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Donald Cook
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1901-09-26,Portland, Oregon
Gender
Male
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Cook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6.7

Show Boat
1936-05-17

7.286

Baby Face
1933-07-13

6.2

Viva Villa!
1934-04-27

The Public Enemy

7.243

The Public Enemy
1931-04-23

The Spanish Cape Mystery

5.4

The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935-10-09

6.7

Safe in Hell
1931-12-12

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

5.3

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996-12-17

6.3

Frisco Jenny
1933-01-14

Penguin Pool Murder

5.5

Penguin Pool Murder
1932-12-09

5.7

Our Very Own
1950-07-27

The Casino Murder Case

6.5

The Casino Murder Case
1935-03-15

5

Party Husband
1931-06-06

5.6

Confidential
1935-10-16

Most Precious Thing in Life

5.2

Most Precious Thing in Life
1934-06-15

The Circus Queen Murder

5

The Circus Queen Murder
1933-04-10

The Man Who Played God

7.4

The Man Who Played God
1932-02-09

6.3

The Mad Genius
1931-09-30

Motive for Revenge

5

Motive for Revenge
1935-05-15

Murder in the Blue Room

5

Murder in the Blue Room
1944-10-27

The Kiss Before the Mirror

5.3

The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933-05-04

The Heart of New York

6.7

The Heart of New York
1932-03-26

The Leavenworth Case

5

The Leavenworth Case
1936-01-20

Beware Of Ladies

5

Beware Of Ladies
1936-12-21

Patrick the Great

4

Patrick the Great
1945-05-04

2.7

Brief Moment
1933-09-29

Jennie Gerhardt

4

Jennie Gerhardt
1933-06-08

The World Changes

4.8

The World Changes
1933-11-25

5.7

The 9th Guest
1934-01-31

The Night Is Young

5

The Night Is Young
1935-01-11

5

Ellis Island
1936-11-04

Ladies Love Danger

0

Ladies Love Danger
1935-05-03

5

Side Show
1931-09-19

4

Circus Girl
1937-03-01

Long Lost Father

5.7

Long Lost Father
1934-01-19

0

Unfaithful
1931-03-14

5.7

The Conquerors
1932-11-18

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

0

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932-05-01

5.6

Whirlpool
1934-04-10

Fury of the Jungle

0

Fury of the Jungle
1933-10-23

Behind the Evidence

2

Behind the Evidence
1935-01-08

Here Comes the Band

5

Here Comes the Band
1935-08-30

Freedom Comes High

0

Freedom Comes High
1943-01-01

Murder in the Fleet

5

Murder in the Fleet
1935-05-24

The Girl from Mandalay

3

The Girl from Mandalay
1936-04-19

0

Two Wise Maids
1937-02-15

0

Blonde Ransom
1945-05-01

Bowery to Broadway

0

Bowery to Broadway
1944-11-03

6

Fugitive Lady
1934-12-10

The Woman I Stole

3.5

The Woman I Stole
1933-06-29

3.5

Roseland
1930-09-07

Ring Around the Moon

3

Ring Around the Moon
1936-02-15

The Calling of Dan Matthews

3

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935-12-10

Here Come the Co-eds

5.6

Here Come the Co-eds
1945-02-02

6.8

Taxi!
1931-12-29

4.7

Jealousy
1934-11-23

4.7

Gigolette
1935-02-15

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

6.3

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931-04-15

0

Private Jones
1933-03-25

5

Fog
1933-11-11

Can This Be Dixie?

0

Can This Be Dixie?
1936-11-13

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

0

ABC Album
1953-04-12

Too Young to Go Steady

0

Too Young to Go Steady
1959-05-14

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02