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Ted de Corsia

Date of birth: 1905-09-29

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Edward Gildea De Corsia, Ted D'Corsia, Ted De Corsia, Ted DeCorsia, Ted deCorsia

Ted de Corsia

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Ted de Corsia (September 29, 1903 [or 1905] – 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 film The Enforcer (1951).

Movie Credits

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3.5

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954-12-23

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Naut

The Killing
3.8

The Killing

1956-06-06

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a bet

The Lady from Shanghai
3.6

The Lady from Shanghai

1947-12-24

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Brooklyn, U.S.A.
2.6

Brooklyn, U.S.A.

1947-01-01

Brooklyn, U.S.A. is a 1947 English language short film directed by Arthur Cohen, starring Ted de Cor

The Buccaneer
3.2

The Buccaneer

1958-12-11

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New

The Naked City
3.6

The Naked City

1948-03-04

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon

5 Card Stud
3.1

5 Card Stud

1968-07-28

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

Nevada Smith
3.4

Nevada Smith

1966-06-10

Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by thr

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
3.5

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957-05-30

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their partic

The Big Combo
3.5

The Big Combo

1955-02-13

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice

Slightly Scarlet
3.1

Slightly Scarlet

1956-02-29

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to

The Enforcer
3.6

The Enforcer

1951-02-24

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a sol

Man with the Gun
3

Man with the Gun

1955-11-05

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He al

Dance with Me, Henry
2.5

Dance with Me, Henry

1956-12-17

Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trou

Baby Face Nelson
2.8

Baby Face Nelson

1957-12-11

Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful m

From the Terrace
3.3

From the Terrace

1960-07-15

Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his m

Captain Pirate
2.6

Captain Pirate

1952-08-27

In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds agains

Three Secrets
3.2

Three Secrets

1950-10-20

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California

Vengeance Valley
2.6

Vengeance Valley

1951-02-14

A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As th

The Turning Point
3.1

The Turning Point

1952-07-12

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop fath

Neptune's Daughter
3

Neptune's Daughter

1949-06-10

Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O'Rourke, the captain of the Sout

Cargo to Capetown
3

Cargo to Capetown

1950-04-01

A sailor and his captain fight over a beautiful girl.

Hot News
2.5

Hot News

1953-10-11

An ex-prize fighter -- now reporter -- tries to expose a gambling ring after an uneven bout in the r

Ride, Vaquero!
3

Ride, Vaquero!

1953-07-17

Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whet

Man in the Dark
3

Man in the Dark

1953-04-09

Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it h

Mr. Soft Touch
3.4

Mr. Soft Touch

1949-07-28

When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII

Crime Wave
3.5

Crime Wave

1953-10-22

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out fo

The Midnight Story
3

The Midnight Story

1957-06-04

Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues.

The Delta Factor
2

The Delta Factor

1970-05-15

Action-packed espionage thriller based on a book by Mickey Spillane. A man who has been framed for a

The Steel Jungle
2.6

The Steel Jungle

1956-03-10

The tale of a young bookie, married to a beautiful woman who goes to jail, and becomes involved with

The Kettles in the Ozarks
3.5

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956-04-01

Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with the his farm in Mournful Hollow, Arkans

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
3.2

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951-05-18

A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.

The Quick Gun
3.1

The Quick Gun

1964-04-01

Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.

Natchez
0

Natchez

1958-05-29

A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.

Man on the Prowl
1.1

Man on the Prowl

1957-12-01

A neglected wife (Mala Powers) unknowingly places her family in danger when she becomes friends with

Showdown at Abilene
2.6

Showdown at Abilene

1956-10-01

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find

Oklahoma Territory
3.4

Oklahoma Territory

1960-03-01

Temple Houston (Sam Houston's son) who is the DA with a sense of Justice. He is located in Fort Smit

The Crimebusters
3.3

The Crimebusters

1961-01-01

Nicholas Cain (Peter Mark Richman), a former high-level mob lawyer who decides to leave the criminal

The Outriders
3.5

The Outriders

1950-03-01

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They

The Lawless Eighties
0

The Lawless Eighties

1957-05-31

After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott sav

Gun Battle at Monterey
2.3

Gun Battle at Monterey

1957-10-27

An outlaw saved by a Mexican girl hunts the holdup partner who shot him in the back.

Enchanted Island
2.3

Enchanted Island

1958-11-08

Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold

The Life of Riley
3.5

The Life of Riley

1949-04-16

Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy sta

Handle with Care
3.6

Handle with Care

1958-04-18

A law student working on a class project discovers a real-life crime.

The Slowest Gun in the West
1

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960-05-07

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.

The King's Pirate
3.3

The King's Pirate

1967-07-20

Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirate

The Outside Man
3.1

The Outside Man

1972-12-21

A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apar

The Savage
3

The Savage

1952-09-01

The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the

New Mexico
1.6

New Mexico

1951-05-18

Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hun

It Happens Every Spring
3.3

It Happens Every Spring

1949-06-10

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets ou

The Joker is Wild
4

The Joker is Wild

1957-09-26

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob

Mohawk
2.6

Mohawk

1956-04-01

An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly ar

The Conqueror
1.8

The Conqueror

1956-02-02

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. T

Crossroads - U.S.A.
0

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952-02-02

Group of people trapped in gas station during a storm teach a young man valuable life lessons.

Crazy Over Horses
2.8

Crazy Over Horses

1951-09-09

The boys get mixed up with a race horse & crooked gamblers

Spartacus
3.8

Spartacus

1960-10-13

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A

The Hired Man
0

The Hired Man

1957-09-10

The LA County sheriff's department is on the hunt for a man who approaches his victims as a prospect

Blood on the Arrow
1.8

Blood on the Arrow

1964-10-11

In this western, the sole survivor of an Apache ambush rides out to save a young boy who has been ca

A Place in the Sun
3.6

A Place in the Sun

1951-06-12

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy s

Noose for a Gunman
2.6

Noose for a Gunman

1960-05-01

Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach ro

Kismet
2.6

Kismet

1955-10-08

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bach

It's Only Money
3

It's Only Money

1962-11-20

Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out