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Jerome Cowan (1897–1972)

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Jerome Cowan was one of Hollywood's most prolific and instantly recognisable character actors. His trademark pencil-thin moustache and slicked back hair, immaculate suits and sophisticated manner were his stock-in-trade for impersonating an assortment of rejected husbands, shifty politicians, lawyers and shady detectives... See full bio »

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Jerome Palmer Cowan
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Encino, California, USA
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1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Waldo Hennessy
– The Root of It All (1971) … Waldo Hennessy
 
1971 Julia (TV series)
Admiral
– Corey's High-Q (1971) … Admiral
 
1970 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Mr. Gary
– Lucy the Crusader (1970) … Mr. Gary
 
1970 Green Acres (TV series)
Wilson
– The Beeping Rock (1970) … Wilson
 
1970 The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV series)
Lowenfeld
– How to Succeed in the Stock Market Without Really Trying (1970) … Lowenfeld
 
1970 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Justice William Forrester
– Hot Dogs (1970) … Justice William Forrester
 
1969 The Comic
Lawrence
 
1968 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
Walter Hedges
– Herb's Little Helper (1968) … Walter Hedges
 
1967 The Gnome-Mobile
Dr. Ramsey
 
1966 Penelope
Bank Manager
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Jeremiah Loomis
– Goliath (1966) … Jeremiah Loomis
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Brainsley Gordon
– The Hoofer (1966) … Brainsley Gordon
 
1966 The Munsters (TV series)
Ted Thatcher
– Herman's Lawsuit (1966) … Ted Thatcher
 
1966 Frankie and Johnny
Joe Wilbur (uncredited)
 
1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Dan Curtis
– A Star Is Born (1966) … Dan Curtis
 
1966 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Dr. Metcalf
– Lucy and Art Linkletter (1966) … Dr. Metcalf
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
Huntington Hawthorne II
– Woodman, Spare That Family Tree (1965) … Huntington Hawthorne II
 
1965 Tammy (TV series)
Mr. Weems
– Will the Real Dwayne Whitt Please Stand Up? (1965) … Mr. Weems
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sam Beeker
– The Rise and Fall of Eddie Carew (1965) … Sam Beeker
 
1964-1965 The Tycoon (TV series)
Herbert Wilson / Wilson
– Mr. Wilson in Retirement Land (1965) … Wilson
– Horatio Alger Again (1964) … Herbert Wilson
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Brinkley (U.S. Ambassador to Fawzia)
 
1964 Many Happy Returns (TV series)
J.L. Fox
 
1964 The Patsy
Business Executive (uncredited)
 
1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Mr. Thornbridge
– The Saga of Muley Jones (1964) … Mr. Thornbridge
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
H. B. Grubbs
– Law and Order Day (1964) … H. B. Grubbs
 
1963 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Dr. Jackson
– The Atom Misers (1963) … Dr. Jackson
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Bryant
– The House Next Door (1963) … Mr. Bryant
 
1963 Grindl (TV series)
James A. Hackaberry
– Grindl, She-Wolf of Wall Street (1963) … James A. Hackaberry
 
1959-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Oliver Fenwick / Stan Regal
– Never to Have Loved (1963) … Stan Regal
– The Grandma Caper (1959) … Oliver Fenwick
 
1963 Black Zoo
Jerry Stengel
 
1963 Critic's Choice
Joe Rosenfield
 
1963 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Conrad Phelp
– Luke in the Ivy League (1963) … Conrad Phelp
 
1962-1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Mr. Murphy / Tim Murphy
– The Slasher (1963) … Mr. Murphy
– The Parish Car (1962) … Tim Murphy
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Ben Stanton
– What Are Friends For? (1962) … Ben Stanton
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
J.C. Stover
– ...But What Are You Doing for Your Country? (1962) … J.C. Stover
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
A.J. Bayliss
– My Native Land (1962) … A.J. Bayliss
 
1960-1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Lafe Dabney / Macneil
– A Bit of Glory (1962) … Macneil
– Ballad for a Badman (1960) … Lafe Dabney
 
1962 Theatre '62 (TV series)
– The Farmer's Daughter (1962)
 
1962 The Farmer's Daughter (TV movie)
Finley
 
1962 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Grant
– Taming of the Brat (1962) … Grant
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Stuart Ferris
– Chute to Kill (1962) … Stuart Ferris
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Mayor
 
