Clyde Wilfred Cook (16 December 1891 – 13 August 1984) was an Australian-born vaudevillian who went on to perform in Hollywood and whose career spanned the

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era,

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and television.

Career in Australia

He was born to John and Annie Cook at Hamilton, near

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. Cook moved with his family to Sydney when he was 6. He was already a skilled acrobat and dancer before he first appeared on stage in 1901 and within a few years he had developed a successful reputation as an all-around comic entertainer. In 1906, J. C. Williamson placed Cook under contract and he worked with the company until about 1911, when he departed for the United Kingdom, determined to try his luck in the London music hall scene. After some difficulty he succeeded and subsequently also worked at the

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for 14 weeks. He returned to Australia in 1916.M. Mckay (2012) ''Gone but not forgotten: the Clyde Cook story: the remarkable story of Australia's first true Hollywood star, Clyde Cook 1889-1984.'' Dashing Print, Port Macquarie, N.S.W. . Although he appears to have expressed a desire to join up during the First World War, unspecified "physical defects" (perhaps owing to his slight frame) meant he was unable to join the

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. Instead he devoted much time to fund-raising and entertaining soldiers. His trademark moustache also appeared for the first time during Australian performances in 1917. In 1918 he appeared in his first film, ''His Only Chance'' a J. C. Williamson production made to support Red Cross fund-raising. Then in 1919, in the height of the

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, Cook brought an action against J. C. Williamson over the impact on performers contacts caused by their closure of theatres. The action failed. Soon after Cook left Australia for the United States.

Move to the United States

Appearing at the

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from mid-1919 until early 1920, he was reportedly an immediate success - often styled as the "Inja Rubber Idiot" in his early U.S. performances. During this season he was seen by film producer William Fox, who signed him for a series of comedy shorts to be made in Hollywood. He arrived there in 1920, making a string of comedies.

Stardom

In 1925 he was signed by

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for a series of short comedies. Some of these were directed by

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and featured ridiculous visual gags, which Cook enacted with flair. One such vignette, in ''

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'' (1926), had Cook crossing a stream on foot, by raising his shoes to his knees and striding across the water. In addition to his acrobatics, Cook capitalized on his facial reactions, ranging from affability to determination to blank bemusement. These comedies made Clyde Cook a comedy star. He was signed by

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in 1927. He made a transition to supporting character roles in sound films, which revealed his Australian speaking voice. This soon typecast him in cockney roles, as in the

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and

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film series.

Personal life

Cook married actress Alice (née Draper) in 1925 and a child, Julia, was born of the union. However, the marriage was not a success and they divorced acrimoniously in 1938. In 1948 Cook returned to Australia to make contact with his older brother Tom, with whom he had had no contact for twelve years.

Later career

Like many character players, Cook continued to play small parts into the 1950s, including television (as a London newspaper vendor in "A Ghost for Scotland Yard", a 1953 episode of '' The Adventures of Superman'')Anthony Slide (2012)''Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins'' P.162, University Press of Mississippi. and the

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movie comedies. His final film was the

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feature ''

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'', made in 1963. Cook died on August 13, 1984, at his home in Carpinteria, California.

Partial filmography

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His Only Chance ''His Only Chance'' is a 1918 Australian silent film directed by Dick Shortland. It is a high society melodrama. As with '' Cupid Camouflaged'', the film was made to aid fund raising for the Red Cross The International Red Cross and Red Cres ...

'' (1918) *''Soldiers of Fortune'' (1919) - (uncredited) *''

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'' (1921) - Peter Rocks Jr. *''

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'' (1924) - A Clown (uncredited) *'' So This Is Marriage?'' (1924) - Mr. Brown *''

Should Sailors Marry? ''Should Sailors Marry?'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film featuring Clyde cook and Oliver Hardy. Plot A wife waits for her brawling sailor ex-husband (Noah Young). His friends sneer at him for ever being married. She has come to get ba ...

