
Donald Cook
Acting
Born: 1901-09-26 · Portland, Oregon
Died: 1961-10-01
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
🎬 Movies (20)

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
Hunchback of Notre Dame

Our Very Own
1950
Fred Macaulay
Oysters and Muscles
1948

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

Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
Dean Larry Benson

Bowery to Broadway
1944
Dennis Dugan

Murder in the Blue Room
1944
Steve
Freedom Comes High
1943

Circus Girl
1937
Charles Jerome

Two Wise Maids
1937
Bruce Arnold

Beware Of Ladies
1936
George Martin

Can This Be Dixie?
1936
Longstreet Butler
Ellis Island
1936
Gary Curtis

Show Boat
1936
Steve Baker

The Girl from Mandalay
1936
Kenneth Grainger

Ring Around the Moon
1936
Ross Graham

The Leavenworth Case
1936
Dr. Truman Harwell

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Frank Blair

Confidential
1935
FBI Agent Dave Elliott

