Donald Cook

Donald Cook

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' Scary Little Christmas
1996
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Our Very Own
1950
Fred Macaulay
Patrick the Great
1945
Pat Donahue Sr.
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
Dean Larry Benson
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
Steve
Bowery to Broadway
1944
Dennis Dugan
Circus Girl
1937
Charles Jerome
Two Wise Maids
1937
Bruce Arnold
Show Boat
1936
Steve Baker
The Leavenworth Case
1936
Dr. Truman Harwell
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
Kenneth Grainger
Ring Around the Moon
1936
Ross Graham
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
Longstreet Butler
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
Ellery Queen
The Casino Murder Case
1935
Lynn
Confidential
1935
FBI Agent Dave Elliott
Motive for Revenge
1935
Barry Webster
The Night Is Young
1935
Toni Berngruber
Ladies Love Danger
1935
Here Comes the Band
1935
Don Trevor
Murder in the Fleet
1935
Lieutenant Commander David Tucker
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Frank Blair
Gigolette
1935
Gregg Emerson
Viva Villa!
1934
Don Felipe de Castillo
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
Bob Kelsey
The 9th Guest
1934
Jim Daley
Long Lost Father
1934
Bill Strong
Whirlpool
1934
Bob
Fugitive Lady
1934
Jack Howard
Jealousy
1934
Mark Lambert
Baby Face
1933
Ned Stevens
Frisco Jenny
1933
Dan Reynolds
The Circus Queen Murder
1933
The Great Sebastian
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
Maria's Lover
Brief Moment
1933
Franklin Deane
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
Lester Kane
The World Changes
1933
Richard Nordholm
Fury of the Jungle
1933
'Lucky' Allen
The Woman I Stole
1933
Corew
Private Jones
1933
Lt. John Gregg
Fog
1933
Wentworth Brown
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
Philip Seymour
The Man Who Played God
1932
Harold Van Adam
The Heart of New York
1932
Milton
The Conquerors
1932
Warren Lennox
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
John Sutherland
The Public Enemy
1931
Mike Powers
Safe in Hell
1931
Carl Bergen
Party Husband
1931
Horace Purcell
The Mad Genius
1931
Fedor Ivanoff
Side Show
1931
Joe Palmer
Unfaithful
1931
Terry Houston
Taxi!
1931
Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
Roseland
1930
Jack