Corey Allen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UCLA in Theatre in 1954. While there, he received the departments 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), Darbys 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.
Buzz Gunderson
Película 1955
Cookie La Motte
Película 1958
Mr. M
Película 2005
Scotty
Película 1962
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
Película 1954
Gil Ramsey
Película 1957
Tony Sutherland
Película 1958
Roy
Película 1957
Walsh Dillon
Película 1962
Hal McQueen
Película 1958
Duke
Película 1960
Self - 'Buzz' (archive footage)
Película 1996
Self
Película 2005
Magician
Película 1960
Connor
Película 1954
Self
Película 1975
Himself
Película 1988
Self
Película 2006
Tv 1957
Tv 1951
Ben Tennis
Tv 1955
Rennie Foster
Tv 1957
Eddie Gilmer
Tv 1948
Pvt. Garrett
Tv 1962
Tv 1959
Tv 1958
Gil Dalliford
Tv 1955
Tv 1961
Tv 1974
Tv 1957
Dan Marshall
Tv 1955
Tv 1956
Tv 1959
Tv 1965
Tv 1958
Tv 1959
Yancey Daggett
Tv 1959
Tv 1963
Jerome Pine
Tv 1961
Tv 1956
Tv 1956
Calvin
Tv 1953
Tv 1958
Dr. Harris
Tv 1961
Lester Menke
Tv 1957
Frankie
Tv 1948