (1966) … Merl Benlan
He Learned About Women (1962) … Garvy
 
1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Jim Jennet
Crullers at Sundown! (1966) … Jim Jennet
 
1965 The Money Trap
Police captain (uncredited)
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
General Ramsey
Andrew Johnson (1965) … General Ramsey
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Foreign General
The Human Computer (1965) … Foreign General
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mr. Arnold
Courage at 3:00 A.M. (1964) … Mr. Arnold
 
1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Randolph E. Branch / New Sentry
The Inheritors: Part 2 (1964) … Randolph E. Branch
The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) … Randolph E. Branch
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (1963) … New Sentry
 
1964 Blood on the Arrow
Jud
 
1959-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Foreman Dickerson / Marty Sall
The Brain Center at Whipple's (1964) … Foreman Dickerson
The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) … Marty Sall
 
1960-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Ben Wade / Gunnison / Lame Bear / …
Incident of the Peyote Cup (1964) … Pala
Incident of the Clown (1963) … Lame Bear
Incident of the Portrait (1962) … Sheriff Kieler
The Devil and the Deep Blue (1962) … Ben Wade
Incident of the Lost Idol (1961) … Sheriff (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1964 The Quick Gun
Spangler
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Mike Serra
Knight's Gambit (1964) … Mike Serra
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mr. Swenson
Why Won't Anybody Listen? (1964) … Mr. Swenson
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Herlie
The Magic Shop (1964) … Herlie (as Ted deCorsia)
 
1959-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Ben Gale / Blackie / Goddard
Deposit with Caution (1963) … Blackie
The Inverness Cape Caper (1961) … Goddard
The Jukebox Caper (1959) … Ben Gale
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Winters
Fargo (1963) … Winters
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Burlington / Sheriff Bixton
Webb of Fear (1963) … Sheriff Bixton (as Ted DeCorsia)
King of the Hill (1963) … Burlington (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1962-1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Henry McMath / The Sheriff / Voice of Capt. Ainslee
Speckle Bird (1963) … The Sheriff
The Bravest Man in the World (1962) … Voice of Capt. Ainslee (voice) (uncredited)
Our Ernie Kills People (1962) … Henry McMath
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Fredericks
A Night of Horns and Bells (1962) … Fredericks
 
1959-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Big Jim Harrington / Nate Stryker
Come and Kill Me (1962) … Nate Stryker
Ain't We Got Fun (1959) … Big Jim Harrington
 
1962 It's Only Money
Patrolman
 
1961-1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Chris Narleski / Big Ed Pavanne
A Creature Lurks in Ambush (1962) … Big Ed Pavanne
 
1957-1962 Maverick (TV series)
Amos Parker / Cannonball Clyde Bassett / Joe Riggs
The Money Machine (1962) … Cannonball Clyde Bassett (as Ted DeCorsia)
Diamond Flush (1961) … Amos Parker
According to Hoyle (1957) … Joe Riggs
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Warden
The Hook (1962) … Warden
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
John Brodek
Feel of the Trigger (1962) … John Brodek
 
1962 Margie (TV series)
Hurlbutt
False Alarm (1962) … Hurlbutt
 
1959-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Inspector Salva / Lt. Christensen
You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life (1961) … Lt. Christensen
Dead Weight (1959) … Inspector Salva
 
1960-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Matthew Witmore / Sam Greer
Siege at Jubilee (1961) … Matthew Witmore
The Protectors (1960) … Sam Greer
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Big Ed Brody
Appointment at Tara-Bi (1961) … Big Ed Brody
 
1958-1961 Lawman (TV series)
Barrett / Jess Crowthers / Lem Pastor
Blind Hate (1961) … Lem Pastor
The Senator (1959) … Barrett (as Ted De Corsia)
Short Straw (1958) … Jess Crowthers (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Poker Player
A Skill for Hunting (1961) … Poker Player (uncredited)
 
1956-1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Dr. Goodman / Manager
Emergency in 114 (1961) … Dr. Goodman
The Cardinal's Secret (1956) … Manager
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Slade Blatner
Two-Way Deal (1961) … Slade Blatner
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Police Commissioner Putnam
The Fingers of Fear (1961) … Police Commissioner Putnam
 
1960-1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
First Policeman / Ruffler
Pippi Longstocking (1961) … First Policeman (as Ted DeCorsia)
The Prince and the Pauper (1960) … Ruffler
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
Casey
A Punch from Judy (1960) … Casey
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Burly Mexican Bandit
Chicota Landing (1960) … Burly Mexican Bandit
 
1959-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Arthur Barchester / George Winters
The Medicine Man (1960) … Arthur Barchester (as Ted DeCorsia)
Chain Gang (1959) … George Winters (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Judson
I Hit and Ran (1960) … Judson
 
1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Hurlock
Cop Without a Badge (1960) … Hurlock
 
1960 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Correro
The Clown (1960) … Correro
 
