Corey Allen
Directing
Born: June 29, 1934 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: June 27, 2010 (aged 75)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Dallas
1978
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
Perry Mason
1957
The Rockford Files
1974
Hill Street Blues
1981
Photos (3)
Movies (14)
Rebel Without a Cause
Buzz Gunderson
Party Girl
Cookie La Motte
The Mad Magician
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Enlisted Man
Sweet Bird of Youth
Scotty
The Works
Mr. M
The Chapman Report
Walsh Dillon
The Big Caper
Roy
The Shadow on the Window
Gil Ramsey
Darby's Rangers
Tony Sutherland
Juvenile Jungle
Hal McQueen
Private Property
Duke
Key Witness
Magician
A Time Out of War
Connor
TV Shows (28)
Perry Mason
Rennie Foster · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Lester Menke · 1 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Jerome Pine · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Harris · 1 eps
Combat!
Pvt. Garrett · 1 eps
Studio One
Eddie Gilmer · 1 eps
Studio One
Frankie · 1 eps
Lawman
RobertLord · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ben Tennis · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gil Dalliford · 1 eps
Telephone Time
Phil Samenian · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
The Millionaire
Dan Marshall · 1 eps
The Rebel
Yancey Daggett · 1 eps
Sea Hunt
1 eps
Bronco
Judd Gander · 1 eps
Trackdown
1 eps
West Point
1 eps
Lock-Up
1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
Men Into Space
1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Behind Closed Doors
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Calvin · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
Directing (66)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Director
Dallas
Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Director
Ironside
Director
Murder, She Wrote
Director
Hawaii Five-O
Director
Magnum, P.I.
Director
Hill Street Blues
Director
Simon & Simon
Director
The Rockford Files
Director
Mannix
Director
T. J. Hooker
Director
Quincy, M.E.
Director
Hunter
Director
Cannon
Director
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
Barnaby Jones
Director
Police Woman
Director
The High Chaparral
Director
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Director
Lou Grant
Director
Trapper John, M.D.
Director
Matt Houston
Director
Police Story
Director
Then Came Bronson
Director
The Paper Chase
Director
Bronk
Director
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Director
J.J. Starbuck
Director
Movin' On
Director
Kate McShane
Director
Otherworld
Director
The Powers of Matthew Star
Director
Lucan
Director
Tucker's Witch
Director
Supercarrier
Director
Chicago Story
Director
Whiz Kids
Director
Legmen
Director
The Cosby Mysteries
Director
McClain's Law
Director
The New Lassie
Director
Jessie
Director
The New People
Director
Stone
Director
Sonny Spoon
Director
Unsub
Director
Spies
Director
The Last Fling
Director
Avalanche
Director
Pinocchio
Director
Thunder and Lightning
Director
Destination: America
Director
Cry Rape
Director
I-Man
Director
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Director
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
Director
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Director
Code Name: Foxfire
Director
Stone
Director
The Return of Frank Cannon
Director
Infiltrator
Director
See the Man Run
Director
Brass
Director
Yesterday's Child
Director
The Ann Jillian Story
Director
