fiction.wikisort.org - ActorTommy Cook (born July 5, 1930) is an American producer, screenwriter and actor.[1] 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.
American actor
Tommy Cook |
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 Cook in 2015 |
Born | (1930-07-05) July 5, 1930 (age 92)
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Alma mater | UCLA |
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Occupation | Actor, producer, screenwriter, visionary |
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Years active | 1937–1983, 2017–present |
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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.[2]
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.[3] He also played Alexander on Blondie and Junior on The Life of Riley.[4]
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.
Military service
In the 1950s, Cook was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps.[5]
Filmography
Films
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
Animation
- The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967–68) TV series (voice) ... Kid Flash / Wally West
- Aquaman (TV series) (1967–70) TV series (voice) ... Kid Flash
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–69) TV series (voice) ... Additional voices
- The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968) TV series (voice) ... Mike Carter (Micro Ventures segment)
- The Funky Phantom (1971–72) TV series (voice) ... Augie Anderson
- Jeannie (1973–75) TV series (voice) ... S. Melvin Farthinghill
- Jabberjaw (1976) TV series (voice) ... Biff
- CB Bears (1977) TV series (voice) ... Additional voices
- Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–78) TV series (voice) ... S. Melvin Farthinghill
References
- "Thomas Mosely "Tommy" Cook". Zenith City Online. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- Harmon, Jim (2001). The Great Radio Heroes, rev. ed. McFarland. p. 218. ISBN 0786408502.
- Clark, Ethel (September 13, 1942). "Ethel Clark's Radio Flashes". Utah, Ogden. Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

- Nachman, Gerald (2000). Raised on Radio. University of California Press. p. 483. ISBN 9780520223035.
- Fidler, Jimmy (April 18, 1954). "In Hollywood". Monroe Morning World. Louisiana, Monroe. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.

- "'Cry of the City' Rates Deserved Superlatives". The Evening News. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. October 15, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

- "Capitol". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. January 6, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 169. ISBN 0859551784.
External links
Biography portal
United States portal
Radio portal
Film portal
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