Tommy Cook (born July 5, 1930) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He came up with the story for the 1977 American disaster-suspense film Rollercoaster, starring George Segal. Cook also voiced Augie Anderson and Biff on Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Funky Phantom and Jabberjaw.
Film Cook played a villainous tribesboy opposite Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, a "nice native lad" in Jungle Girl (a serial), and Little Beaver in the serial version of Adventures of Red Ryder.
He would later help write and produce Rollercoaster, as well as Players, starring Ali MacGraw.
Radio and television Cook started his career on radio. He played Little Beaver on the radio series Red Ryder. He also played Alexander on Blondie and Junior on The Life of Riley. He had a starring role in the 1950 American drama film The Vicious Years.
On television, Cook appeared in a 1961 episode of The Tab Hunter Show. He had voice-over roles on animated series such as Kid Flash on The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Augie on The Funky Phantom and Biff on Jabberjaw.
Cook returned to acting in 2017, making guest appearances on Better Things and Space Force. This means that his acting career in Hollywood now spans over 80 years.
Military service In the 1950s, Cook was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole1940Adventures of Red RyderLittle Beaver1941Mr. District AttorneyNewspaper BoyJungle GirlKimbu1942The Tuttles of TahitiRiki1943Hi, BuddySpud WinslowGood Luck, Mr. YatesJohnny Zaloris1944Mr. Winkle Goes to WarBarryThe SuspectChild violinist1945Wanderer of the WastelandYoung ChitoA Thousand and One NightsSalimThe Gay SenoritaPacoStrange HolidayTommy, the newsboy1946Tarzan and the Leopard WomanKimbaSong of ArizonaChip BlaineGallant JourneyCuttyHumoresqueYoung Phil Boray1947The HomestretchPablo Artigo1948Michael O'HalloranJoeyCry of the City Tony Rome1949Daughter of the WestPoncaBad Boy FloydThe Kid from ClevelandDan Hudson1950The Vicious YearsMarioPanic in the StreetsVince PoldiAmerican Guerrilla in the PhilippinesMiguel1952Rose of CimarronYoung WillieThe Battle at Apache PassLittle Elk1953Stalag 17Prisoner of warClipped WingsRecruit1954Thunder PassRogers1955Battle CryCpl. ZilchCanyon CrossroadsMickey RiversTeen-Age Crime WaveMike Denton1956MohawkKeoga1957Night PassageHowdy Sladen1958High School HellcatsFreddieMissile to the MoonGary Fennell1959Alaska PassageHubie1962When the Girls Take OverRazmo1964Send Me No FlowersPaul Pendergrass1971The Gatling GunPvt. Elwood1972The Thing with Two HeadsPriest
Television YearTitleRole1961The Lawless YearsJoey Valenti (S3 E18 "The Jonathan Wills Story")1967–1968The Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureWally West / Kid Flash (voice)1967–1970AquamanWally West / Kid Flash (voice)1968–1969The New Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdditional voices1968The Banana Splits Adventure HourMike Carter (voice)1971–1972The Funky PhantomAugie Anderson (voice)1973–1975JeannieS. Melvin Farthinghill (voice)1976JabberjawBiff (voice)1977CB BearsAdditional voices1977–1978Fred Flintstone and FriendsS. Melvin Farthinghill (voice)2020Better ThingsOld DudeSpace ForceBob White
Radio Red Ryder Blondie The Life of Riley Lux Radio Theatre The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Arch Oboler's Plays Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar A Date With Judy
References
Bibliography Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 169. .
External links
Tommy Cook at Voice Chasers 1991 Audio Interview with Tommy Cook on Speaking of Radio.com