Born Cornelius Louis Wilde in Hungary. Athletic, darkly handsome lead who abandoned a medical career and a berth on the 1936 Olympic fencing team to pursue his acting career. From Broadway (notably as Tybalt in Laurence Olivier's 1940 production of Romeo and Juliet), Wilde entered films in 1940 and made his name playing Frédéric Chopin in A SONG TO REMEMBER (1945). Of limited charm and talent, he fluctuated between A and B pictures (including a number of swashbucklers) before beginning to direct and star in his own independent productions in the mid-1950s. Among his more inspired directorial efforts is the striking adventure feature, THE NAKED PREY (1966). Wilde was married to actress Patricia Wright from 1937 to 1951 and to Jean Wallace from 1951 to 1981; he co-starred with Wallace in several films, including THE BIG COMBO (1955) and SWORD OF LANCELOT (1963). Visit the Internet Movie Database to view Wilde's film and television credits.  Nominated for Actor 1945: A SONG TO REMEMBER 1 nomination