Corey Allen

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer

June 29, 1934 — June 27, 2010 (75 years)
Corey Allen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UCLA in Theatre in 1954. While there, he received the department's Best Actor award and starred in the UCLA film, "A Time Out of War", which won the Academy Award & Cannes & Venice Film Festival for Best Short Film. Upon graduation, he appeared in approximately twenty plays in the Los Angeles area. Director Nicholas Ray spotted Allen and subsequently chose him for the role of "Buzz" in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This led to featured roles in another dozen films such as Private Property (1960), Party Girl (1958), Darby's Rangers (1958) and The Chapman Report (1962). Allen also appeared in many leading television series including Perry Mason (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Meanwhile, he created, directed for and co-produced the Freeway Circuit Theatre which toured the Southwest for six seasons. Allen also directed numerous Equity productions in Los Angeles theatres. This led to a thirty year directorial career in television and film during which he directed three movies including Avalanche; television movies including the Emmy winning The Ann Jillian Story (1988); created a dozen pilots for television series including Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), Code Name: Foxfire (1985), Stone (1979) and Capitol (1982). He has earned two Directors Guild nominations for Best Direction in a television series, the Award for Cable Excellence for Best Direction of The Paper Chase (1978) and received an Emmy for Best Direction of a Hill Street Blues (1981). Throughout this career, Allen instructed acting, including three years at the Actors Workshop, and for the last nine years, conducted cold reading workshops at the Margie Haber Studio. Allen was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Columbia College-Hollywood for his work in helping to create their acting and directing curricula.

FreeMovies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza
    2 Seasons
  • Hunter
    Hunter
    7 Seasons
  • Avalanche
    Avalanche
  • Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet (1951)
    8 Seasons
  • Private Property
    Private Property
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days
    18 Seasons
  • The Rebel
    The Rebel
    2 Seasons
  • The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
  • Tucker's Witch
    Tucker's Witch
    1 Season

Known For

  • Rebel Without a Cause
    Rebel Without a Cause
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    7 Seasons
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    7 Seasons
  • Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote
    12 Seasons
  • Avalanche
    Free
    Avalanche
  • Quincy, M.E.
    Quincy, M.E.
    8 Seasons
  • Dallas
    Dallas
    14 Seasons
  • Hill Street Blues
    Hill Street Blues
    7 Seasons
  • Hunter
    Free
    Hunter
    7 Seasons
  • The Last Fling
    The Last Fling
  • The Rockford Files
    The Rockford Files
    6 Seasons
  • Sweet Bird of Youth
    Sweet Bird of Youth
  • Simon & Simon
    Simon & Simon
    8 Seasons
  • The Streets of San Francisco
    The Streets of San Francisco
    5 Seasons
  • Private Property
    Free
    Private Property
  • Barnaby Jones
    Barnaby Jones
    8 Seasons
  • Magnum, P.I.
    Magnum, P.I.
    8 Seasons
  • Thunder and Lightning
    Thunder and Lightning
  • Party Girl
    Party Girl

Filmography

2009
Quarantined · as Mr. Eagle
1989
Heavy Petting · as Buzz Gunderson
1974
1969
1965
1963
1962
The Chapman Report · as Walsh Dillon
1962
Combat! · as Pvt. Garrett
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth · as Scotty
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Jerome Pine
1961
1960
Key Witness · as Magician
1960
Private Property · as DukeOn Plex
1959
1959
The Rebel · as Yancey DaggettOn Plex
1959
1959
1959
Bonanza · as Lt. BowerOn Plex
1959
Rawhide · as Mel Mason
1958
Party Girl · as Cookie La Motte
1958
Lawman · as Robertlord
1958
Bronco · as Judd Gander
1958
Juvenile Jungle · as Hal Mcqueen
1958
Darby's Rangers · as Tony Sutherland
1958
1957
The Big Caper · as Roy
1957
1957
The Restless Gun · as Art Hemper
1957
Perry Mason · as Rennie Foster
1957
The Thin Man · as Tony Gordon
1957
1957
The Shadow on the Window · as Gil Ramsey
1956
1956
Telephone Time · as Phil Samenian
1956
1955
Rebel Without a Cause · as Buzz Gunderson
1955
Crusader · as Martin
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Gil Dalliford
1955
Casablanca (1955) · as Abdel
1955
Gunsmoke · as Ben Tennis
1955
1955
The Night of the Hunter · as Young Man In Town
1955
The Millionaire · as Dan Marshall
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri · as Enlisted Man
1954
A Time Out of War · as Connor
1954
Studio 57 · as Danny Fellman
1954
Medic · as Sam
1954
The Mad Magician · as Gus A Stagehand (uncredited)
1954
Stories of the Century · as Charles Ward
1953
1952
Death Valley Days · as Hal ParsonsOn Plex
1951
1948
Studio One · as Eddie Gilmer

2005
James Dean: Forever Young · as Self (archive Footage)
2003
1995
1988
1987
Biography · as Self
1985
American Masters · as Self
1975

1978
Avalanche · as ScreenplayOn Plex

1983
Lost · as Co-Producer