Donald Cook
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1901-09-26
- Died
- 1961-10-01
- Place of birth
- Portland, Oregon
- Also known as
- Дональд Кук
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (60)
The Public Enemy
1931
as Mike Powers
Baby Face
1933
as Ned Stevens
Whirlpool
1934
as Bob
The Conquerors
1932
as Warren Lennox
Brief Moment
1933
as Franklin Deane
Unfaithful
1931
as Terry Houston
Taxi!
1932
as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Fog
1933
as Wentworth Brown
Show Boat
1936
as Steve Baker
Confidential
1935
as FBI Agent Dave Elliott
The Mad Genius
1931
as Fedor Ivanoff
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Dan Reynolds
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Duke Randall
Safe in Hell
1931
as Carl Bergen
Party Husband
1931
as Horace Purcell
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Maria's Lover
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Dean Larry Benson
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Harold Van Adam
Viva Villa!
1934
as Don Felipe de Castillo
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Steve
Fury of the Jungle
1933
as 'Lucky' Allen
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Frank Blair
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
as Lester Kane
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Philip Seymour
The World Changes
1933
as Richard Nordholm
The Night Is Young
1935
as Toni Berngruber
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Don Trevor
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Dennis Dugan
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as John Sutherland
Our Very Own
1950
as Fred Macaulay
The Leavenworth Case
1936
as Dr. Truman Harwell
Patrick the Great
1945
as Pat Donahue Sr.
Motive for Revenge
1935
as Barry Webster
Gigolette
1935
as Gregg Emerson
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
as Hunchback of Notre Dame
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Longstreet Butler
The Casino Murder Case
1935
as Lynn Llewellyn
Ellis Island
1936
as Gary Curtis
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Bob Kelsey
The Woman I Stole
1933
as Corew
Two Wise Maids
1937
as Bruce Arnold
Side Show
1931
as Joe Palmer
Fugitive Lady
1934
as Jack Howard
Private Jones
1933
as Lt. John Gregg
The 9th Guest
1934
as Jim Daley
Long Lost Father
1934
as Bill Strong
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Ross Graham
Jealousy
1934
as Mark Lambert
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Ellery Queen
Beware Of Ladies
1936
as George Martin
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Kenneth Grainger
The Circus Queen Murder
1933
as The Great Sebastian
The Heart of New York
1932
as Milton
Behind the Evidence
1935
as Ward Cameron
Ladies Love Danger
1935
Circus Girl
1937
as Charles Jerome
Freedom Comes High
1943
Roseland
1930
as Jack
About Donald Cook
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… With 65 credits spanning from 1930 to 1996, Donald Cook has appeared in 60 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Donald Cook Movies
- The Public Enemy (1931) — as Mike Powers
- Baby Face (1933) — as Ned Stevens
- Whirlpool (1934) — as Bob
- The Conquerors (1932) — as Warren Lennox
- Brief Moment (1933) — as Franklin Deane
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