Corey Allen
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.
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DirectingBirthday
June 29, 1934Deathday
June 27, 2010Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
40Cast credits
Rebel Without a Cause
Buzz GundersonParty Girl
Cookie La MotteSweet Bird of Youth
ScottyThe Mad Magician
Gus a Stagehand (uncredited)The Shadow on the Window
Gil RamseyDarby's Rangers
Tony SutherlandThe Big Caper
RoyThe Chapman Report
Walsh DillonJuvenile Jungle
Hal McQueenPrivate Property
DukeKey Witness
MagicianThe Bridges at Toko-Ri
Enlisted ManJames Dean: The First American Teenager
SelfA Time Out of War
ConnorForever James Dean
HimselfThe Real James Dean
SelfThe Works
Mr. MRediscovering a Rebel
Self - 'Buzz' (archive footage)James Dean: Sense Memories
SelfCrew credits
I-Man
DirectorPinocchio
Screenplay, DirectorThunder and Lightning
DirectorAvalanche
Director, ScreenplayCry Rape
DirectorThe Ann Jillian Story
DirectorBeverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
DirectorThe Last Fling
DirectorThe Man in the Santa Claus Suit
DirectorSee the Man Run
DirectorMoment of Truth: Stalking Back
DirectorThe Return of Frank Cannon
DirectorYesterday's Child
DirectorBrass
DirectorStone
DirectorDestination: America
DirectorCode Name: Foxfire
DirectorLost
Co-Producer