1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Artinius F. Breckenridge
– The Final Score (1961) … Artinius F. Breckenridge
 
1961 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
– Eyewitness (1961)
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Carl Terris
– The Fingers of Henri Tourelle (1961) … Carl Terris
 
1960-1961 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
John Larsen
– The Invitation (1961) … John Larsen
– Those Happy College Days (1961) … John Larsen
– Personal Appearance (1961) … John Larsen
– Dream Boy (1961) … John Larsen
– Crazy Over Horses (1961) … John Larsen
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1961 All in a Night's Work
Sam Weaver
 
1961 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Judge Palmer
– You Can Fight City Hall (1961) … Judge Palmer
 
1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Horace Greeley
– Frontier Correspondent (1961) … Horace Greeley
 
1953-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Charlie / Red Meade
– Don't Let It Throw You (1961) … Red Meade
– Hot Footage (1960) … Charlie
– Wedding Day (1953)
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Judge Bickle
– Bathhouse Justice (1960) … Judge Bickle
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Harry Holmes / Mr. Vandiver
– Blind Man's Bluff (1960) … Mr. Vandiver
– The Last Six Blocks (1960) … Harry Holmes
 
1960 The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV series)
Ed Hollister
– June Thursday (1960) … Ed Hollister
 
1960 Private Property
Ed Hogate
 
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
Max Goodson
– Millionaire Katherine Boland (1960) … Max Goodson
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Harvey Carlton
– The Violent Journey (1960) … Harvey Carlton
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Colonel Partington
– Sundance and the Hero of Bloody Blue Creek (1960) … Colonel Partington
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet
George Abercrombie
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Frank Teel
– Three to Make Ready (1960) … Frank Teel
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
Dr. Carl Lucas
– Events Leading Up to the Crime (1960) … Dr. Carl Lucas
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Jasper Salt / Ben Wilson
– Flume to the Mother Lode (1960) … Ben Wilson
– The Conspiracy: Part 2 (1959) … Jasper Salt
– The Conspiracy: Part 1 (1959) … Jasper Salt
 
1960 Philip Marlowe (TV series)
Conway
– Death Takes a Lover (1960) … Conway
 
1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Marvello
– Seven Swords (1960) … Marvello
 
1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Mr. Dana
– Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960) … Mr. Dana
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Ernest Royce / Victor Latimore
– The Case of the Artful Dodger (1959) … Victor Latimore
– The Case of the Lost Last Act (1959) … Ernest Royce
 
1959 The Alaskans (TV series)
Horatio Styles
– Winter Song (1959) … Horatio Styles
 
1959 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Jerry Hearndan
– The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) … Jerry Hearndan
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Judge Gerald T. Crenshaw
– Incident of the 13th Man (1959) … Judge Gerald T. Crenshaw
 
1959 Fibber McGee and Molly (TV series)
Benton
– The Big Dance (1959) … Benton
 
1959 Have Rocket -- Will Travel
J.P. Morse
 
1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
Fulton
– Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) … Fulton
 
1959 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
– Who Stole That Melody? (1959)
 
1959 True Story (TV series)
Professor
– Silver Eve (1959) … Professor
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Zimmer
– Medallion (1959) … Zimmer
 
1958 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Brock
– Paper Bullets … Brock
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Superintendant
– The Frying Pan (1957) … Superintendant
 
1951-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Harold Richards
– Love Me to Pieces (1957) … Harold Richards
– Fear Is No Stranger (1954)
– Lonely Boy (1951)
 
1951-1957 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Counterfeit Inc. (1957)
– Yesterday's Magic (1952)
– A Beautiful Friendship (1951)
 
1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Charley Cassidy
– The Gene Austin Story (1957) … Charley Cassidy
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Harry Archer
– Kiss and Tell (1956) … Harry Archer
 
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
Walter
– Tough Boy (1956) … Walter
– Night Escape (1956)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Lewis
– Prima Donna (1956) … Lewis
 
1951-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Alfred Bragg / Prosecutor / Rollo / …
– The Unfaithful (1956) … Prosecutor
– Julie (1952) … Rollo
– Stolen Years (1951) … Wright
– Consider the Lillies (1951) … Alfred Bragg
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Heaston
– Conflict (1956) … Heaston
 
1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– A Touch of Summer (1954)
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
– Side by Side (1954)
 
