Tommy Cook
ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER
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Spry, curly-haired, dark-complexioned child actor Tommy Cook's most famous roles happened during his nascent career in serial adventures. He came on the feature film scene auspiciously in the role of young Indian boy Little Beaver alongside western good guy 'Don 'Red' Barry' in the Adventures of Red Ryder (1940), and followed that portraying Kimbu, the young jungle boy, alongside Frances Gifford's heroine Nyoka in Dschungel-Gangster (1941).Born in Duluth, Minnesota on July 5, 1930, Tommy's father was stricken with Bright's disease, a kidney ailment, which forced the family (which included a sister and grandmother) to seek warmer climate. In California, his mother inspired him toward theatrics and he gained entry at the Pasadena Playhouse where he stayed for seven years. Naturally talented, radio jobs soon cropped up for the youngster.After appearing in a couple of short films for MGM and RKO, Tommy auditioned for and won the role of Little Beaver in the 12-chapter "Red Ryder" cliffhanger at Republic. He also played the role on radio. On screen Tommy had to learn to ride a horse bareback (star Don Berry also had to learn to ride). While these first two roles were prominent parts that could have insured youthful stardom, it didn't. Tommy continued in films in both highly visible and unbilled parts. The former included active roles in Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943); Hi, Buddy (1943); as Kimba, the Leopard Boy in Tarzan und das Leopardenweib (1946) with Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce; a Filipino in Der Held von Mindanao (1950) starring Tyrone Power; and played lead delinquents in the films Die Jahre der Lüge (1950), for which he won a Photoplay Award for "Outstanding Performance," and in the sub-par propaganda film Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955).More or less typed in exotic parts, his characters' names were usually dead giveaways -- Paco, Salim, Ponca, Mario, Chito, Pablo, Little Elk and Keoga among them. His transition from child to adult actor was rocky and eventually his career dissipated. A brawny, good-looking man, his short stature may have figured into the problem.Tommy's days as a standout junior tennis player on the Southern California circuit eventually led to an entirely new existence in mid-life as a respected organizer (emcee/producer/director) of celebrity gala/charity events. He also created stories that led to the feature films Achterbahn (1977) and Spiel mit der Liebe (1979), the latter a love story with his beloved tennis serving as a background. Tommy has two children.
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Hosted by Fred Flintstone, this show featured a repackaging of The Flintstone Comedy Hour, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Jeannie, Partridge Family 2200 A.D., The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show and Yogi's Gang.
7.2/1030 min
Available in 1 platform(s).
Three teenagers and the ghost of a patriot from the American Revolution set across the country to uphold justice and fight discrimination.
6.3/1030 min
Available in 2 platform(s).
The futuristic undersea adventures of a goofy talking shark and his human musical band companions.
5.9/1030 min
Available in 4 platform(s).