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Donald Cook
Acting
1901-09-26 - Present
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.
Credits
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Baby FaceasNed Stevens
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The Public EnemyasMike Powers
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Safe in HellasCarl Bergen
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Show BoatasSteve Baker
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Taxi!asActor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
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Viva Villa!asDon Felipe de Castillo
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Here Come the Co-EdsasDean Larry Benson
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The Casino Murder CaseasLynn
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The Calling of Dan MatthewsasFrank Blair
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Side ShowasJoe Palmer
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Frisco JennyasDan Reynolds
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WhirlpoolasBob
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Murder in the FleetasLieutenant Commander David Tucker
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Ladies Love Dangeras
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The Kiss Before the MirrorasMaria's Lover
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Here Comes the BandasDon Trevor
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The Man Who Played GodasHarold Van Adam
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Murder in the Blue RoomasSteve
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The 9th GuestasJim Daley
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The Penguin Pool MurderasPhilip Seymour
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The Night Is YoungasToni Berngruber
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ConfidentialasFBI Agent Dave Elliott
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The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasasHunchback of Notre Dame
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Most Precious Thing in LifeasBob Kelsey
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The Spanish Cape MysteryasEllery Queen
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FogasWentworth Brown
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JealousyasMark Lambert
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Circus GirlasCharles Jerome
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UnfaithfulasTerry Houston
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Ring Around the MoonasRoss Graham
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Brief MomentasFranklin Deane
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Patrick the GreatasPat Donahue Sr.
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Our Very OwnasFred Macaulay
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The Mad GeniusasFedor Ivanoff
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The ConquerorsasWarren Lennox
Ellis IslandasGary Curtis
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'as
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Two Wise MaidsasBruce Arnold
Freedom Comes Highas
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The Girl from MandalayasKenneth Grainger
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Long Lost FatherasBill Strong
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Motive for RevengeasBarry Webster
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The Heart of New YorkasMilton
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The Woman I StoleasCorew
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Private JonesasLt. John Gregg
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Party HusbandasHorace Purcell
Blonde RansomasDuke Randall
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Fugitive LadyasJack Howard
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Can This Be Dixie?asLongstreet Butler
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The Leavenworth CaseasDr. Truman Harwell
Beware Of LadiesasGeorge Martin
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The Circus Queen MurderasThe Great Sebastian
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The World ChangesasRichard Nordholm
Behind the EvidenceasWard Cameron
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Jennie GerhardtasLester Kane
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RoselandasJack
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Bowery to BroadwayasDennis Dugan
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GigoletteasGregg Emerson
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Fury of the Jungleas'Lucky' Allen
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The Trial of Vivienne WareasJohn Sutherland