Corley, Al 1956(?)- (Alford Corley)

PERSONAL

Born May 22, 1956 (some sources cite 1955), in Wichita, KS; father, an ironworker; married Jessika Cardinahl (an actress, painter, and fund-raiser), 1989 (some sources cite 1987; some sources state that the couple divorced); children: Sophie Elena, Ruby Cardinahl, Clyde Nikolai. Avocational Interests: Basketball.

Addresses:

Office—Code Entertainment, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. Code Entertainment (known as Neverland Films until 2005), Los Angeles, founder, partner, and producer, beginning 1994 (some sources site beginning 1992).

Worked as an acting instructor; worked as a doorman at Studio 54 nightclub, New York City; also founder of the restaurant Memphis.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Steven Carrington, Dynasty, ABC, 1981-82.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Steven Carrington, Dynasty: The Reunion, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Franklin Kramer, And Baby Makes Six, NBC, 1979.

Paul, Women at West Point, CBS, 1979.

Tad Ford, The Women's Room, ABC, 1980.

Michael Landesmann, Hamburger Gift, 1992.

Kurt Pierson, A Kiss Goodnight, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jack Peters, "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1979.

Himself, Nackte Tanzlust (documentary; also known as Last Dance), Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), 1997.

Himself, Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar, CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Walter, "Target Gopher/The Major's Wife/Strange Honeymoon/The Oilman Cometh," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980.

Chase Marshall (Tyger's husband), "Hour One," Bare Essence, NBC, 1983.

Chase Marshall (Tyger's husband), "Hour Two," Bare Essence, NBC, 1983.

Himself, "Studio 54," Behind the Music (also known as Behind the Music: Studio 54, BtM, and VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 1998.

Himself, "Dynasty," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Dynasty: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Guest, Gylne tider, 2006, 2007.

Appeared in other programs, including French programs.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Steven Carrington, "Oil," Dynasty, ABC, 1981.

Television Director; Specials:

Nackte Tanzlust (documentary; also known as Last Dance), Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), 1997.

Film Producer:

Im Sog des Boesen (also known as Deadly Measures, Desperate Measures, In the Flesh, Nanny's Nightmare, Undercurrent, and Desperate—Verzweifelt), Neverland Films/Pro 7, 1995.

Coproducer, A Brother's Kiss, First Look Pictures, 1997.

Executive producer, Palmetto (also known as Dumme sterben nicht aus), Columbia, 1998.

Drowning Mona, Destination Films, 2000.

Cowboy Up (also known as Ring of Fire), Destination Films, 2001.

Scorched, Constantin Film, 2003.

Noel, Red Rose Productions, 2004.

Bigger Than the Sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005.

Executive producer, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

Executive producer, Edmond, First Independent Pictures, 2006.

The Gravedancers, After Dark Films, 2006.

You Kill Me, IFC Films, 2007.

The Boy in the Box, 2 Bridges Productions/A2 Entertainment Group/Code Entertainment, 2008.

KREWS (also known as Krews), KH Krews Productions, 2008.

Worked on other projects.

Film Director:

Second unit director, Im Sog des Boesen (also known as Deadly Measures, Desperate Measures, In the Flesh, Nanny's Nightmare, Undercurrent, and Desperate—Verzweifelt), Neverland Films/Pro 7, 1995.

Bigger Than the Sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005.

Second unit director, The Gravedancers, After Dark Films, 2006.

Film Song Performer:

Performer of the song "Real Life," Driving Me Crazy, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1991.

Film Appearances:

(As Alford Corley) Buddy, Squeeze Play, Frontier Amusements, 1980.

Car thief, Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal, 1981.

Al, Torchlight, International Film Marketing, 1985.

The American, Alpha City (also known as Alphacity—Abgerechnet wird nachts), Jugendsfilm-Verleih, 1985.

Incident at Channel Q, PolyGram Video, 1986.

Chris, Hard Days, Hard Nights, Filmverlag der Autoren, 1989.

Otto—Der Liebesfilm, Rialto Film, 1992.

Woman's date, Don Juan DeMarco, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Dr. Fremont, Cowboy Up (also known as Ring of Fire), Destination Films, 2001.

Police officer, Scorched, Constantin Film, 2003.

Man in line, Bigger Than the Sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005.

Man in park, You Kill Me, IFC Films, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Andy, Laddie, tripper, and teaser, Taxi Tales, Century Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Living at Home, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Stage Work:

Worked as a theatrical producer in New York City.

Radio Appearances:

Himself, Fritz & Hits, Bayern 3 (Germany), 1984.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Square Rooms, Mercury, 1984.

Riot of Color, Mercury, 1986.

The Big Picture, Mercury, 1988.

Singles:

"Answers—The Solutions"/"Cold Dresses," Mercury, 1984.

"Don't Play with Me"/"Square Rooms," Mercury, 1984.

"Over Me," 1984.

"Square Rooms," Mercury, 1984.

"Cold Dresses," 1985.

"Face to Face," Mercury, 1986.

"Show Her Everything"/"Face to Face," Mercury, 1986.

"Where Are the Children," 1988.

"Land of the Giants," Mercury, 1989.

"Land of the Giants (Dance Mixes)," Mercury, c. 1989.

Recorded other songs and singles.

Music Videos:

"Square Rooms," Mercury, c. 1984.

WRITINGS

Film Music; Songs:

Driving Me Crazy, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1991.

Albums:

Square Rooms, Mercury, 1984.

Riot of Color, Mercury, 1986.

The Big Picture, Mercury, 1988.

Songs:

"Answers—The Solutions"/"Cold Dresses," Mercury, 1984.

"Don't Play with Me"/"Square Rooms," Mercury, 1984.

"Over Me," 1984.

"Square Rooms," Mercury, 1984.

"Cold Dresses," 1985.

"Face to Face," Mercury, 1986.

"Show Her Everything"/"Face to Face," Mercury, 1986.

(With Joey Balin) "Floating Now," 1988.

"Where Are the Children," 1988.

(With Balin) "Land of the Giants," Mercury, 1989.

(With Balin) "Land of the Giants (Dance Mixes)," Mercury, c. 1989.

(With Balin and Sammy Merendino) "Real Life," c. 1991.

Songs with Balin include "My o My," and "Tell Me"; wrote "Sad Man on a Red Rock" with Louis Lepore and Helmut Zerlett; wrote other songs.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 22, 1998, p. 193.