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Donald Cook

1901 - 1961

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Donald Cook (September 26, 1901 – October 1, 1961) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Donald Cook is the 11,412th most popular actor (down from 11,028th in 2024), the 16,452nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,928th in 2019) and the 5,241st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Donald Cook ranks 11,412 out of 13,578. Before him are Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Aarti Mann, Lily Cole, Sayaka Akimoto, Li Xiaolu, and Ato Essandoh. After him are Eugenio Siller, Choi Jung-yoon, Mikhail Galustyan, Sarah Lancaster, Alexandra Billings, and Jacqueline Kim.

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Among people born in 1901, Donald Cook ranks 362. Before him are V. Shantaram, Joseph Albert Sullivan, Dunc Munro, Florence Eldridge, Adelaide Hall, and Deborah Snyder.  Among people deceased in 1961, Donald Cook ranks 218. Before him are Elsie Ferguson, Henry O'Neill, Tommy Gorman, Harry Gribbon, Joan Davis, and Leo Carrillo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Cook ranks 16,459 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Tarango (1968), Buck Williams (1960), Pellegrino Matarazzo (1977), Brian Baker (1965), Ato Essandoh (1972), and Maria McKee (1964). After him are Kool G Rap (1968), Sarah Lancaster (1980), Alexandra Billings (1962), Rick Leach (1964), Peri Gilpin (1961), and Michelle Johnson (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Donald Cook ranks 5,244. Before him are Hanna R. Hall (1984), Teddy Sears (1977), Ehren McGhehey (1976), Emma Bell (1986), Aarti Mann (1978), and Ato Essandoh (1972). After him are Sarah Lancaster (1980), Alexandra Billings (1962), Peri Gilpin (1961), Michelle Johnson (1965), Robert Gant (1968), and David Yost (1969).

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