'' (1925, Short) - Cyril D'Armond *''

What's the World Coming To? ''What's the World Coming To?'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Clyde Cook. The film's working title was ''Furious Future''. A restoration of the film was completed in September 2015 as a collabor ...

'' (1926, Short) - Claudia, the Blushing Groom / the baby *''

'' (1926, Short) - Camp Cook *''

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'' (1926, Short) - The Butler *'' Miss Nobody'' (1926) - Bertie *''

The Winning of Barbara Worth ''The Winning of Barbara Worth'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Henry King, and starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky and Gary Cooper (who replaced Monte Blue). Based on Harold Bell Wright's novel ''The Winning of Barbara Wo ...

'' (1926) - Tex *''

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'' (1927) - Homer *'' The Brute'' (1927) - Oklahoma Red *'' The Climbers'' (1927) - Pancho Mendoza *''

Simple Sis ''Simple Sis'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-melodrama directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Louise Fazenda as a poor, plain laundress hoping for romance, supported by Clyde Cook as a shy suitor and Myrna Loy as a cruel beauty. No co ...

'' (1927) - Jerry O'Grady *''

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'' (1927) - Hans *''

The Bush Leaguer ''The Bush Leaguer'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue and Leila Hyams. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Bros. and had a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and sound effect ...

'' (1927) - Skeeter McKinnon *''

A Sailor's Sweetheart ''A Sailor's Sweetheart'' is a 1927 Warner Bros. silent film comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon. It stars Louise Fazenda and Clyde Cook. It was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects. An incomplete print exists ...

'' (1927) - Sandy McTavish *''

Good Time Charley ''Good Time Charley'' is a 1927 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film apparently had a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and effects. It was considered to be a lost film. How ...

'' (1927) - Bill Collins *''

Beware of Married Men ''Beware of Married Men'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Irene Rich, Clyde Cook (actor), Clyde Cook and Audrey Ferris. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers with a Vitaphone track. The film is p ...

'' (1928) - Botts *''

Domestic Troubles ''Domestic Troubles'' is a lost 1928 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Clyde Cook, Louise Fazenda and Betty Blythe. It was produced and released by Warner Brothers with a Vitaphone musical track. Cast * Clyde Cook as J ...

'' (1928) - James Bullard / Horace Bullard *''

Pay as You Enter ''Pay as You Enter'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook and William Demarest. Cast * Louise Fazenda as Mary Smith * Clyde Cook as Clyde Jones * William Demarest as 'Terrible Bill ...

'' (1928) - Clyde Jones *''

Five and Ten Cent Annie ''Five and Ten Cent Annie'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook and William Demarest. Cast * Louise Fazenda as Annie * Clyde Cook as Elmer Peck * William Demarest as Brig ...

'' (1928) - Elmer Peck *''

The Docks of New York ''The Docks of New York'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story ''The Dock ...

'' (1928) - 'Sugar' Steve *''

Through the Breakers ''Through the Breakers'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Joseph C. Boyle and starring Margaret Livingston, Holmes Herbert and Clyde Cook.Stack & Bowman p.148 Cast * Margaret Livingston as Diane Garrett * Holmes Herbert as Eustis Ho ...

'' (1928) - John Lancaster * ''

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'' (1928) - Circus *''

Beware of Bachelors ''Beware of Bachelors'' is a 1928 American part-talkie pre-code comedy drama film produced and released by Warner Bros., and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The movie stars Audrey Ferris, William Collier Jr., Margaret Livingston, Clyde Cook, and ...

'' (1928) - Joe Babbitt *''

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'' (1928) - Hearse Driver * ''

The Spieler ''The Spieler'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Hale, Clyde Cook and Renée Adorée.Munden p.756 It was released as a part-talkie, during the transition from silent to sound film. The film's sets were d ...

'' (1928) - Luke aka 'Perfesser' McIntosh *'' Captain Lash'' (1929) - Cocky *''

Strong Boy ''Strong Boy'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by John Ford which had a synchronized music track. The film, which was Ford's last silent film, is now considered to be lost. A trailer for the film was discovered in the New Zealand ...

