Bigelow Cooper (1970 - 1970)

Actor. He appeared in over 100 films from 1911 to 1927, including “The Ambassador’s Daughter” (1913) and “The Broadway Drifter” (1927). He also appeared on Broadway in “The COnfession” (1911).  (bio by: Ginny M)  Family links:  Spouse:  Anne Cooper (1872 – 1963)

Charles H. Cooley (1902 - 1960)

Film, vaudeville and television actor. Born Charles Cali to Italian parents Carmelo Cali and Teresa Galletti, he was a boyhood friend of Bob Hope from their grammar school days in Cleveland. He helped get the famous comedian his first big break in vaudeville. Hope took him to Hollywood in 1938 and remained with Hope as […]

Peter W. Cookson (1913 - 1990)

Actor. Born in Milwaukie, Oregon, Peter W. Cookson was a popular television and film performer, plus an original member of the Actors Studio New York City. After several stage appearances on Broadway, he made his big screen debut in “Swingtime Johnny” (1943), followed by “Strange Confession” (1944). His other film credits included “The Girl Who […]

George Frederick Cooke (1756 - 1812)

Actor. Hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as the greatest tragedian of his era, he was dramatic even in death. The British star’s skull was allegedly used in Edwin Booth’s production of Hamlet, and his headless ghost is said to haunt this Manhattan churchyard. Born in Westminster, Cooke had been orphaned and impoverished as […]

Baldwin Cooke (1888 - 1953)

Comedian. Vaudeville performer and comedic film character actor, most notably in Laurel and Hardy short comedies. He and his wife previously worked with Stan Laurel on stage before Laurel became popular in motion pictures. Probably best remembered as the harassed next-door neighbor in “Perfect Day” (1929). (bio by: Theologianthespian)

Alfred Cooke (1970 - 1970)

Theatrical Actor. He was the “eminent equestrian.”  When, in the summer of 1843, William Cooke advertised his “Royal Circus” to the people of Greenock, Scotland, one of the featured performers was his son Alfred. Standing on a horse’s back and circling the ring at a slow canter, Alfred entered costumed as Shakespeare’s Falstaff leading his […]

Nathan Cook (1950 - 1988)

Nathan Earl Cook (April 9, 1950 – June 11, 1988) was an American actor. His eldest brother, Edward Cook (born December 22, 1947, died 1995) was a ballet dancer and choreographer in Europe. Nathan Cook was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduation from Penn State University, he was hired as a member of the repertory company […]

Elisha Cook, Jr (1903 - 1995)

Elisha Cook, Jr was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Sr., a pharmacist, and grew up in Chicago. He started in vaudeville and stock by the age of fourteen. He was a traveling actor in the East Coast and the Midwest before arriving in New York City, where Eugene O’Neill cast […]

Donald Cook (1901 - 1961)

Actor. Cook is best known for his role as ‘Tom Blake’ in the television series, “Too Young To Go Steady” (1959). He appeared in the films, “Our Very Own” (1950), “Blonde Ransom” (1945), “Bowery To Broadway” (1944), “Freedom Comes High” (1943), “Circus Girl” (1937), “Ellis Island” (1936), “Dan Matthews” (1935), “Whirlpool” (1934), “Baby Face” (1933), […]

Jackie Coogan (1914 - 1984)

Silent Movie, Screen, Stage and Television Actor. Child star Jackie Coogan was born John Leslie Coogan Jr. on October 26th, 1914, in Los Angeles, California, to a show business family where his father, John H. Coogan, was a dancer and his mother, Lillian Dolliver, had been a child star on the stage. Shortly after Jackie’s […]

Steve Conte (1920 - 1997)

Actor. A native of Gagliato, Italy, he is best known for playing thugs and henchmen, most notably in the classic “Batman” television series. His big-screen credits include “Wiretapper” (1955), “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” (1957), “Change Of Habit” (1969), “My Father’s House” (1975), “Fast Break” (1979), “Samurai” (1979), “The Onion Field” (1979), “Midas Valley” (1985), […]

John Conte (1915 - 2006)

John Conte was born in Palmer, Massachusetts. His mother was Italian, and his father was French-Italian. The family moved to Los Angeles, California, when John was 5. While a student at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, Conte focused on classes in drama and for three years was the school’s top entrant in Shakespearian competition. […]

Michel Constantin (1924 - 2003)

Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokloff, July 13, 1924 – August 29, 2003) was a French film actor.. Born Constantin Hokloff in France, he began his acting career in the late 1950s.  He appeared in over 70 films,  including “Le Trou” (1960), “Maigret Voit Rouge” (1963), “Les Grandes Gueules” (1966), “The Southern Star” (1969), “Les Étrangers” […]

Frank Conroy (1890 - 1964)

Actor. Stage, film and televison figure from the 1930s to the 1960s. He had roles in “Grand Hotel” (1932), “Night Flight” (1933), “Little Miss Marker” (1934), “The Ox-Bow Incident” (1943), and ” The Snake Pit” (1948). He received the 1957 ‘Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic)’ Tony Award for his performance in Graham Greene’s “The Potting […]

Charles J. Conrad (1909 - 1998)

