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Clyde Cook

Clyde Cook

Actor, Director, Writer

Born December 15, 1891 in Port Macquarie, Australia

Died August 13, 1984

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Clyde Cook, a small Australian-born silent film comedian and the son of an engine driver, earned the nickname "The Kangaroo Boy" due to his rubbery, elastic movements. Starting his stage career at six, he trained as an acrobatic dancer and performed on Australia's Tivoli circuit before joining the Folies Bergere in Paris. Returning to Australia in 1916 with J.C. Williamson, he appeared in musical comedies and revues. In 1919, he made his American debut in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway, later becoming the leading comic at the New York Hippodrome. Known for his contortionist skills, he was promoted as the Australian "Inja Rubber Idiot." Within a year, Fox talent scouts discovered him and signed him for their 'Sunshine Comedy' series.

After relocating to California, Cook crafted a distinctive screen persona featuring a large paintbrush moustache—an element he'd worn since 1917—and a consistently deadpan look. Although his comic style was less distinctive than that of Charles Chaplin or Buster Keaton, he gained great popularity as a prominent supporting actor in two-reel comedies. In 1925, he joined Hal Roach Studios, producing some of his finest work, including the Stan Laurel-directed Wandering Papas (1926), where he played a railroad construction crew cook alongside Oliver Hardy's tough foreman. In the late 1920s, Cook appeared in Roach's 'Taxi Boys' series and provided comic relief in several Warner Brothers features, often acting opposite Louise Fazenda.

His Australian accent helped him transition smoothly into talking pictures, allowing him to extend his career primarily in dramatic films such as The Docks of New York (1928), The Taming of the Shrew (1929), and The Dawn Patrol (1930). He even portrayed an Australian in The Man from Down Under (1943), though by then his roles were mostly minor walk-ons and bit parts. Cook retired following a one-day appearance in the John Wayne film Donovan's Reef (1963) and passed away twenty-one years later, in 1984, from arteriosclerosis.

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Filmography

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Type

Year

Spisok korabley Documentary2008

Donovan's Reef Poster

Donovan's Reef Feature Film1963Australian Officer

Superman in Scotland Yard Poster

Superman in Scotland Yard Feature Film1954Newsvendor

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Feature Film1953Drunk in Pub

Loose in London Poster

Loose in London Feature Film1953English Cabbie

Rogue's March Poster

Rogue's March Feature Film1953Fisherman

The Maze Poster

The Maze Feature Film1953Cab Driver

Adventures of Superman Poster

Adventures of Superman TV Series1952News Vendor

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians Documentary1952

Pride of Maryland Poster

Pride of Maryland Feature Film1951Fred Leach

When Willie Comes Marching Home Poster

When Willie Comes Marching Home Feature Film1950Tarjack

Sword in the Desert Poster

Sword in the Desert Feature Film1949Sentry

To the Victor Poster

To the Victor Feature Film1948Cockney Bartender

Bulldog Drummond at Bay Poster

Bulldog Drummond at Bay Feature Film1947Hotel Clerk

So You Want to Be in Pictures Poster

So You Want to Be in Pictures Short Film1947Actor in Army Scene

The Verdict Poster

The Verdict Feature Film1946Barney Cole

To Each His Own Poster

To Each His Own Feature Film1946Mr. Harkett

Follow the Boys Poster

Follow the Boys Feature Film1944Stooge

The White Cliffs of Dover Poster

The White Cliffs of Dover Feature Film1944Jennings

Forever and a Day Poster

Forever and a Day Feature Film1943Cabby

The Man from Down Under Poster

The Man from Down Under Feature Film1943Ginger Gaffney

The Mysterious Doctor Poster

The Mysterious Doctor Feature Film1943Herbert

Counter-Espionage Poster

Counter-Espionage Feature Film1942Hot Chestnuts Huckster

Gay Nineties Poster

Gay Nineties Short Film1942Gay Nineties Skit

Klondike Fury Poster

Klondike Fury Feature Film1942Yukon

This Above All Poster

This Above All Feature Film1942Truck Driver

White Cargo Poster

White Cargo Feature Film1942Ted - First Mate of the Congo Queen

Ladies in Retirement Poster

Ladies in Retirement Feature Film1941Bates

Sergeant York Poster

Sergeant York Feature Film1941Cockney Soldier

Suspicion Poster

Suspicion Feature Film1941Photographer

Unexpected Uncle Poster

Unexpected Uncle Feature Film1941Johnny's Band Singer

Dance, Girl, Dance Poster

Dance, Girl, Dance Feature Film1940Claude - Harris' Valet

The Sea Hawk Poster

The Sea Hawk Feature Film1940Walter Boggs

Wolf of New York Poster

Wolf of New York Feature Film1940Jenkins

Bulldog Drummond's Bride Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Bride Feature Film1939Traffic Control Constable

