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Ted de Corsia

1905–1973 · Actor

Biography

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Ted de Corsia (September 29, 1903 [or 1905] – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor best remembered for his role as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the film The Enforcer (1951).

Notable Noir Roles

The Lady from Shanghai

1947Dir. Orson Welles · Sidney Broome

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

The Naked City

1948Dir. Jules Dassin · Willy Garzah

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Mr. Soft Touch

1949Dir. Gordon Douglas · Rainey

When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mo…

Man in the Dark

1953Dir. Lew Landers · Lefty

Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.

Full Noir Filmography

8 films · 1947–1956