Actor. Motion picture and television character actor of the 1950s and ’60s. He appeared in films such as 1951’s “As Young as You Feel” (with Marilyn Monroe), “Don’t Bother to Knock” (also with Monroe), and the 1954 Judy Garland version of “A Star is Born.” He also appeared in classic televisions series such as “Gunsmoke,” […]

Walter James Connolly (1887 - 1940)

Actor.  Memorable character player of 1930s Hollywood films.  Educated at St. Xavier College and the University of Dublin,  Ireland,  Walter James Connolly made his acting debut in 1910 and toured with the E.H. Sothern troupe.  Two early film appearances,  in “The Married Woman” (1914) and “A Soldier’s Oath” (1915),  turned him off to the medium […]

Edward Connelly (1859 - 1928)

Actor.  Versatile character player of stage and silent films.  Born in Manhattan,  he was a reporter for the New York Sun before he caught the acting bug and ran off to join a Kansas City-based theatre troupe in 1884.  He first appeared on Broadway in the musical comedy “The Belle of New York” (1900) and […]

Christopher Connelly (1941 - 1988)

Actor. A native of Wichita, Kansas, he is remembered for his role as Norman Harrington in the television series, “Peyton Place” in 1964, and that of Moses “Moze” Pray in the television series, “Paper Moon” from 1974 to 1975. Connelly also played the role of Saint John Hawke, the brother of actor  Jan-Michael Vincent’s character, […]

John Connell (1923 - 2015)

American Actor. Born John P. Connell, he was an actor who was best known for playing Dr. David Malone on the daytime television soap opera “Young Dr. Malone”. During the Second World War, he received five Battle Stars and a Purple Heart for service as a radio operator and waist gunner aboard a B-24 with […]

Merrill L. Connally (1921 - 2001)

Actor. A native of Floresville, Texas, he appeared as the Team Leader in director Stephen Spielberg’s 1977 film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”  His other work included appearing in the 1971 television documentary series “V.I.P.-Schaukel” and the films “The Sugarland Express” (1974), “The Girls In The Office” (1979), “Alamo: The Price Of Freedom” (1988, […]

Jackie Condon (1918 - 1977)

Actor. Born John Michael Condon, he was a child performer who appeared in over 80 films. He is best known as being “Jackie” a cast member on the “Our Gang” comedy shorts series of the silent film era. Some of his noted “Our Gang” features included “Fire Fighters” (1922), “Dogs of War” (1923), “Circus Fever” […]

Henry Condell (1568 - 1627)

Elizabethan actor. Henry Condell was a fellow actor and friend of William Shakespeare, who in 1623 together with John Heminge published the world famous First Folio, seven years after William’s death. It was the first time that all of Shakespeare’s works were accurately published. Earlier cheap Quarto prints had been made of some plays, which […]

John Compton (1923 - 2015)

Actor. Born John Compton Tolley in Tennessee, his father was a liquor manufacturer, John moved to New York City, where he launched his professional acting debut on Broadway, with a starring role in the production of “The Ryan Girl” (1945). He broke into motion pictures during the 1940s and had minor roles in the films […]

John Comer (1924 - 1984)

Actor, Comedian. He is remembered for his comedic roles in the British television sitcoms “I Didn’t Know You Cared” (1975 to 1979, as ‘Les’), “Last of the Summer Wine’ (1973 to 1983 as ‘Sid’), and “All Our Saturdays” (February to March 1973, as ‘Wilf’). Born one of five children, he received his education at the […]

Frederick Combs (1935 - 1992)

Actor. Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Frederick Combs trained at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia and made his acting debut on Broadway in the play “A Taste of Honey” in 1961. He was a member of the Broadway cast on a national tour of the 1968, production of “The Boys in the Band” and […]

Samuel Colt (1909 - 1986)

Actor. He was the son of actress Ethel Barrymore and the great-grandson (and namesake) of Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver. He appeared in four films, “The Mating Season” (1951), “A Star is Born” (1954),  “Three Brave Men” (1956),  and “Johnny Trouble” (1957). (bio by: Bobb Edwards)  Family links:  Parents:  Russell Griswold Colt (1882 […]

Ronald Charles Colman (1891 - 1958)

Ronald Charles Colman (1891-1958), actor, was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 9th February, 1891, the second son and fourth child in the family of two sons and three daughters of Charles Colman, a silk merchant, and his wife, Marjory Read Fraser. He was educated at a boarding-school in Littlehampton, Sussex, but had to leave abruptly […]

John K. “Uh Huh” Collum (1926 - 1962)

Child actor. He is best remembered as “Uh huh” in the Our Gang comedies of the early 1930s. (bio by: Jared Walker)  Inscription:S2  USNRWorld War II

Russell Collins (1897 - 1965)

Actor. He first appeared on stage in 1922. He had roles in a few early Group Theatre productions with Success Story being his Broadway debut. Probably his most noted Broadway role was as the star of the 1935 musical play Johnny Johnson. He enjoyed a long career on Broadway, in films and television. By the […]

Monte Collins (1898 - 1952)

Comedian. A comic actor and screenwriter, he appeared in several Columbia comedy shorts, including his own series with actor Tom Kennedy. (bio by: T W Zimmerman)