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Donald Cook is a Actor American born on 26 september 1901 at Portland (USA)
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 feature 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 the role of Steve opposite Helen Morgan's Julie in the 1936 film adaptation of Show Boat, was one of the suspects in the Philo Vance mystery The Casino Murder Case, and starred as an heroic U.S. Immigrant Inspector of the Deporting Squad in the 1936 movie, Ellis Island.
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 and the original 1951 Broadway run of The Moon Is Blue.
Cook was married to Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto from 1937 until his death from a heart attack in New Haven aged 60.
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Nationality USA
Birth 26 september 1901 at Portland (USA)
Death 1 october 1961 (at 60 years) at New Haven (USA)
Birth 26 september 1901 at Portland (USA)
Death 1 october 1961 (at 60 years) at New Haven (USA)
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 feature 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 the role of Steve opposite Helen Morgan's Julie in the 1936 film adaptation of Show Boat, was one of the suspects in the Philo Vance mystery The Casino Murder Case, and starred as an heroic U.S. Immigrant Inspector of the Deporting Squad in the 1936 movie, Ellis Island.
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 and the original 1951 Broadway run of The Moon Is Blue.
Cook was married to Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto from 1937 until his death from a heart attack in New Haven aged 60.
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Filmography of Donald Cook (46 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Actor | Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Our Very Own | Actor | Fred Macaulay |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-eds | Actor | Dean Larry Benson |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Actor | Pat Donahue Sr. |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway | Actor | Dennis Dugan |
| 1944 | Murder in the Blue Room | Actor | Steve |
| 1943 | Freedom Comes High | Actor | The Captain |
| 1937 | Circus Girl | Actor | Charles Jerome |
| 1937 | Two Wise Maids | Actor | Bruce Arnold |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Actor | Steve Baker |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Actor | Longstreet Butler |
| 1936 | The Girl from Mandalay | Actor | Kenneth Grainger |
| 1936 | Beware Of Ladies | Actor | George Martin |
| 1936 | The Leavenworth Case | Actor | Dr. Truman Harwell |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Actor | Lieutenant Commander David Tucker |
| 1935 | The Casino Murder Case | Actor | Lynn |
| 1935 | The Night Is Young | Actor | Toni Berngruber |
| 1935 | The Casino Murder Case | Actor | Lynn |
| 1935 | Gigolette | Actor | Gregg Emerson |
| 1935 | Ladies Love Danger | Actor | Tom Lennox |
| 1935 | The Spanish Cape Mystery | Actor | Ellery Queen |
| 1934 | Viva Villa! | Actor | Don Felipe de Castillo |
| 1934 | Whirlpool | Actor | Bob Andrews |
| 1934 | Long Lost Father | Actor | Bill Strong |
| 1934 | Jealousy | Actor | Mark Lambert |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest | Actor | Jim Daley |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Actor | Ned Stevens |
| 1933 | Frisco Jenny | Actor | Dan Reynolds |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | Actor | Maria's Lover |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Actor | Richard Nordholm |
| 1933 | Brief Moment | Actor | Franklin Deane |
| 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt | Actor | Lester Kane |
| 1933 | The Circus Queen Murder | Actor | The Great Sebastian |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played God | Actor | Harold Van Adam |
| 1932 | Penguin Pool Murder | Actor | Philip Seymour |
| 1932 | The Conquerors | Actor | Warren Lennox |
| 1932 | The Heart of New York | Actor | Milton |
| 1932 | Taxi! | Actor | Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Trial of Vivienne Ware | Actor | John Sutherland |
| 1931 | The Public Enemy | Actor | Mike Powers |
| 1931 | The Mad Genius | Actor | Fedor Ivanoff |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Actor | Carl Bergen |
| 1931 | Side Show | Actor | Joe Palmer |
| 1931 | Party Husband | Actor | Horace Purcell |
| 1931 | Unfaithful | Actor | Terry Houston |
| 1931 | Unfaithful | Actor | Terry Houston |