Donald Cook

Personal Info

Birthday

September 26, 1901

Day of Death

1961-10-01

(60 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon

Also Known As

Дональд Кук

Donald Cook

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.

Known For

Lux Video Theatre

Baby Face

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Public Enemy

Safe in Hell

Show Boat

The Calling of Dan Matthews

Frisco Jenny

Filmography

1996
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
as Hunchback of Notre Dame
1950
Our Very Own
as Fred Macaulay
1945
Patrick the Great
as Pat Donahue Sr.
Blonde Ransom
as Duke Randall
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Dean Larry Benson
1944
Bowery to Broadway
as Dennis Dugan
Murder in the Blue Room
as Steve
1937
Circus Girl
as Charles Jerome
Two Wise Maids
as Bruce Arnold
1936
Beware Of Ladies
as George Martin
Can This Be Dixie?
as Longstreet Butler
Ellis Island
as Gary Curtis
Show Boat
as Steve Baker
The Girl from Mandalay
as Kenneth Grainger
Ring Around the Moon
as Ross Graham
The Leavenworth Case
as Dr. Truman Harwell
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Frank Blair
Confidential
as FBI Agent Dave Elliott
The Spanish Cape Mystery
as Ellery Queen
Here Comes the Band
as Don Trevor
Murder in the Fleet
as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
Motive for Revenge
as Barry Webster
The Casino Murder Case
as Lynn
Gigolette
as Gregg Emerson
The Night Is Young
as Toni Berngruber
Behind the Evidence
as Ward Cameron
1934
Fugitive Lady
as Jack Howard
Jealousy
as Mark Lambert
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Bob Kelsey
Viva Villa!
as Don Felipe de Castillo
Whirlpool
as Bob
The 9th Guest
as Jim Daley
Long Lost Father
as Bill Strong
1933
The World Changes
as Richard Nordholm
Fog
as Wentworth Brown
Fury of the Jungle
as 'Lucky' Allen
Brief Moment
as Franklin Deane
Baby Face
as Ned Stevens
The Woman I Stole
as Corew
Jennie Gerhardt
as Lester Kane
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Maria's Lover
The Circus Queen Murder
as The Great Sebastian
Private Jones
as Lt. John Gregg
Frisco Jenny
as Dan Reynolds
1932
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Philip Seymour
The Conquerors
as Warren Lennox
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as John Sutherland
The Heart of New York
as Milton
The Man Who Played God
as Harold Van Adam
1931
Taxi!
as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
as Carl Bergen
The Mad Genius
as Fedor Ivanoff
Side Show
as Joe Palmer
Party Husband
as Horace Purcell
The Public Enemy
as Mike Powers
Unfaithful
as Terry Houston
1930
Roseland
as Jack