1960 Spartacus
Legionnaire (uncredited)
 
1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Mike Pappas
Mystery Witness (1960) … Mike Pappas
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Curtis Brandt
The Passenger (1960) … Curtis Brandt
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
John Barton
A Lethal Pride (1960) … John Barton
 
1960 From the Terrace
Mr. Ralph W. Benziger
 
1959-1960 Markham (TV series)
Garon - Thug / O'Roarke
13 Avenida Muerte (1960) … O'Roarke
The Counterfeit Stamps (1959) … Garon - Thug
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Ben Douglas
Lost Gold (1960) … Ben Douglas
The Marriage Circle (1960)
 
1960 Noose for a Gunman
Jack Cantrell
 
1960 Oklahoma Territory
Chief Buffalo Horn
 
1959-1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Ben Verlaine / Charlie Miller
The Chinese Pendant (1960) … Ben Verlaine
The Patsy (1959) … Charlie Miller
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Bert Kolb
A Question of Courage (1960) … Bert Kolb
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Al Donovan
An Act of Terror (1960) … Al Donovan
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
John Watson, Bartender / Hank Griswell
Death by the Half Dozen (1960) … Hank Griswell
The Conspiracy: Part 2 (1959) … John Watson, Bartender
The Conspiracy: Part 1 (1959) … John Watson, Bartender
 
1957-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Ben Jackson
Absalom, My Son (1959)
The Doctors of Pawnee Kill (1957) … Ben Jackson
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Roy Berg
The Gordon Caper (1959) … Roy Berg (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1959 Inside the Mafia
Augie Martello
 
1958-1959 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Ahman Dhabi / Cyrus Webb / Esteban Valdez / …
Kelp Forest (1959) … Ahman Dhabi
Jettisoned (1959) … Jack Rogan
Underwater Labyrinth (1959) … Cyrus Webb
The Manganese Story (1958) … Esteban Valdez
 
1959 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Capt. McClosky
The Poison Ivy Story (1959) … Capt. McClosky
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Dick Moreno
Time Out (1959) … Dick Moreno
 
1959 21 Beacon Street (TV series)
Carl Barron
Double Vision (1959) … Carl Barron
 
1958-1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Chief Big Bear / Lee Spate
Wolf (1959) … Lee Spate (as Ted De Corsia)
Guns for Big Bear (1958) … Chief Big Bear
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Kyle Heber
Forty-Five Calibre Law (1959) … Kyle Heber
 
1959-1960 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Police Chief Hagedorn
 
1959 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Charlie Breen
Gringo Pete (1959) … Charlie Breen
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Adam Brow
Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) … Adam Brow
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Lafe Existarria
Death of an Overlord (1959) … Lafe Existarria
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series)
Guns at Tortuga Bay (1959)
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
The Scalp Hunters (1959)
 
1958 26 Men (TV series)
Big Ed Kelino
False Witness (1958)
Manhunt (1958) … Big Ed Kelino
 
1958 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
Drum Hartneil
Ambush (1958) … Drum Hartneil
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
George Caldwell / Lt. Bailey
Guilt (1958) … George Caldwell
The Trail (1958) … Lt. Bailey (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1958 The Rifleman (TV series)
Norv Waggoner
Young Englishman (1958) … Norv Waggoner
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Jim
Simon Pitt (1958) … Jim
 
1958 Enchanted Island
Capt. Vangs
 
1958 South Seas Adventure
Supplemental Narration (voice)
 
1957-1958 Panic! (TV series)
George Gavin / Warren
Parole (1958) … Warren
The Embezzler (1957) … George Gavin
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Carl Harrison
The System (1958) … Carl Harrison
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Jenkins
Natchez (1958) … Jenkins
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Espinosa
Zorro Lights a Fuse (1958) … Espinosa
 
1958 Handle with Care
Sam Lawrence
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Bank Robber
Clem, the Photographer (1958) … Bank Robber
 
1957-1958 Official Detective (TV series)
Ellis / Evans
The Cover-Up (1958) … Ellis
Bombing Terror (1957) … Evans
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Pat - Police Captain
Death Takes an Encore (1958) … Pat - Police Captain
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Big Joe
Albert Anastasia - His Life and Death (1958) … Big Joe
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Albert Stewart
Chinese Honeymoon (1958) … Albert Stewart
 
1957 Man on the Prowl
Detective
 
1957 Baby Face Nelson
Rocca
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Cal Jason
Thicker Than Water (1957) … Cal Jason
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Chief Harry Blackfoot
The Englishman (1957) … Chief Harry Blackfoot
 
1957 The Californians (TV series)
Jake Reeves
Man from Boston (1957) … Jake Reeves (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Cow Chief
The Pearls of Talimeco (1957) … Cow Chief
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Vic Hogan
The Trackwalker (1957) … Vic Hogan
 
1957 Gun Battle at Monterey
Max Reno
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
John McCloud
The Feud (1957) … John McCloud (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1956-1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Commander Walker
Phantom Commander (1957)
The Beachcomber (1956) … Commander Walker
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild
Georgie Parker
 
