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Donald Cook
Also known as: Дональд Кук
Biography
Donald Cook (September 26, 1901 – October 1, 1961) was an American stage and film actor. Born in Portland, Oregon, he originally studied farming but later started business with a lumber company. He joined the Kansas Community Players and through this received an offer of stage work. He started screen work in "shorts" before going on to films. Cook was known for his portrayal of Mike Powers in the film The Public Enemy. He also was one of the first film actors to portray Ellery Queen, in The Spanish Cape Mystery. He played opposite Helen Morgan in the 1936 film adaptation of Show Boat was one of the suspects in the Philo Vance mystery The Casino Murder Case, starred as an heroic immigration inspector in Ellis Island. Other film credits include The Man Who Played God, Our Very Own and The Penguin Pool Murder (1932). Cook made his Broadway debut in 1926 as Donn Cook, and his New York theatrical career continued until 1959. His credits included a 1948 revival of Private Lives. Cook was married to Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto from 1937 until his death from a heart attack in New Haven. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Cook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 26, 1901
Day of Death
October 1, 1961
Age at Death
60 years old
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon
Popularity Score
0.4
Filmography
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996Movie
Too Young to Go Steady
Tom Blake
1959TV
ABC Album
1953TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Cassidy
1951TV
Our Very Own
Fred Macaulay
1950Movie
Lux Video Theatre
Roger
1950TV
Oysters and Muscles
1948Movie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Patrick the Great
Pat Donahue Sr.
1945Movie
Blonde Ransom
Duke Randall
1945Movie
Here Come the Co-Eds
Dean Larry Benson
1945Movie
Murder in the Blue Room
Steve
1944Movie
Bowery to Broadway
Dennis Dugan
1944Movie
Freedom Comes High
1943Movie
Circus Girl
Charles Jerome
1937Movie
Two Wise Maids
Bruce Arnold
1937Movie
Show Boat
Steve Baker
1936Movie
The Leavenworth Case
Dr. Truman Harwell
1936Movie
Beware Of Ladies
George Martin
1936Movie
Ellis Island
Gary Curtis
1936Movie
The Girl from Mandalay
Kenneth Grainger
1936Movie
Ring Around the Moon
Ross Graham
1936Movie
Can This Be Dixie?
Longstreet Butler
1936Movie
The Spanish Cape Mystery
Ellery Queen
1935Movie
The Casino Murder Case
Lynn Llewellyn
1935Movie
Confidential
FBI Agent Dave Elliott
1935Movie
Motive for Revenge
Barry Webster
1935Movie
The Night Is Young
Toni Berngruber
1935Movie
Ladies Love Danger
1935Movie
Behind the Evidence
Ward Cameron
1935Movie
Here Comes the Band
Don Trevor
1935Movie
Murder in the Fleet
Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
1935Movie
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Frank Blair
1935Movie
Gigolette
Gregg Emerson
1935Movie
Viva Villa!
Don Felipe de Castillo
1934Movie
Most Precious Thing in Life
Bob Kelsey
1934Movie
The 9th Guest
Jim Daley
1934Movie
Long Lost Father
Bill Strong
1934Movie
Whirlpool
Bob
1934Movie
Fugitive Lady
Jack Howard
1934Movie
Jealousy
Mark Lambert
1934Movie
Baby Face
Ned Stevens
1933Movie
Frisco Jenny
Dan Reynolds
1933Movie
The Circus Queen Murder
The Great Sebastian
1933Movie
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Maria's Lover
1933Movie
Brief Moment
Franklin Deane
1933Movie
Jennie Gerhardt
Lester Kane
1933Movie
The World Changes
Richard Nordholm
1933Movie
Fury of the Jungle
'Lucky' Allen
1933Movie
The Woman I Stole
Corew
1933Movie
Private Jones
Lt. John Gregg
1933Movie
Fog
Wentworth Brown
1933Movie
The Penguin Pool Murder
Philip Seymour
1932Movie
The Man Who Played God
Harold Van Adam
1932Movie
The Heart of New York
Milton
1932Movie
The Conquerors
Warren Lennox
1932Movie
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
John Sutherland
1932Movie
Taxi!
Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Public Enemy
Mike Powers
1931Movie
Safe in Hell
Carl Bergen
1931Movie
Party Husband
Horace Purcell
1931Movie
The Mad Genius
Fedor Ivanoff
1931Movie
Side Show
Joe Palmer
1931Movie
Unfaithful
Terry Houston
1931Movie
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931Movie
Roseland
Jack
1930Movie