Corey Allen
Directing
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
Directing69
tvThe Cosby Mysteries
1994
Director
The Hero
1994
Director
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Director
tvThe New Lassie
1989
Director
tvUnsub
1989
Director
tvSupercarrier
1988
Director
tvSonny Spoon
1988
Director
movieThe Ann Jillian Story
1988
Director
tvJ.J. Starbuck
1987
Director
movieInfiltrator
1987
Director
movieDestination: America
1987
Director
tvSpies
1987
Director
movieThe Last Fling
1987
Director
movieI-Man
1986
Director
movieBrass
1985
Director
movieCode Name: Foxfire
1985
Director
tvOtherworld
1985
Director
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Director
tvHunter
1984
Director
tvJessie
1984
Director
tvLegmen
1984
Director
tvWhiz Kids
1983
Director
tvScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Director
tvTucker's Witch
1982
Director
tvMatt Houston
1982
Director
tvThe Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Director
tvT. J. Hooker
1982
Director
tvChicago Story
1982
Director
tvSimon & Simon
1981
Director
tvMcClain's Law
1981
Director
tvHill Street Blues
1981
Director
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Director
tvStone
1980
Director
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
Director
movieStone
1979
Director
movieAvalanche
1978
Director
tvThe Paper Chase
1978
Director
tvDallas
1978
Director
tvLou Grant
1977
Director
tvLucan
1977
Director
movieThunder and Lightning
1977
Director
movieYesterday's Child
1977
Director
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Director
tvKate McShane
1975
Director
tvBronk
1975
Director
tvPolice Woman
1974
Director
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Director
tvMovin' On
1974
Director
movieCry Rape
1973
Director
movieSee the Man Run
1973
Director
tvPolice Story
1973
Director
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Director
tvCannon
1971
Director
moviePinocchio
1971
Director
Matt Lincoln
1970
Director
tvThe New People
1969
Director
tvThen Came Bronson
1969
Director
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Director
tvMannix
1967
Director
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Director
tvIronside
1967
Director
Acting47
movieThe Works
2005
Mr. M
movieRediscovering a Rebel
1996
Self - 'Buzz' (archive footage)
movieForever James Dean
1988
Himself
movieThe Chapman Report
1962
Walsh Dillon
tvCombat!
1962
Pvt. Garrett
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Jerome Pine / Dr. Harris
movieKey Witness
1960
Magician
tvThe Rebel
1959
Yancey Daggett
movieParty Girl
1958
Cookie La Motte
tvLawman
1958
RobertLord
tvBronco
1958
Judd Gander
movieJuvenile Jungle
1958
Hal McQueen
movieDarby's Rangers
1958
Tony Sutherland
tvPerry Mason
1957
Rennie Foster / Lester Menke
movieThe Shadow on the Window
1957
Gil Ramsey
tvTelephone Time
1956
Phil Samenian
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Buzz Gunderson
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gil Dalliford
tvGunsmoke
1955
Ben Tennis
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Dan Marshall
movieThe Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
Enlisted Man
movieThe Mad Magician
1954
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Calvin
tvStudio One
1948
Eddie Gilmer / Frankie
Writing2
movieAvalanche
1978
Screenplay
moviePinocchio
1971
Screenplay
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Departure
2023
Camera Operator
Production1
movieLost
1983
Co-Producer