A C T O R
Donald Cook [97775]
Age: 60 years
Birthday: 1901-09-26
Deathday: 1961-10-01
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Credits: 55
Popularity: 0.2033
Links: Homepage, IMDB
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.

The Munsters' Scar…
1996-12-17
Our Very Own
1950-07-27
Patrick the Great
1945-05-04
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945-02-02
Bowery to Broadway
1944-11-03
Murder in the Blue…
1944-10-27
Circus Girl
1937-03-01
Two Wise Maids
1937-02-15
Can This Be Dixie?
1936-11-13
Show Boat
1936-05-17
The Girl from Mand…
1936-04-19
Ring Around the Moon
1936-02-15
The Leavenworth Case
1936-01-20
The Calling of Dan…
1935-12-10
Confidential
1935-10-16
The Spanish Cape M…
1935-10-09
Here Comes the Band
1935-08-30
Murder in the Fleet
1935-05-24
Motive for Revenge
1935-05-15
Ladies Love Danger
1935-05-03
The Casino Murder …
1935-03-15
Gigolette
1935-02-15
The Night Is Young
1935-01-11
Fugitive Lady
1934-12-10
Jealousy
1934-11-23
Most Precious Thin…
1934-06-15
Viva Villa!
1934-04-27
Whirlpool
1934-04-10
The 9th Guest
1934-01-31
Long Lost Father
1934-01-19
The World Changes
1933-11-25
Fog
1933-11-11
Fury of the Jungle
1933-10-23
Brief Moment
1933-09-29
Baby Face
1933-07-13
The Woman I Stole
1933-06-29
Jennie Gerhardt
1933-06-08
The Kiss Before th…
1933-05-04
The Circus Queen M…
1933-04-10
Private Jones
1933-03-25
Frisco Jenny
1933-01-14
The Penguin Pool M…
1932-12-09
The Conquerors
1932-11-18
The Trial of Vivie…
1932-05-01
The Heart of New York
1932-03-26
The Man Who Played…
1932-02-09
Taxi!
1931-12-29
Safe in Hell
1931-12-12
The Mad Genius
1931-09-30
Side Show
1931-09-19
Party Husband
1931-06-06
The Public Enemy
1931-04-23
How I Play Golf, b…
1931-04-15
Unfaithful
1931-03-14
Roseland
1930-09-07