Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1901-09-26
Day of Death
1961-10-01
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon
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. 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 (60)
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
Our Very Own
1950
Patrick the Great
1945Blonde Ransom
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
Bowery to Broadway
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
1944Freedom Comes High
1943
Circus Girl
1937
Two Wise Maids
1937
Beware Of Ladies
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
1936Ellis Island
1936
Show Boat
1936