'' (1929) - Pete *'' A Dangerous Woman'' (1929) - Tubbs *'' Masquerade'' (1929) - Blkodgett *'' In the Headlines'' (1929) - Flashlight *''

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'' (1929) - Grumio *''

Officer O'Brien ''Officer O'Brien'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy crime film directed by Tay Garnett and starring William Boyd, Ernest Torrence and Dorothy Sebastian. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.Munden p.557 It was ...

'' (1930) - Limo Lewis *''

Women Everywhere ''Women Everywhere'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical adventure film directed by Alexander Korda and starring J. Harold Murray, Fifi D'Orsay, and George Grossmith, Jr. It is set amongst the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. The fi ...

'' (1930) - Sam Jones *''

The Dude Wrangler ''The Dude Wrangler'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lina Basquette, Tom Keene and Clyde Cook.Pitts p.343 Cast * Lina Basquette as Helen Dane * Tom Keene as Wally McCann (credited as ...

'' (1930) - Pinkey Fripp *'' The Dawn Patrol'' (1930) - Bott * ''

Wings of Adventure ''Wings of Adventure'' is a 1930 American action adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Rex Lease, Armida and Clyde Cook. Fetrow p.753 It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Cast * Rex Lease as Dave Kent * Armi ...

'' (1930) - Pete 'Skeets' Smith *'' Sunny'' (1930) - Sam *''

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'' (1930) - Himself *'' Daybreak'' (1931) - Josef *'' Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1931) - Porter *''

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'' (1931) - Larson - Building Engineer *''

Blondie of the Follies ''Blondie of the Follies'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding and written by Anita Loos and Frances Marion. Plot In a crowded New York tenement on the upper east side, Blondie and Lottie are neighbors and best f ...

'' (1932) - Dancer *''

West of Singapore ''West of Singapore'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Betty Compson, Weldon Heyburn and Margaret Lindsay.Doherty, p. 255 Cast * Betty Compson as Lou * Weldon Heyburn as Dan Manton * Margaret Linds ...

'' (1933) - Ricky *''

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'' (1933) - Chitling * ''

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'' (1934) - Hawkins *'' The Informer'' (1935) - Flash Patron (uncredited) *'' Calm Yourself'' (1935) - Joe *'' The Bishop Misbehaves'' (1935) - Mission Patron Leading Search for Frenchy (uncredited) *'' Barbary Coast'' (1935) - Oakie *'' The White Angel'' (1936) - Perkins, a Soldier (uncredited) *'' Tugboat Princess'' (1936) - Steve, the engineer *''

Bulldog Drummond Escapes ''Bulldog Drummond Escapes'' is a 1937 American film directed by James P. Hogan starring Ray Milland as Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. Paramount continued with the Bulldog Drummond series, producing seven more films over the next two years. Th ...

'' (1937) - Alf *'' Another Dawn'' (1937) - Sgt. Murphy *''

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'' (1937) - Pipe Major Sneath *''

Souls at Sea ''Souls at Sea'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny ...

'' (1937) - Hendry - Coachman (uncredited) *''

Love Under Fire ''Love Under Fire'' is a 1937 American drama film based upon the play by Walter C. Hackett. It was directed by George Marshall and stars Loretta Young, Don Ameche and Frances Drake. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudolph Ster ...

'' (1937) - Bert *''

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'' (1937) - Oscar - Man in Restaurant (uncredited) *''

Lancer Spy ''Lancer Spy'' is a 1937 American thriller film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Dolores Del Rio and George Sanders. Its plot concerns an Englishman who impersonates a German officer and a female German spy who falls in love with him. Plo ...

'' (1937) - Orderly (uncredited) *''

Bulldog Drummond's Peril ''Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' is a 1938 American adventure crime mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and starring John Barrymore and John Howard. The film is based on Herman C. McNeile's novel '' The Third Round''. Plot The intended wedding ...

