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Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Acting

Born: September 26, 1901Portland, Oregon

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996
Our Very Own

Our Very Own

Fred Macaulay

1950
Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

Pat Donahue Sr.

1945

Blonde Ransom

Duke Randall

1945
Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds

Dean Larry Benson

1945
Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway

Dennis Dugan

1944
Murder in the Blue Room

Murder in the Blue Room

Steve

1944

Freedom Comes High

1943
Circus Girl

Circus Girl

Charles Jerome

1937
Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids

Bruce Arnold

1937
Beware Of Ladies

Beware Of Ladies

George Martin

1936
Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?

Longstreet Butler

1936

Ellis Island

Gary Curtis

1936
Show Boat

Show Boat

Steve Baker

1936
The Girl from Mandalay

The Girl from Mandalay

Kenneth Grainger

1936
Ring Around the Moon

Ring Around the Moon

Ross Graham

1936
The Leavenworth Case

The Leavenworth Case

Dr. Truman Harwell

1936
The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

Frank Blair

1935
Confidential

Confidential

FBI Agent Dave Elliott

1935
The Spanish Cape Mystery

The Spanish Cape Mystery

Ellery Queen

1935
Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

Don Trevor

1935
Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

Lieutenant Commander David Tucker

1935
Motive for Revenge

Motive for Revenge

Barry Webster

1935
Ladies Love Danger

Ladies Love Danger

1935
The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

Lynn Llewellyn

1935
Gigolette

Gigolette

Gregg Emerson

1935
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

Toni Berngruber

1935

Behind the Evidence

Ward Cameron

1935
Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady

Jack Howard

1934
Jealousy

Jealousy

Mark Lambert

1934
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

Bob Kelsey

1934
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

Don Felipe de Castillo

1934
Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Bob

1934
The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

Jim Daley

1934
Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

Bill Strong

1934
The World Changes

The World Changes

Richard Nordholm

1933
Fog

Fog

Wentworth Brown

1933
Fury of the Jungle

Fury of the Jungle

'Lucky' Allen

1933
Brief Moment

Brief Moment

Franklin Deane

1933
Baby Face

Baby Face

Ned Stevens

1933
The Woman I Stole

The Woman I Stole

Corew

1933
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

Lester Kane

1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror

Maria's Lover

1933
The Circus Queen Murder

The Circus Queen Murder

The Great Sebastian

1933
Private Jones

Private Jones

Lt. John Gregg

1933
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

Dan Reynolds

1933
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

Philip Seymour

1932
The Conquerors

The Conquerors

Warren Lennox

1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

John Sutherland

1932
The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York

Milton

1932
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

Harold Van Adam

1932
Taxi!

Taxi!

Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)

1932
Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

Carl Bergen

1931
The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

Fedor Ivanoff

1931
Side Show

Side Show

Joe Palmer

1931
Party Husband

Party Husband

Horace Purcell

1931
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

Mike Powers

1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

1931
Unfaithful

Unfaithful

Terry Houston

1931
Roseland

Roseland

Jack

1930