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Donald Cook

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  • 1901 - 1961

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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.

Birthday: 1901-09-26

Born At: Portland, Oregon

Casted In:

The Public Enemy
17687
Baby Face
27449
Show Boat
31548
Viva Villa!
43604
The Spanish Cape Mystery
69702
Frisco Jenny
72338
Taxi!
82260
Safe in Hell
82397
The Penguin Pool Murder
84971
The Casino Murder Case
87881
Our Very Own
97332
Party Husband
98867
Confidential
104479
The Circus Queen Murder
109117
The Man Who Played God
114302
Motive for Revenge
119649
The Kiss Before the Mirror
139805
Most Precious Thing in Life
140217
Murder in the Blue Room
149777
The Mad Genius
156329
Roseland
159019
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: Practice Shots
162635
The World Changes
176747
The 9th Guest
179254
Patrick the Great
186560
Brief Moment
188871
Jennie Gerhardt
188911
The Heart of New York
190897
The Leavenworth Case
205475
Beware Of Ladies
205992
The Night Is Young
213040
Ellis Island
215006
Side Show
216328
Circus Girl
225304
Murder in the Fleet
244420
Unfaithful
247564
The Conquerors
247780
Fugitive Lady
249584
Long Lost Father
253036
Whirlpool
260007
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
262792
Behind the Evidence
284555
Here Comes the Band
327882
Freedom Comes High
342342
The Girl from Mandalay
362451
Blonde Ransom
380613
Two Wise Maids
385442
Bowery to Broadway
391408
Ring Around the Moon
405573
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