'' (1938) - Constable Sacker *''

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'' (1938) - Cook - Blubber *''

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'' (1938) - Sandwich Man (uncredited) *''The Storm'' (1938) - Tailor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1938) - Alf *'' Arrest Bulldog Drummond'' (1939) - Constable Sacker *'' The Little Princess'' (1939) - Attendant *'' Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police'' (1939) - Constable Hawkins *'' Bulldog Drummond's Bride'' (1939) - Traffic Control Constable (uncredited) *'' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - British Guard (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - Soldier (uncredited) *''

Wolf of New York ''Wolf of New York'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Houser. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Demarest and Maurice Murphy. The film ...

'' (1940) - Jenkins (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940) - Walter Boggs *''

Dance, Girl, Dance ''Dance, Girl, Dance'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while fi ...

'' (1940) - Claude - Harris' Valet (uncredited) *'' Sergeant York'' (1941) - Cockney Soldier (uncredited) *''

Ladies in Retirement ''Ladies in Retirement'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward, who were married at the time. It is based on a 1940 Broadway play of the same title by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy t ...

'' (1941) - Bates *''

Unexpected Uncle ''Unexpected Uncle'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Coburn, Anne Shirley, and James Craig. Cast *Anne Shirley as Kathleen Brown * James Craig as Johnny Kerrigan *Charles Coburn as Alfred Cr ...

'' (1941) - Johnny's Band Singer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) - Photographer (uncredited) *''

Klondike Fury ''Klondike Fury'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe. It was a remake of '' Klondike''. Plot A neurosurgeon is thrown out of the medi ...

'' (1942) - Yukon *'' This Above All'' (1942) - Truck Driver (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) - Hot Chestnuts Huckster (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) - Ted - First Mate of the Congo Queen *'' Forever and a Day'' (1943) - Cabby *''

The Mysterious Doctor ''The Mysterious Doctor'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Richard Weil. The film stars John Loder, Eleanor Parker, Bruce Lester, Lester Matthews and Forrester Harvey. The film was released by Warner ...

'' (1943) - Herbert (uncredited) *''

The Man from Down Under ''The Man from Down Under'' is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans. It was called "Hollywood's first full-length film dealing exclusively with Australia and Australians". Plot After the end ...

'' (1943) - Ginger Gaffney *'' Follow the Boys'' (1944) - Stooge (uncredited) *'' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) - Jennings (uncredited) *'' To Each His Own'' (1946) - Mr. Harkett *''

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'' (1946) - Barney Cole *'' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1947) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) *''

To the Victor ''To the Victor'' is a 1948 drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan and Viveca Lindfors. The plot concerns an American black-marketeer who falls in love with a Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name ...

'' (1948) - Cockney Bartender *''

Sword in the Desert ''Sword in the Desert'' is a 1949 American war film directed by George Sherman. It was the first American film to deal with the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and marked the first significant feature film role for Jeff Chandler. Plo ...

'' (1949) - Sentry (uncredited) *''

When Willie Comes Marching Home ''When Willie Comes Marching Home'' is a 1950 World War II comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Dan Dailey and Corinne Calvet. It is based on the 1945 short story "When Leo Comes Marching Home" by Sy Gomberg. The film won the Golden L ...

'' (1950) - Tarjack (uncredited) *''

Pride of Maryland ''Pride of Maryland'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Philip Ford and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Stanley Clements, Peggy Stewart, Frankie Darro, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat and Harry Shannon. The film was released on Jan ...

'' (1951) - Fred Leach *'' Rogue's March'' (1953) - Fisherman (uncredited) *''

Loose in London ''Loose in London'' is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series. Plot Sach receives notice that a dying British earl is his long-lost relative. ...

'' (1953) - English Cabbie *'' The Maze'' (1953) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *'' Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1953) - Drunk in Pub (uncredited) *''

'' (1963) - Australian Officer (uncredited) (final film role)

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