About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1901-09-26
Place of birth:
Portland, Oregon
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Donald Cook

Overview

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.

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Known for

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1996 The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas Actor Hunchback of Notre Dame 58
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1959 Too Young to Go Steady Actor Tom Blake N/A
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1953 ABC Album Actor N/A
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1950 Our Very Own Actor Fred Macaulay 59
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1945 Patrick the Great Actor Pat Donahue Sr. 59
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1945 Blonde Ransom Actor Duke Randall N/A
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1945 Here Come the Co-eds Actor Dean Larry Benson 58
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1944 Bowery to Broadway Actor Dennis Dugan N/A
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1944 Murder in the Blue Room Actor Steve 58
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1943 Freedom Comes High Actor N/A
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1937 Circus Girl Actor Charles Jerome 59
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1937 Two Wise Maids Actor Bruce Arnold N/A
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1936 Beware Of Ladies Actor George Martin 59
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1936 Can This Be Dixie? Actor Longstreet Butler N/A
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1936 Ellis Island Actor Gary Curtis 59
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1936 Show Boat Actor Steve Baker 59
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1936 The Girl from Mandalay Actor Kenneth Grainger 58
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1936 Ring Around the Moon Actor Ross Graham 58
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1936 The Leavenworth Case Actor Dr. Truman Harwell 59
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1935 Ladies Love Danger Actor N/A
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1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews Actor Frank Blair 58
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1935 Confidential Actor FBI Agent Dave Elliott 59
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1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery Actor Ellery Queen 58
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1935 Here Comes the Band Actor Don Trevor 59
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1935 Murder in the Fleet Actor Lieutenant Commander David Tucker 59
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1935 Motive for Revenge Actor Barry Webster 59
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1935 The Casino Murder Case Actor Lynn 59
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1935 Gigolette Actor Gregg Emerson 58
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1935 The Night Is Young Actor Toni Berngruber 59
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1935 Behind the Evidence Actor Ward Cameron 58
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1934 Fugitive Lady Actor Jack Howard 59
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1934 Jealousy Actor Mark Lambert 58
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1934 Most Precious Thing in Life Actor Bob Kelsey 58
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1934 Viva Villa! Actor Don Felipe de Castillo 59
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1934 Whirlpool Actor Bob Andrews 59
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1934 The 9th Guest Actor Jim Daley 58
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1934 Long Lost Father Actor Bill Strong 59
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1933 The World Changes Actor Richard Nordholm 58
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1933 Fog Actor Wentworth Brown 58
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1933 Fury of the Jungle Actor 'Lucky' Allen N/A
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1933 Brief Moment Actor Franklin Deane 58
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1933 Baby Face Actor Ned Stevens 61
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1933 The Woman I Stole Actor Corew 58
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1933 Jennie Gerhardt Actor Lester Kane 59
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1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror Actor Maria's Lover 58
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1933 The Circus Queen Murder Actor The Great Sebastian 58
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1933 Private Jones Actor Lt. John Gregg N/A
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1933 Frisco Jenny Actor Dan Reynolds 59
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1932 Penguin Pool Murder Actor Philip Seymour 58
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1932 The Conquerors Actor Warren Lennox 59
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1932 The Trial of Vivienne Ware Actor John Sutherland N/A
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1932 The Heart of New York Actor Milton 59
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1932 The Man Who Played God Actor Harold Van Adam 59
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1931 Taxi! Actor Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited) 59
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1931 Safe in Hell Actor Carl Bergen 59
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1931 The Mad Genius Actor Fedor Ivanoff 59
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1931 Side Show Actor Joe Palmer 58
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1931 Party Husband Actor Horace Purcell 59
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1931 The Public Enemy Actor Mike Powers 64
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1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' Actor 59
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1931 Unfaithful Actor Terry Houston N/A
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1930 Roseland Actor Jack 59
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