Wilder Penfield was born on January 26, 1891 in Spokane, Washington, USA as Wilder Graves Penfield. He died on April 5, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
During World War I, in 1916, he was traveling on a ship which was torpedoed in the English Channel. He was reported dead and an obituary for him was actually published in an American newspaper, but he survived and received medical care in a hospital in Dover, England.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bethune
1964
Documentary
Himself - Colleague (as Dr. Wilder Penfield)
Gateways to the Mind
1958
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Director: Montreal Neurological Institute (as Dr. Wilder Penfield)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Something Hidden - A Portrait of Wilder Penfield
1981
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
Bethune 1964 as Himself - Colleague
Gateways to the Mind 1958 as Himself - Director: Montreal Neurological Institute
$1.7 Million
