Donald Cook
Known for Acting · 66 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 (61)
Whirlpool
1934
as Bob
Brief Moment
1933
as Franklin Deane
The Conquerors
1932
as Warren Lennox
Unfaithful
1931
as Terry Houston
The Public Enemy
1931
as Mike Powers
Baby Face
1933
as Ned Stevens
Confidential
1935
as FBI Agent Dave Elliott
Taxi!
1932
as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Dan Reynolds
Fog
1933
as Wentworth Brown
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Dean Larry Benson
Viva Villa!
1934
as Don Felipe de Castillo
Fugitive Lady
1934
as Jack Howard
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Maria's Lover
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
as Hunchback of Notre Dame
Show Boat
1936
as Steve Baker
The Mad Genius
1931
as Fedor Ivanoff
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Duke Randall
The World Changes
1933
as Richard Nordholm
Fury of the Jungle
1933
as 'Lucky' Allen
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as John Sutherland
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Steve
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
as Lester Kane
The 9th Guest
1934
as Jim Daley
The Leavenworth Case
1936
as Dr. Truman Harwell
Safe in Hell
1931
as Carl Bergen
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Don Trevor
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Philip Seymour
Party Husband
1931
as Horace Purcell
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Frank Blair
Gigolette
1935
as Gregg Emerson
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
The Casino Murder Case
1935
as Lynn Llewellyn
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Harold Van Adam
Motive for Revenge
1935
as Barry Webster
Circus Girl
1937
as Charles Jerome
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Dennis Dugan
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
Our Very Own
1950
as Fred Macaulay
The Night Is Young
1935
as Toni Berngruber
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Longstreet Butler
Beware Of Ladies
1936
as George Martin
Patrick the Great
1945
as Pat Donahue Sr.
Behind the Evidence
1935
as Ward Cameron
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Ellery Queen
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Bob Kelsey
Ellis Island
1936
as Gary Curtis
Long Lost Father
1934
as Bill Strong
The Heart of New York
1932
as Milton
Side Show
1931
as Joe Palmer
Private Jones
1933
as Lt. John Gregg
Two Wise Maids
1937
as Bruce Arnold
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Ross Graham
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Kenneth Grainger
Jealousy
1934
as Mark Lambert
The Circus Queen Murder
1933
as The Great Sebastian
The Woman I Stole
1933
as Corew
Ladies Love Danger
1935
Freedom Comes High
1943
Roseland
1930
as Jack
Oysters and Muscles
1948
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 66 credits spanning from 1930 to 1996, Donald Cook has appeared in 61 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Donald Cook Movies
- Whirlpool (1934) — as Bob
- Brief Moment (1933) — as Franklin Deane
- The Conquerors (1932) — as Warren Lennox
- Unfaithful (1931) — as Terry Houston
- The Public Enemy (1931) — as Mike Powers
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