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Feature Film1939Constable Hawkins

Pack Up Your Troubles Poster

Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Film1939British Guard

The Light That Failed Poster

The Light That Failed Feature Film1939Soldier

The Little Princess Poster

The Little Princess Feature Film1939Attendant

Arrest Bulldog Drummond Poster

Arrest Bulldog Drummond Feature Film1938Constable Sacker

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Feature Film1938Constable Sacker

Kidnapped Poster

Kidnapped Feature Film1938Cook - Blubber

Mysterious Mr. Moto Poster

Mysterious Mr. Moto Feature Film1938Sandwich man

Storm Over Bengal Poster

Storm Over Bengal Feature Film1938Alf

The Storm Poster

The Storm Feature Film1938Tailor

Another Dawn Poster

Another Dawn Feature Film1937Sgt. Murphy

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Poster

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Feature Film1937Alf

Lancer Spy Poster

Lancer Spy Feature Film1937Orderly

Love Under Fire Poster

Love Under Fire Feature Film1937Bert

One Hundred Men and a Girl Poster

One Hundred Men and a Girl Feature Film1937Oscar - Man in Restaurant

Souls at Sea Poster

Souls at Sea Feature Film1937Hendry - Coachman

Wee Willie Winkie Poster

Wee Willie Winkie Feature Film1937Pipe Major Sneath

The White Angel Poster

The White Angel Feature Film1936Perkins - Soldier

Tugboat Princess Poster

Tugboat Princess Feature Film1936Steve, the engineer

Barbary Coast Poster

Barbary Coast Feature Film1935Oakie

Calm Yourself Poster

Calm Yourself Feature Film1935Joe

The Bishop Misbehaves Poster

The Bishop Misbehaves Feature Film1935Mission Patron Leading Search for Frenchy

The Informer Poster

The Informer Feature Film1935Flash Patron

Shock Feature Film1934Hawkins

Oliver Twist Poster

Oliver Twist Feature Film1933Chitling

Thundering Taxis Poster

Thundering Taxis Short Film1933One of the Taxi Boys

West of Singapore Poster

West of Singapore Feature Film1933Ricky

Blondie of the Follies Poster

Blondie of the Follies Feature Film1932Dancer

Strange Innertube Poster

Strange Innertube Short Film1932Hércules

The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge Short Film1932Sgt. Marmaduke Hemingway aka Willie the Weeper

