Donald Cook
Acting
1901-09-26 · Portland, 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.
Filmography
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996 · Movie
Too Young to Go Steady
1959 · Series
ABC Album
1953 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
Our Very Own
1950 · Movie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Series
Oysters and Muscles
1948 · Movie
Patrick the Great
1945 · Movie
Blonde Ransom
1945 · Movie
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 · Movie
Bowery to Broadway
1944 · Movie
Murder in the Blue Room
1944 · Movie
Freedom Comes High
1943 · Movie
Circus Girl
1937 · Movie
Two Wise Maids
1937 · Movie
Beware Of Ladies
1936 · Movie
Can This Be Dixie?
1936 · Movie
Ellis Island
1936 · Movie
Show Boat
1936 · Movie
The Girl from Mandalay
1936 · Movie
Ring Around the Moon
1936 · Movie
The Leavenworth Case
1936 · Movie
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935 · Movie
Confidential
1935 · Movie
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935 · Movie
Here Comes the Band
1935 · Movie
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Movie
Motive for Revenge
1935 · Movie
Ladies Love Danger
1935 · Movie
The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Movie
Gigolette
1935 · Movie
The Night Is Young
1935 · Movie
Behind the Evidence
1935 · Movie
Fugitive Lady
1934 · Movie
Jealousy
1934 · Movie
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 · Movie
Viva Villa!
1934 · Movie
Whirlpool
1934 · Movie
The 9th Guest
1934 · Movie
Long Lost Father
1934 · Movie
The World Changes
1933 · Movie
Fog
1933 · Movie
Fury of the Jungle
1933 · Movie
Brief Moment
1933 · Movie
Baby Face
1933 · Movie
The Woman I Stole
1933 · Movie
Jennie Gerhardt
1933 · Movie
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933 · Movie
The Circus Queen Murder
1933 · Movie
Private Jones
1933 · Movie
Frisco Jenny
1933 · Movie
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932 · Movie
The Conquerors
1932 · Movie
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Movie
The Heart of New York
1932 · Movie
The Man Who Played God
1932 · Movie
Taxi!
1932 · Movie
Safe in Hell
1931 · Movie
The Mad Genius
1931 · Movie
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931 · Movie
Side Show
1931 · Movie
Party Husband
1931 · Movie
The Public Enemy
1931 · Movie
Unfaithful
1931 · Movie
Roseland
1930 · Movie