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Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 26, 1901
Died Oct 01, 1961 (60)
Birthplace Portland, Oregon
Popularity 7 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 scre ... en 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.

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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

1996

as Hunchback of Notre Dame

Our Very Own

Our Very Own

1950

as Fred Macaulay

Blonde Ransom

Blonde Ransom

1945

as Duke Randall

Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

1945

as Pat Donahue Sr.

Here Come the Co-eds

Here Come the Co-eds

1945

as Dean Larry Benson

Murder in the Blue Room

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

as Steve

Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway

1944

as Dennis Dugan

Circus Girl

Circus Girl

1937

as Charles Jerome

Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids

1937

as Bruce Arnold

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

1936

as Gary Curtis

Ring Around the Moon

Ring Around the Moon

1936

as Ross Graham

The Leavenworth Case

The Leavenworth Case

1936

as Dr. Truman Harwell

Beware Of Ladies

Beware Of Ladies

1936

as George Martin

The Girl from Mandalay

The Girl from Mandalay

1936

as Kenneth Grainger

Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?

1936

as Longstreet Butler

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

as Steve Baker

The Spanish Cape Mystery

The Spanish Cape Mystery

1935

as Ellery Queen

Motive for Revenge

Motive for Revenge

1935

as Barry Webster

Confidential

Confidential

1935

as FBI Agent Dave Elliott

Behind the Evidence

Behind the Evidence

1935

as Ward Cameron

The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

1935

as Lynn

Gigolette

Gigolette

1935

as Gregg Emerson

The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

as Frank Blair

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935

as Toni Berngruber

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

1935

as Don Trevor

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

1935

as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker

The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

1934

as Jim Daley

Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

as Bob Kelsey

Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady

1934

as Jack Howard

Jealousy

Jealousy

1934

as Mark Lambert

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1934

as Bob Andrews

Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

1934

as Bill Strong

Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

1934

as Don Felipe de Castillo

Fury of the Jungle

Fury of the Jungle

1933

as 'Lucky' Allen

Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Lester Kane

The Circus Queen Murder

The Circus Queen Murder

1933

as The Great Sebastian

Fog

Fog

1933

as Wentworth Brown

Baby Face

Baby Face

1933

as Ned Stevens

Private Jones

Private Jones

1933

as Lt. John Gregg

The Woman I Stole

The Woman I Stole

1933

as Corew

Brief Moment

Brief Moment

1933

as Franklin Deane

The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

as Richard Nordholm

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Dan Reynolds

The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

as Maria's Lover

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

as John Sutherland

Penguin Pool Murder

Penguin Pool Murder

1932

as Philip Seymour

The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1932

as Warren Lennox

The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

1932

as Harold Van Adam

The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York

1932

as Milton

Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

1931

as Carl Bergen

The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

1931

as Fedor Ivanoff

Party Husband

Party Husband

1931

as Horace Purcell

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Mike Powers

Side Show

Side Show

1931

as Joe Palmer

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

1931

as Terry Houston

Taxi!

Taxi!

1931

as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)

Roseland

Roseland

1930

as Jack

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Television Credits

Too Young to Go Steady

as Tom Blake

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 14, 1959

Lux Video Theatre

as Roger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Cassidy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Bruce Wallace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Tad Bryson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

ABC Album

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Apr 12, 1953

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

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