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Donald Cook was an American stage and film actor who had a prolific career in pre-Code Hollywood films and on Broadway. Cook is perhaps best known for his film roles in The Public Enemy (1931), Safe in Hell (1931), Baby Face (1933), and Viva Villa! (1934), as well as for his stage role as David Naughton in Claudia, which ran for a total of 722 performances on Broadway between 1941 and 1943. He was also one of the first actors to play Ellery Queen.
Born
Thursday, 26 September 1901
Died
Sunday, 01 October 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Ellery Queen (clip from The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)) | 1991 |
| American Masters | Mike Powers | 1986 |
| Too Young to Go Steady | Tom Blake | 1959 |
| The Plymouth Playhouse | Self - Host | 1953 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Self - Host / Cassidy | 1951 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Tony Kenyon | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Tad Bryson / Roger / Bruce Wallace | 1950 |
| Our Very Own | Fred Macaulay | 1950 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Blonde Ransom | Duke Randall | 1945 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Ellery Queen (clip from The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)) | 1991 |
| American Masters | Mike Powers | 1986 |
| Too Young to Go Steady | Tom Blake | 1959 |
| The Plymouth Playhouse | Self - Host | 1953 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Self - Host / Cassidy | 1951 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Tony Kenyon | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Tad Bryson / Roger / Bruce Wallace | 1950 |
| Our Very Own | Fred Macaulay | 1950 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Blonde Ransom | Duke Randall | 1945 |
| Here Come the Co-eds | Dean Larry Benson | 1945 |
| Bowery to Broadway | Dennis Dugan | 1944 |
| Murder in the Blue Room | Steve / Steve Randall | 1944 |
| Patrick the Great | Pat Donahue, Sr. / Pat Donahue Sr. | 1944 |
| Freedom Comes High | The Captain | 1943 |
| Circus Girl | Charles Jerome | 1937 |
| Two Wise Maids | Bruce Arnold | 1937 |
| Beware of Ladies | George Martin | 1936 |
| Can This Be Dixie? | Longstreet Butler | 1936 |
| Ellis Island | Gary Curtis | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Steve Baker | 1936 |
| The Girl from Mandalay | Kenneth Grainger | 1936 |
| Ring Around the Moon | Ross Graham | 1936 |
| Ladies Love Danger | Tom Lennox | 1936 |
| The Leavenworth Case | Dr. Truman Harwell | 1936 |
| The Calling of Dan Matthews | Frank Blair | 1935 |
| Confidential | FBI Agent Dave Elliott | 1935 |
| The Spanish Cape Mystery | Ellery Queen | 1935 |
| Here Comes the Band | Don Trevor | 1935 |
| Murder in the Fleet | Lt. Cmdr. David Tucker / Lieutenant Commander David Tucker | 1935 |
| Motive for Revenge | Barry Webster | 1935 |
| The Casino Murder Case | Lynn Llewellyn / Lynn | 1935 |
| Gigolette | Gregg Emerson | 1935 |
| The Night Is Young | Toni Berngruber | 1935 |
| Behind the Evidence | Ward Cameron | 1935 |
| Fugitive Lady | Jack Howard | 1934 |
| Most Precious Thing in Life | Bob Kelsey | 1934 |
| Viva Villa! | Don Felipe de Castillo | 1934 |
| Whirlpool | Bob Andrews / Bob | 1934 |
| The 9th Guest | Jim Daley | 1934 |
| Long Lost Father | Dr. Bill Strong / Bill Strong | 1934 |
| The World Changes | Richard Nordholm | 1933 |
| Fog | Wentworth Brown | 1933 |
| Fury of the Jungle | 'Lucky' Allen | 1933 |
| Brief Moment | Franklin Deane | 1933 |
| Baby Face | Ned Stevens | 1933 |
| The Woman I Stole | Corew | 1933 |
| Jennie Gerhardt | Lester Kane | 1933 |
| The Kiss Before the Mirror | Maria's Lover | 1933 |
| The Circus Queen Murder | The Great Sebastian | 1933 |
| Private Jones | Lt. John Gregg | 1933 |
| Frisco Jenny | Dan Reynolds | 1933 |
| Penguin Pool Murder | Philip Seymour | 1932 |
| The Conquerors | Warren Lennox | 1932 |
| The Trial of Vivienne Ware | John Sutherland | 1932 |
| The Heart of New York | Milton | 1932 |
| The Man Who Played God | Harold Van Adam | 1932 |
| Taxi | Actor playing Ferdinand in Movie Clip | 1931 |
| Safe in Hell | Carl Bergen - aka Carl Erickson / Carl Bergen | 1931 |
| The Mad Genius | Fedor Ivanoff | 1931 |
| How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' | Donald Cook | 1931 |
| Side Show | Joe Palmer | 1931 |
| Smart Money | Nick's Second Accomplice after Poker Game | 1931 |
| Party Husband | Horace Purcell | 1931 |
| The Public Enemy | Mike Powers | 1931 |
| Unfaithful | Terry Houston | 1931 |
| Roseland | Jack | 1930 |
