Jackie Coogan was an American actor whose career spanned decades, and included numerous feature films and television series. The child of vaudeville performers, Coogan began his career as a child actor, and had his first major role in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921). He went on to appear in numerous films throughout his childhood and adolescence, and had a career as a television actor in his later life, appearing as Uncle Fester on The Addams Family (1964–1966), as well as numerous other guest-starring roles. Coogan's final film credit was the slasher film The Prey (1984), which was filmed several years prior and released shortly after his death in 1984.
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Film
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1917 | Skinner's Baby | The Baby | Uncredited Lost film |
[1] |
1919 | A Day's Pleasure | Smallest Boy | Uncredited | [2] |
1921 | The Kid | The Kid | [2] | |
1921 | Peck's Bad Boy | Henry Peck AKA 'Peck's Bad Boy' | [3] | |
1921 | My Boy | Jackie Blair | [3] | |
1922 | Nice and Friendly | Boy | ||
1922 | Trouble | Danny, the Kid | [3] | |
1922 | Oliver Twist | Oliver Twist | [3] | |
1923 | Daddy | Jackie Savelli / Jackie Holden | [3] | |
1923 | Circus Days | Toby Tyler | [3] | |
1923 | Long Live the King | Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto | [3] | |
1924 | A Boy of Flanders | Nello | [3] | |
1924 | Hello, 'Frisco | Himself | ||
1924 | Little Robinson Crusoe | Mickey Hogan | [3] | |
1925 | The Rag Man | Tim Kelly | [3] | |
1925 | Old Clothes | Timothy Kelly | [3] | |
1927 | Johnny Get Your Hair Cut | Johnny O'Day | [3] | |
1927 | The Bugle Call | Billy Randolph | Lost film | [3] |
1927 | Buttons | Buttons | Lost film | [3] |
1930 | Free and Easy | Jackie Coogan - at Premiere | Uncredited | [3] |
1930 | Tom Sawyer | Tom Sawyer | [3] | |
1931 | Huckleberry Finn | Tom Sawyer | [4] | |
1935 | Home on the Range | Jack Hatfield | [3] | |
1938 | College Swing | Jackie | [3] | |
1939 | Million Dollar Legs | Russ Simpson | [3] | |
1939 | Sky Patrol | Carter Meade | [3] | |
1942 | Queen of Broadway | |||
1947 | Kilroy Was Here | Pappy Collins | Monogram Pictures Corporation film | [3] |
1948 | French Leave | Pappy Reagan | [3] | |
1951 | Skipalong Rosenbloom | Buck Lovelace | [3] | |
1951 | Varieties on Parade | Himself | [3] | |
1952 | Outlaw Women | Paiute Bill | [3] | |
1953 | Mesa of Lost Women | Dr. Aranya | [3] | |
1953 | The Actress | Inopportune | Uncredited | [3] |
1955 | Escape from Terror | Agent Petrov | [3] | |
1956 | The Proud Ones | Man on Make | Uncredited | [3] |
1957 | The Buster Keaton Story | Elmer Case | [3] | |
1957 | The Joker Is Wild | Swifty Morgan | [3] | |
1957 | Eighteen and Anxious | Harold 'Eager' Beaver | [3] | |
1958 | Lonelyhearts | Ned Gates | [3] | |
1958 | High School Confidential! | Mr. 'Mr. A' August | [3] | |
1958 | The Space Children | Hank Johnson | ||
1958 | No Place to Land | Swede | [3] | |
1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon | Desk Sergeant Bragan | ||
1959 | The Beat Generation | Jake Baron | [3] | |
1959 | The Big Operator | Ed Brannell | [3] | |
1960 | Sex Kittens Go to College | Wildcat MacPherson | [3] | |
1962 | When the Girls Take Over | Captain Toussaint | [3] | |
1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home | Father Ryan | [3] | |
1965 | Girl Happy | Sergeant Benson | [3] | |
1966 | A Fine Madness | Mr. Fitzgerald | [3] | |
1966 | Clown Alley | Clown | Television film | |
1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Matthew Basch | ||
1968 | Rogue's Gallery | Funeral Director | ||
1969 | Marlowe | Grant W. Hicks | [3] | |
1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal | Charlie | [3] | |
1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood | Jonathan | [2] | |
1975 | Lucy Gets Lucky | Gus Mitchell | Television film | |
1975 | The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | Detective Chief Anderson | [3] | |
1975 | The Specialists | Roger | Television film | |
1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Stagehand 1 | [3] | |
1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Haymarket Hotel Proprietor | Television film | [2] |
1977 | Halloween with the New Addams Family | Uncle Fester | Television film | [2] |
1979 | Human Experiments | Sheriff Tibbs | [2] | |
1980 | Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype | Sergeant Fleacollar | [5] | |
1980 | The Kids Who Knew Too Much | Mr. Klein | Television film | [2] |
1982 | The Escape Artist | Magic Shop Owner | [2] | |
1984 | The Prey | Lester Tile | Filmed c. 1980; final film role | [2] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1952 | Racket Squad | Pennington | Episode: "The Christmas Caper" | |
1952–1953 | Cowboy G-Men | Stoney Crockett | 39 episodes | |
1955 | Damon Runyon Theater | O'Keefe | Episode: "Honorary Degree" | |
1955–1957 | Climax! | Various | 3 episodes | |
1956–1957 | Playhouse 90 | Various | 4 episodes | |
1957 | The People's Choice | Salesman | Episode: "Boomerang" | |
