Ted de Corsia

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Ted de Corsia (born September 29, 1905 in Brooklyn , New York City , † April 11, 1973 in Encino , California ; actually Edward Gildea De Corsia ) was an American actor .

Life

Ted de Corsia was born in Brooklyn in 1905 as the only child of vaudeville artists Edward De Corsia and Helen Le Sage. Due to his parents' occupation, his childhood was marked by numerous moves and school changes. He first appeared on stage at the age of six. While attending New York Evening High School and studying at New York University , he made some extra money as a plumber, salesman, and electrician. At times he also worked as a cook. After that he was mainly active as an actor on the radio with his distinctive voice. In 1947 he made his screen debut alongside Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in his film noir The Lady of Shanghai . Numerous supporting roles followed, mostly as a villain, such as in City Without a Mask (1948) or in The Tiger (1951) with Humphrey Bogart . From 1953 he was also a busy performer on American television, where he appeared in numerous series such as Smoking Colts (1962-1966), Perry Mason (1964-1966) or Enchanting Jeannie (1966) until 1972 .

Marriage to his first wife, Mary Robertson, ended in divorce in 1935. With his second wife Rachel Thurber, whom he married in 1939, de Corsia had two daughters. He died of a heart attack in 1973 at the age of 67 .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karen Burroughs Hanns Berry: Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir . McFarland, 2003, ISBN 0-7864-1484-7 , p. 185.
  2. ↑ James Robert Parish: Hollywood Character Actors . Arlington House, 1978, ISBN 0-87000-384-4 , p. 164.
personal data
SURNAME Corsia, Ted de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corsia, Edward Gildea De (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1973
Place of death Encino , California