Donald Cook
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1901
- Died
- October 1, 1961
- Birthplace
- Portland, 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.
Filmography
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas 1996
as Hunchback of Notre Dame
Our Very Own 1950
as Fred Macaulay
- Oysters and Muscles
Oysters and Muscles 1948
Actor
Patrick the Great 1945
as Pat Donahue Sr.
- Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom 1945
as Duke Randall
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945
as Dean Larry Benson
Bowery to Broadway 1944
as Dennis Dugan
Murder in the Blue Room 1944
as Steve
- Freedom Comes High
Freedom Comes High 1943
Actor
Circus Girl 1937
as Charles Jerome
Two Wise Maids 1937
as Bruce Arnold
Beware Of Ladies 1936
as George Martin
Can This Be Dixie? 1936
as Longstreet Butler
- Ellis Island
Ellis Island 1936
as Gary Curtis
Show Boat 1936
as Steve Baker
The Girl from Mandalay 1936
as Kenneth Grainger
Ring Around the Moon 1936
as Ross Graham
The Leavenworth Case 1936
as Dr. Truman Harwell
The Calling of Dan Matthews 1935
as Frank Blair
Confidential 1935
as FBI Agent Dave Elliott
The Spanish Cape Mystery 1935
as Ellery Queen
Here Comes the Band 1935
as Don Trevor
Murder in the Fleet 1935
as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
Motive for Revenge 1935
as Barry Webster
Ladies Love Danger 1935
Actor
The Casino Murder Case 1935
as Lynn Llewellyn
Gigolette 1935
as Gregg Emerson
The Night Is Young 1935
as Toni Berngruber
- Behind the Evidence
Behind the Evidence 1935
as Ward Cameron
Fugitive Lady 1934
as Jack Howard
Jealousy 1934
as Mark Lambert
Most Precious Thing in Life 1934
as Bob Kelsey
Viva Villa! 1934
as Don Felipe de Castillo
Whirlpool 1934
as Bob
The 9th Guest 1934
as Jim Daley
Long Lost Father 1934
as Bill Strong
The World Changes 1933
as Richard Nordholm
Fog 1933
as Wentworth Brown
Fury of the Jungle 1933
as 'Lucky' Allen
Brief Moment 1933
as Franklin Deane
Baby Face 1933
as Ned Stevens
The Woman I Stole 1933
as Corew
Jennie Gerhardt 1933
as Lester Kane
The Kiss Before the Mirror 1933
as Maria's Lover
The Circus Queen Murder 1933
as The Great Sebastian
Private Jones 1933
as Lt. John Gregg
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Dan Reynolds
The Penguin Pool Murder 1932
as Philip Seymour
The Conquerors 1932
as Warren Lennox
The Trial of Vivienne Ware 1932
as John Sutherland
The Heart of New York 1932
as Milton
The Man Who Played God 1932
as Harold Van Adam
Taxi! 1932
as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Safe in Hell 1931
as Carl Bergen
The Mad Genius 1931
as Fedor Ivanoff
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' 1931
Actor
Side Show 1931
as Joe Palmer
Party Husband 1931
as Horace Purcell
The Public Enemy 1931
as Mike Powers
Unfaithful 1931
as Terry Houston
Roseland 1930
as Jack
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