Glenn Corbett

Acting

Glenn Corbett

Born August 17, 1933 · El Monte, California, USA

Died January 16, 1993 · aged 59

An American lead actor and supporting actor, rugged and commanding Glenn Corbett's background didn't seem like it would lead to Hollywood stardom. The son of a garage mechanic, Corbett served a hitch in the Navy and later met Judy, the woman who would become his wife, while she was working at a college.

Known For

MidwayMidway · 1976
Midway
★ 6.61976
MovieActionDrama
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
ChisumChisum · 1970
Chisum
★ 6.61970
MovieWestern
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
Big JakeBig Jake · 1971
Big Jake
★ 6.81971
MovieWestern
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
ShenandoahShenandoah · 1965
Shenandoah
★ 7.01965
MovieWesternWar
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced upon him.
HomicidalHomicidal · 1961
Homicidal
★ 6.41961
MovieHorrorThriller
A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?
The Crimson KimonoThe Crimson Kimono · 1959
The Crimson Kimono
★ 6.61959
MovieRomanceDrama
Two detectives clash over the hunt for a burlesque dancer’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district.
The Pirates of Blood RiverThe Pirates of Blood River · 1962
The Pirates of Blood River
★ 6.21962
MovieAdventureAction
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
All the Young MenAll the Young Men · 1960
All the Young Men
★ 6.71960
MovieActionAdventure
During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.

Filmography

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The Mountain RoadThe Mountain Road · 1960
The Mountain Road
★ 6.61960
MovieDramaWar
In 1944, in eastern part of China, U.S.Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition engineers are left behind the retreating Chinese forces. Their task is to slow down the Japanese advance into eastern China by blowing up bridges, roads, airfields and munitions dumps. They start by blowing up an American airfield and ammo dump. They receive the order to destroy a vital bridge over a mountain pass.The team uses a few army trucks to move around. At the bridge, they encounter a Nationalist Chinese Army unit in charge of guarding the bridge. Thanks to an American soldier who speaks some Chinese, Major Baldwin requests the permission, from the Chinese commander, to blow up the bridge.The Chinese colonel agrees but asks the American Major to do him a favor by also destroying a munitions dump located at some distance away.He also requests that Madame Sue-Mei Hung, the widow of a Chinese colonel, be transported by the American demolition team to the nearest major town.

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