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 the first actor to play Ellery Queen.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | Cassidy | 50 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Bruce Wallace | 49 |
| 1950 | Our Very OwnMovie | Fred Macaulay | 49 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 47 |
| 1948 | Oysters and MusclesMovie | — | 47 |
| 1945 | Patrick the GreatMovie | Pat Donahue Sr. | 44 |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-EdsMovie | Dean Larry Benson | 44 |
| 1944 | Bowery to BroadwayMovie | Dennis Dugan | 43 |
| 1937 | Circus GirlMovie | Charles Jerome | 36 |
| 1936 | The Leavenworth CaseMovie | Dr. Truman Harwell | 35 |
| 1936 | Show BoatMovie | Steve Baker | 35 |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie?Movie | Longstreet Butler | 35 |
| 1936 | The Girl from MandalayMovie | Kenneth Grainger | 35 |
| 1935 | Ladies Love DangerMovie | — | 34 |
| 1935 | The Night Is YoungMovie | Toni Berngruber | 34 |
| 1935 | Here Comes the BandMovie | Don Trevor | 34 |
| 1935 | The Casino Murder CaseMovie | Lynn Llewellyn | 34 |
| 1935 | Murder in the FleetMovie | Lieutenant Commander David Tucker | 34 |
| 1934 | WhirlpoolMovie | Bob | 33 |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in LifeMovie | Bob Kelsey | 33 |
| 1934 | Viva Villa!Movie | Don Felipe de Castillo | 33 |
| 1933 | Baby FaceMovie | Ned Stevens | 32 |
| 1933 | Brief MomentMovie | Franklin Deane | 32 |
| 1933 | Jennie GerhardtMovie | Lester Kane | 32 |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the MirrorMovie | Maria's Lover | 32 |
| 1933 | Private JonesMovie | Lt. John Gregg | 32 |
| 1933 | The World ChangesMovie | Richard Nordholm | 32 |
| 1933 | Frisco JennyMovie | Dan Reynolds | 32 |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool MurderMovie | Philip Seymour | 31 |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played GodMovie | Harold Van Adam | 31 |
| 1932 | The ConquerorsMovie | Warren Lennox | 31 |
| 1932 | The Heart of New YorkMovie | Milton | 31 |
| 1932 | Taxi!Movie | Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1931 | Safe in HellMovie | Carl Bergen | 30 |
| 1931 | Party HusbandMovie | Horace Purcell | 30 |
| 1931 | The Mad GeniusMovie | Fedor Ivanoff | 30 |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'Movie | — | 30 |
| 1931 | UnfaithfulMovie | Terry Houston | 30 |