What Price Taxi Poster

What Price Taxi Short Film1932Taxi Boy

Daybreak Poster

Daybreak Feature Film1931Josef

Don't Divorce Him Short Film1931

Never the Twain Shall Meet Poster

Never the Twain Shall Meet Feature Film1931Porter

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Poster

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Short Film1931Kop

The Secret Witness Poster

The Secret Witness Feature Film1931Larson - Building Engineer

The Shooting of Dan the Duck Short Film1931

The Wide Open Spaces Poster

The Wide Open Spaces Short Film1931Townsman at Wedding

Officer O'Brien Poster

Officer O'Brien Feature Film1930Limo Lewis

Sunny Feature Film1930Sam

The Dawn Patrol Poster

The Dawn Patrol Feature Film1930Bott

The Dude Wrangler Poster

The Dude Wrangler Feature Film1930Pinkey Fripp

The March of Time Poster

The March of Time Feature Film1930Self

Wings of Adventure Poster

Wings of Adventure Feature Film1930Pete 'Skeets' Smith

Women Everywhere Poster

Women Everywhere Feature Film1930Sam Jones

A Dangerous Woman Poster

A Dangerous Woman Feature Film1929Tubbs

Captain Lash Poster

Captain Lash Feature Film1929Cocky

In the Headlines Poster

In the Headlines Feature Film1929Flashlight

Jazz Heaven Poster

Jazz Heaven Feature Film1929Max Langley

Masquerade Poster

Masquerade Feature Film1929Blkodgett

Strong Boy Poster

Strong Boy Feature Film1929Pete

The Taming of the Shrew Poster

The Taming of the Shrew Feature Film1929Grumio

Beware of Bachelors Poster

Beware of Bachelors Feature Film1928Joe Babbitt

Beware of Married Men Poster

Beware of Married Men Feature Film1928Botts

Celebrity Poster

Celebrity Feature Film1928Circus

Domestic Troubles Poster

Domestic Troubles Feature Film1928James Bullard

Five and Ten Cent Annie Poster

Five and Ten Cent Annie Feature Film1928Elmer Peck

Interference Poster

Interference Feature Film1928Hearse Driver

Lucky in Love Short Film1928The Husband

Pay as You Enter Poster

Pay as You Enter Feature Film1928Clyde Jones

The Docks of New York Poster

The Docks of New York Feature Film1928Bill's Pal

The Spieler Poster

The Spieler Feature Film1928Luke aka 'Perfesser' McIntosh

Through the Breakers Poster

Through the Breakers Feature Film1928John Lancaster

A Sailor's Sweetheart Poster

A Sailor's Sweetheart Feature Film1927Sandy McTavish

Barbed Wire Poster

Barbed Wire Feature Film1927Hans

Good Time Charley Poster

Good Time Charley Feature Film1927Bill Collins

Simple Sis Poster

Simple Sis Feature Film1927Jerry O'Grady

The Brute Poster

The Brute Feature Film1927Oklahoma Red

The Bush Leaguer Poster

The Bush Leaguer Feature Film1927Skeeter McKinnon

The Climbers Poster

The Climbers Feature Film1927Pancho Mendoza

White Gold Poster

White Gold Feature Film1927Homer

He Forgot to Remember Short Film1926

Miss Nobody Poster

Miss Nobody Feature Film1926Bertie

Scared Stiff Short Film1926The Chauffeur

The Winning of Barbara Worth Poster

The Winning of Barbara Worth Feature Film1926Tex

Wandering Papas Poster

Wandering Papas Short Film1926Camp Cook

What's the World Coming To Poster

What's the World Coming To Short Film1926Claudia, the Blushing Groom

Wife Tamers Poster

Wife Tamers Short Film1926The Butler

Moonlight and Noses Poster

Moonlight and Noses Short Film1925A Burglar

Should Sailors Marry? Poster

Should Sailors Marry? Short Film1925Cyril D'Armond

Starvation Blues Poster

Starvation Blues Short Film19251st Street Musician

Behind the Scenes Poster

Behind the Scenes Documentary1924Self

He Who Gets Slapped Poster

He Who Gets Slapped Feature Film1924A Clown

Pony Express Short Film1924

So This Is Marriage? Poster

So This Is Marriage? Feature Film1924Mr. Brown

The Broncho Express Short Film1924

The Misfit Poster

The Misfit Short Film1924The Henpecked Husband

The Orphan Short Film1924

The Pinhead Poster

The Pinhead Short Film1924The Gymnasium Proprietor

The Artist Short Film1923

The Cyclist Short Film1923

Wet and Weary Short Film1923

High and Dry Short Film1922

Lazy Bones Short Film1922

Splitting Hairs Short Film1922

The Eskimo Short Film1922

All Wrong Poster

All Wrong Short Film1921Private Wright

Skirts Feature Film1921Peter Rocks Jr.

The Chauffeur Poster

The Chauffeur Short Film1921The Taxi Driver

The Guide Short Film1921The Guide

The Jockey Poster

The Jockey Short Film1921The Jockey

The Sailor Poster

The Sailor Short Film1921

The Toreador Poster

The Toreador Short Film1921Dudule

Chase Me Short Film1920

Don't Tickle Short Film1920

Kiss Me Quick Poster

Kiss Me Quick Short Film1920

The Huntsman Poster

The Huntsman Short Film1920

Soldiers of Fortune Poster

Soldiers of Fortune Feature Film1919

Director

4

Trouble in Store Short Film1934

Strictly in Confidence Short Film1933

The Broncho Express Short Film1924

The Misfit Poster

The Misfit Short Film1924

Writer

2

The Broncho Express Short Film1924

The Misfit Poster

The Misfit Short Film1924

Production Manager

1

Dick Turpin Poster

Dick Turpin Feature Film1934

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