
Donald Cook
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Sp...
Known For
Filmography

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
as Hunchback of Notre Dame
Too Young to Go Steady
1959
as Tom Blake
ABC Album
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Cassidy

Our Very Own
1950
as Fred Macaulay
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Roger
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bruce Wallace
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tad Bryson
Oysters and Muscles
1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

Patrick the Great
1945
as Pat Donahue Sr.
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Duke Randall

Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Dean Larry Benson

Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Steve

Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Dennis Dugan
Freedom Comes High
1943

Circus Girl
1937
as Charles Jerome

Two Wise Maids
1937
as Bruce Arnold

Show Boat
1936
as Steve Baker

The Leavenworth Case
1936
as Dr. Truman Harwell

Beware Of Ladies
1936
as George Martin
Ellis Island
1936
as Gary Curtis

The Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Kenneth Grainger

Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Ross Graham

Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Longstreet Butler

The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935
as Ellery Queen

The Casino Murder Case
1935
as Lynn Llewellyn

Confidential
1935
as FBI Agent Dave Elliott

Motive for Revenge
1935
as Barry Webster

The Night Is Young
1935
as Toni Berngruber

Ladies Love Danger
1935
Behind the Evidence
1935
as Ward Cameron

Here Comes the Band
1935
as Don Trevor

Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Lieutenant Commander David Tucker

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Frank Blair

Gigolette
1935
as Gregg Emerson

Viva Villa!
1934
as Don Felipe de Castillo

Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Bob Kelsey

The 9th Guest
1934
as Jim Daley

Long Lost Father
1934
as Bill Strong

Whirlpool
1934
as Bob

Fugitive Lady
1934
as Jack Howard

Jealousy
1934
as Mark Lambert

Baby Face
1933
as Ned Stevens

Frisco Jenny
1933
as Dan Reynolds

The Circus Queen Murder
1933
as The Great Sebastian

The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Maria's Lover

Brief Moment
1933
as Franklin Deane

Jennie Gerhardt
1933
as Lester Kane

The World Changes
1933
as Richard Nordholm

Fury of the Jungle
1933
as 'Lucky' Allen

The Woman I Stole
1933
as Corew

Private Jones
1933
as Lt. John Gregg

Fog
1933
as Wentworth Brown

The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Philip Seymour

The Man Who Played God
1932
as Harold Van Adam

The Heart of New York
1932
as Milton

The Conquerors
1932
as Warren Lennox

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as John Sutherland

Taxi!
1932
as Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
1931
as Mike Powers

Safe in Hell
1931
as Carl Bergen

Party Husband
1931
as Horace Purcell

The Mad Genius
1931
as Fedor Ivanoff

Side Show
1931
as Joe Palmer

Unfaithful
1931
as Terry Houston

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931

Roseland
1930
as Jack