1957 Date with the Angels (TV series)
Charley
Pike's Pique (1957) … Charley
 
1957 The Midnight Story
Lt. Kilrain
 
1957 The Lawless Eighties
Grat Bandas
 
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Shanghai Pierce (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1957 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Sergeant Irish McGuire
Attack at Ras El Ma (1957) … Sergeant Irish McGuire
 
1956-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Jim Regan / Mayor Sam Kallum
The Quiet Stranger (1957) … Mayor Sam Kallum
The Face (1956) … Jim Regan
 
1956 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV series)
Golden Ring (1956)
 
1956 Dance with Me, Henry
Big Frank
 
1956 State Trooper (TV series)
Jay O'Grady
Weep No More O'Grady (1956) … Jay O'Grady
 
1956 Showdown at Abilene
Dan Claudius
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Cartwright
Battle at Apache Pass (1956) … Cartwright
The Mail Riders (1956) … Cartwright
 
1956 The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (TV series)
Big Syd Vesta
Dr. Fu Manchu, Incorporated (1956) … Big Syd Vesta
 
1956 Conflict (TV series)
Willis
Shock Wave (1956) … Willis
 
1956 Frontier (TV series)
Jim Teech
The Hostage (1956)
Out from Texas (1956) … Jim Teech
 
1954-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Whitey Murdock
The Roustabout (1956)
Man from Outside (1954) … Whitey Murdock
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
 
1956 The Killing
Policeman Randy Kennan (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
Professor
 
1956 Mohawk
Indian Chief Kowanen
 
1956 The Steel Jungle
Steve Madden
 
1956 Slightly Scarlet
Solly Caspar (syndicate boss)
 
1956 The Conqueror
Kumlek
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Steele
The Lone Hand (1956) … Steele
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Cox / Dr. Donaldson, father
Before the Beginning (1955) … Dr. Donaldson, father
Death at Two A.M. (1955) … Det. Sgt. Cox
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Rawbone
Branded (1955) … Rawbone
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Jeremy
His Maiden Voyage (1955) … Jeremy
 
1955 Man with the Gun
'Frenchy' Lescaux (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1955 Kismet
Police subaltern
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Capt. Joseph Crescio
The Case of the Pot of Gold (1955) … Capt. Joseph Crescio
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Sam Slater
Gold Freight (1955) … Sam Slater
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Vic Thomas
The Great Armored Car Robbery (1955) … Vic Thomas
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Vic Kelsey
The Long Count (1955) … Vic Kelsey
 
1955 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Joe Dermid / Seven
Dawn's Early Light (1955) … Joe Dermid
Stevedore Kid (1955) … Seven
 
1955 The Big Combo
Ralph Bettini
 
1954-1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Al Baldwin / Barney
The Case of the Fatal Error (1955) … Barney
The Case of the Gentleman Cheat (1954) … Al Baldwin
 
1955 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Jan Spolny
Prague (1955) … Jan Spolny
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Color Blind (1954)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Dan Cord
Term Paper (1954) … Dan Cord
Sea Bells (1954) … Dan Cord
Tug O'War (1954) … Dan Cord (as Ted DeCorsia)
 
1954 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Soldier
Gentle Conquerer (1954) … Soldier
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Angus Morgan
The San Francisco Story … Angus Morgan
 
1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Dan Conroy
 
1954 Crime Wave
'Doc' Penny
 
1953 Hot News
Dino Rizzo
 
1953 Ride, Vaquero!
Sheriff Parker
 
1953 Man in the Dark
Lefty
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Jack Bulloti
Knockout (1953) … Jack Bulloti
 
1952 The Turning Point
Harrigan
 
1952 The Savage
Iron Breast
 
1952 Captain Pirate
Capt. Easterling
 
1951 Crazy Over Horses
Duke
 
1951 A Place in the Sun
Judge R.S. Oldendorff
 
1951 New Mexico
Acoma - Indian Chief
 
1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Warden Ben Rickey (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1951 Vengeance Valley
Herb Backett
 
1951 The Enforcer
Joseph Rico (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1950 Three Secrets
Del Prince
 
1950 Cargo to Capetown
Rhys
 
1950 The Outriders
Bye
 
1949 Mr. Soft Touch
Rainey
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Manager Jimmy Dolan
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter
Lukie Luzette
 
1949 The Life of Riley
Norman
 
1948 The Naked City
Garzah (as Ted De Corsia)
 
1947 The Lady from Shanghai
Sidney Broome (as Ted De Corsia)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1943 Chief Neeley Reports to the Nation (documentary short)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1962 The Crimebusters
Chris Narleski
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930) Stage: Appeared (as "Big Boy at age 30") in "Scarlet Sister Mary" on Broadway. 25 Nov 1930-Dec 1930 See more »

Alternate Names:

Ted De Corsia | Ted DeCorsia | Ted deCorsia

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Played the Orson Welles role in the 1951 Lux Radio Theater production of "The Third Man". See more »

Star Sign:

Libra