Donald Cook
American actor (1901-1961) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 60
Donald Cook was an American stage and film actor who had a prolific career in pre-Code Hollywood films and on Broadway. Cook is perhaps best known for his film roles in The Public Enemy (1931), Safe in Hell (1931), Baby Face (1933), and Viva Villa!
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1961Died1 October 19611959Too Young to Go SteadySeries, Tom Blake1953ABC AlbumSeries1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Cassidy1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Roger
Our Very OwnFilm, 1950Fred Macaulay1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries1945
Here Come the Co-EdsFilm, Dean Larry Benson1944
Murder in the Blue RoomFilm, Steve1936Ellis IslandFilm, Gary Curtis
The Girl from MandalayFilm, 1936Kenneth Grainger1935
ConfidentialFilm, FBI Agent Dave Elliott1934
JealousyFilm, Mark Lambert
Long Lost FatherFilm, 1934Bill Strong1933
Baby FaceFilm, Ned Stevens1932
Taxi!Film, Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'Film
Safe in HellFilm, 1931Carl Bergen1930
RoselandFilm, Jack1901Born26 September 1901
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Cassidy1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, RogerOur Very OwnFilm, 1950Fred Macaulay1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries1945Here Come the Co-EdsFilm, Dean Larry Benson1944Murder in the Blue RoomFilm, Steve1936Ellis IslandFilm, Gary CurtisThe Girl from MandalayFilm, 1936Kenneth Grainger1935ConfidentialFilm, FBI Agent Dave Elliott1934JealousyFilm, Mark LambertLong Lost FatherFilm, 1934Bill Strong1933Baby FaceFilm, Ned Stevens1932Taxi!Film, Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'FilmSafe in HellFilm, 1931Carl Bergen1930RoselandFilm, Jack1901Born26 September 1901Known for
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Baby Face 1933
The Public Enemy 1931
Show Boat 1936
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William A. Wellman Directed The Public Enemy and Viva Villa!
Roy William Neill Directed The Ninth Guest and Jealousy
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Public Enemy (1931)
James Whale Directed Show Boat (1936)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Show Boat (1936)
Arthur Hohl Also in Baby Face, Show Boat and Jealousy
Roy Del Ruth Directed Taxi! and Side Show
Raymond Griffith Produced Baby Face and Frisco Jenny
Lewis D. Collins Directed The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)- Nat Levine Produced Confidential and Beware of Ladies
- Robert Lord Produced Taxi! (1932), wrote Frisco Jenny (1932)
Paul Lukas Also in The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Edna May Oliver Also in Penguin Pool Murder and The Conquerors
Mae Clarke Also in The Public Enemy and Penguin Pool Murder
Guy Kibbee Also in Taxi!, Side Show and The World Changes
Ted Healy Also in Here Comes the Band (1935)
Berton Churchill Also in Frisco Jenny and Taxi!
Gustav von Seyffertitz Also in Safe in Hell and Penguin Pool Murder
Charles Butterworth Also in Side Show and The Mad Genius
Clarence Wilson Also in Viva Villa! and Penguin Pool Murder
Robert Emmett O'Connor Also in The Public Enemy, Taxi! and Frisco Jenny
Clarence Muse Also in Safe in Hell, Frisco Jenny and Show Boat
George Archainbaud Directed Penguin Pool Murder (1932)- Leo F. Forbstein Wrote The Man Who Played God and Frisco Jenny
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Filmography 40
68 credits on file
Television 5
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(1934), as well as for his stage role as David Naughton in Claudia, which ran for a total of 722 performances on Broadway between 1941 and 1943. He was the first actor to play Ellery Queen.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1961 · aged 60