1957–1970 | The Red Skelton Hour | Various | 20 episodes | |
1959 | Peter Gunn | Eric Woolrich | Episode: "Keep Smiling" | |
1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | George Bay | Season 5 Episode 6: "Anniversary Gift" | [5] |
1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Mack Stanley | Episode: "Dangerous Eden" | |
1959 | The Loretta Young Show | Snuff Carter / Woody Woods | 2 episodes | |
1959–1960 | General Electric Theater | Various | 2 episodes | |
1960 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Ed Wilson | Episode: "An Interesting Evening" | [5] |
1960 | The Ann Sothern Show | Barney Dunaway | 2 episodes | |
1960 | Mr. Lucky | Joe Azevedo | Episode: "Dangerous Lady" | |
1960 | Lock-Up | Pinky Winthrop | Episode: "Society Doctor" | |
1960 | Klondike | First Mate | Episode: "Halliday's Club" | |
1960 | The Tab Hunter Show | Episode: "I Love a Marine" | ||
1960–1961 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Sam Brady / Marshal Rogers | 2 episodes | |
1960–1962 | Outlaws | Ed Durant / Corbett | 2 episodes | |
1961 | The Best of the Post | Sid | Episode: "Martha" | |
1961 | The Americans | Rowe | Episode: "The Coward" | |
1961 | Holiday Lodge | Harvey Silk | Episode: "Never Hit a Stranger" | |
1961 | The Andy Griffith Show | George Stevens | Episode: "Barney on the Rebound" | |
1961–1966 | Perry Mason | Various | 4 episodes | [5] |
1962 | Follow the Sun | Lew Dobber | Episode: "A Choice of Weapons" | |
1962 | The Joey Bishop Show | Dave Arnold | Episode: "A Show of His Own" | |
1962–1963 | McKeever and the Colonel | Sergeant Barnes | 26 episodes | |
1963 | The Dick Powell Theater | Shopkeeper | Episode: "Thunder in a Forgotten Town" | |
1963–1968 | The Lucy Show | Mr. Burton / Lieutenant Ruggles | 2 episodes | |
1964–1966 | The Addams Family | Uncle Fester | 64 episodes | [6] |
1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Customer | Episode: "Her School of Bachelors" | |
1966 | Vacation Playhouse | Finnigan | Episode: "The Hoofer" | |
1966 | The Virginian | Bodey | Episode: "Trail to Ashley Mountain" | |
1967 | Family Affair | Tim Callahan | Episode: "Fat, Fat, the Water Rat" | |
1967 | The Wild Wild West | Sheriff Koster | Episode: "The Night of the Cut-Throats" | |
1968 | The Outsider | Rusty | Episode: "Tell It Like It Is... and You're Dead" | |
1969 | I Dream of Jeannie | Suleiman | 2 episodes | [5] |
1969–1973 | Hawaii Five-O | Frank / Jerry Howe / Horace Sibley | 3 episodes | [5] |
1970 | Matt Lincoln | Tait | Episode: "Nick" | |
1970 | Barefoot in the Park | Walding | Episode: "Disorder in the Court" | |
1970 | The Name of the Game | Connie Hart / Harry Winslow | 2 episodes | |
1970 | Julia | The Mailman | Episode: "Essay, Can You See?" | |
1970–1972 | Love, American Style | Various | 3 episodes | [5] |
1970–1973 | The Partridge Family | Grandpa Walter Renfrew / Max Pepper | 2 episodes | |
1971–1974 | McMillan & Wife | Howard Sparks / Lowball | 3 episodes | |
1971–1974 | Ironside | Sam McGoff / Buster Logan | 2 episodes | [5] |
1971–1972 | Alias Smith and Jones | Passenger Agent / Harvey Clifford / Crawford | 3 episodes | [5] |
1971–1972 | The Brady Bunch | Harry Duggan / Man | 2 episodes | [5] |
1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show | Officer Gadboy | Episode: "Guest of Honor" | |
1972 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Zigler | Episode: "Shine a Light on Me" | |
1972 | Adam-12 | Harry Rustin | Episode: "The Adoption" | |
1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Uncle Fester | Voice, Episode: "Wednesday Is Missing" | |
1972 | Emergency! | Junkyard Owner | Episode: "Trainee" | [5] |
1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Vince Darrell | Episode: "The Problem with Charlie" | [5] |
1973 | The Brian Keith Show | Mr. Plimpton | Episode: "Sean's Midas Touch" | |
1973 | Jigsaw | Harry | Episode: "Kiss the Dream Goodbye" | |
1973 | Here's Lucy | Kermit Bosworth | Episode: "Lucy's Tenant" | [5] |
1973 | Barnaby Jones | Phil Rooney | Episode: "Sing a Song of Murder" | |
1973 | The Addams Family | Uncle Fester | Voice, 16 episodes | |
1974 | Gunsmoke | Stoudenaire | Episode: "The Guns of Cibola Blanca: Part 1" | [5] |
1974 | Dirty Sally | Sheriff | Episode: "The Hanging of Cyrus Pike" | |
1975 | Police Story | Delaney | Episode: "The Witness" | |
1975 | McCoy | Skippy | Episode: "Double Take" | |
1976 | Movin' On | Sam Prichard | Episode: "The Big Switch" | |
1977 | Lanigan's Rabbi | R.B. Haig | Episode: "Say It Ain't So, Chief" |
References
edit- ^ Cary 2004, p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jackie Coogan Filmography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at "Jackie Coogan filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Cary 2004, p. 130.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Jackie Coogan Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Cary 2004, p. 218.
Sources
edit- Cary, Diana Serra (2004). Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-585-46687-3.