
Donald Cook
Known for ActingBorn 1901-09-26Died 1961-10-01Portland, Oregon
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Bowery to Broadway
1944 · Movie
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Two Wise Maids
1937 · Movie
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Private Jones
1933 · Movie
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Movie
Too Young to Go Steady
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Too Young to Go Steady
1959 · Series
Blonde Ransom
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Blonde Ransom
1945 · Movie
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Ladies Love Danger
1935 · Movie
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Fugitive Lady
1934 · Movie
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
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The Public Enemy
1931 · Movie
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Baby Face
1933 · Movie
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The Man Who Played God
1932 · Movie
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931 · Movie
Freedom Comes High
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Freedom Comes High
1943 · Movie
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The Leavenworth Case
1936 · Movie
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Can This Be Dixie?
1936 · Movie
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Here Comes the Band
1935 · Movie
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Fury of the Jungle
1933 · Movie
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Unfaithful
1931 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
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The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Movie
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Taxi!
1932 · Movie
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The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Series
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The Heart of New York
1932 · Movie
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Show Boat
1936 · Movie
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Safe in Hell
1931 · Movie
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Frisco Jenny
1933 · Movie
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Patrick the Great
1945 · Movie
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Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Movie
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Circus Girl
1937 · Movie
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Fog
1933 · Movie
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Party Husband
1931 · Movie
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Whirlpool
1934 · Movie
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Confidential
1935 · Movie
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Motive for Revenge
1935 · Movie
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The Mad Genius
1931 · Movie
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Viva Villa!
1934 · Movie
Ellis Island
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Ellis Island
1936 · Movie
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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996 · Movie
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Our Very Own
1950 · Movie
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Beware Of Ladies
1936 · Movie
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The Night Is Young
1935 · Movie
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The 9th Guest
1934 · Movie
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Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 · Movie
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Long Lost Father
1934 · Movie
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The Penguin Pool Murder
1932 · Movie
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Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 · Movie
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Murder in the Blue Room
1944 · Movie