Baldwin Cooke
Born: 1888-03-09 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1953-12-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
COOKE, BALDY (Baldwin Gardiner Cooke, Jr.) Born March 10, 1888, New York, New York. Cooke and his wife Alice toured in vaudeville with Stan (as members of the Stan Jefferson Trio), remaining close friends over the years. He appeared in 31 L&H films, beginning with Two Tars and ending with Swiss Miss. Baldy also worked with Our Gang and Charley Chase and appeared in about 80 films between 1928 and 1942. Baldy and Alice were close friends of Stan, even moving in with Stan and new wife Ruth as chaperones while the Laurels were waiting for Stan’s divorce from Lois to become final. Died December 31, 1953, Los Angeles, age 65.
Filmography
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Man at Window (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
- Nazi Agent as Waiter (uncredited)
1939
- Auto Antics as Luke
- Of Mice and Men as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- The Night of Nights as Waiter (uncredited)
1938
- The Chaser as Bus Driver #2
1936
- Let's Make a Million as Farley
1935
- Tit for Tat as Customer
- Manhattan Monkey Business as Diner
1934
- Three Chumps Ahead as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- One-Horse Farmers as Subway passenger (uncredited)
- Soup and Fish as Fourth Butler, with Soup (uncredited)
- Them Thar Hills as Officer
- Going Bye-Bye! as Court Official
- Another Wild Idea as Radio Man
- It Happened One Day as Clerk
- Babes in the Goods as Spectator (uncredited)
1933
- Fish Hooky as Amusement Park Barker
- Arabian Tights as French Waiter (uncredited)
- Twice Two as Soda Jerk
- One Track Minds as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1932
- Scram! as Court Recorder
- Mr. Bride as Hotel Clerk
- Choo-Choo! as Train Passenger
- Any Old Port! as Spectator
- Alum and Eve as Orderly (uncredited)
- The Pooch as Diner Attendant
1931
- Be Big! as Cookie
- Chickens Come Home as Office Worker
- Dogs Is Dogs as Driver (uncredited)
- The Pip from Pittsburg as Newspaper Reader (uncredited)
- Let's Do Things as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Call a Cop! as Detective (uncredited)
- The Panic Is On as Mr. Cooke (uncredited)
1930
- Below Zero
- Blotto as Waiter
- Night of Goblins as Passenger
- The Night Life as Waiter (uncredited)
- Teacher's Pet as First Caterer
- Shivering and Shaking as Man at Window (uncredited)
1929
- Berth Marks
- Election Day as Gangster
- Men O' War as Boater (uncredited)