1954 Look Up and Live (TV series)
– Diary of a Teenager: Part 6
– Diary of a Teenager: Part 8
 
1953-1957 Valiant Lady (TV series)
Frank Emerson
 
1951-1953 The Web (TV series)
– Encore (1953)
– St. Petersburg Dilemma (1951)
– A Man Dies (1951)
– Checkmate (1951)
 
1953 The System
Barry X. Brady
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Parents' Week-End (1953)
 
1953 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
Frankie Waller / Mr. Stark
– The Witness (1953) … Frankie Waller/Mr. Stark
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Mark Farrar
– Beauty Prize (1953) … Mark Farrar
 
1952 My Hero (TV series)
Mr. Norman
– Model of Blossom (1952) … Mr. Norman
 
1952 Not for Publication (TV series)
Collins
– Cells of Treachery (1952)
– All the World's a Stage (1952) … Collins
– The Lost Locket (1952) … Collins
– 88 Keys to Escape (1952) … Collins
– Collins on the Rocks (1952) … Collins
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1952 Magnificent Adventure
 
1951 Disc Jockey
Marley
 
1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Night at the Vulcan (1951)
 
1951 Criminal Lawyer
Walter Medford
 
1951 Suspense (TV series)
– A Vision of Death (1951)
 
1951 The Fat Man
Lt. Stark
 
1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Dexter
– The Touchstone (1951) … Dexter
 
1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– The Old Magician (1951)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– A Case of Marriage (1951)
 
1950 Dallas
Matt Coulter
 
1950 The West Point Story
Mr. Jocelyn
 
1950 The Fuller Brush Girl
Harvey Simpson
 
1950 When You're Smiling
Herbert Reynolds
 
1950 Peggy
Fred Collins
 
1950 Young Man with a Horn
Phil Morrison
 
1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Belden
 
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
Elliott Montgomery
 
1949 Blondie Hits the Jackpot
George Radcliffe
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Arthur Webson
 
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
Mr. Graves - Ruth's Attorney
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Alvah Scarret
 
1949 Blondie's Big Deal
George M. Radcliffe
 
1948 Blondie's Secret
George Radcliffe
 
1948 June Bride
Carleton Towne
 
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Whitney Courtland
 
1948 So This Is New York
Francis Griffin
 
1948 Wallflower
Robert 'Bob' James
 
1948 Blondie's Reward
George M. Radcliffe
 
1948 Arthur Takes Over
George Bradford
 
1947 Blondie's Anniversary
George M. Radcliffe
 
1947 Dangerous Years
Weston
 
1947 Blondie in the Dough
George Radcliffe
 
1947 Driftwood
Mayor Snyder
 
1947 Cry Wolf
Sen. Charles Caldwell
 
1947 Riffraff
Walter Gredson
 
1947 The Unfaithful
Prosecuting Attorney
 
1947 Miracle on 34th Street
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
 
1947 Blondie's Holiday
George M. Radcliffe
 
1947 The Perfect Marriage
Addison Manning
 
1947 Blondie's Big Moment
George M. Radcliffe (uncredited)
 
1946 Blondie Knows Best
Charles Peabody
 
1946 Flight to Nowhere
Gerald Porter
 
1946 Mr. Ace
Peter Craig
 
1946 Deadline for Murder
Lynch
 
1946 One Exciting Week
Al Carter
 
1946 Night in Paradise
Scribe
 
1946 Murder in the Music Hall
George Morgan
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Fight Announcer
 
1946 Deadline at Dawn
Lester Brady
 
1946 Claudia and David
Brian O'Toole
 
1946 My Reputation
George Van Orman
 
1946 One Way to Love
A.J. Gunther
 
1945 Getting Gertie's Garter
Billy
 
1945 Behind City Lights
Perry Borden
 
1945 Divorce
Jim Driscoll
 
1945 Hitchhike to Happiness
Tony Riggs
 
1945 The Jungle Captive
Detective W.L. Harrigan
 
1945 Blonde Ransom
Ice Larson
 
1945 G.I. Honeymoon
Ace Renaldo
 
1945 The Crime Doctor's Courage
Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome
 
1945 Fog Island
Kavanaugh
 
1944 Guest in the House
Mr. Hackett
 
1944 Crime by Night
Sam Campbell
 
1944 Minstrel Man
Bill Evans
 
1944 South of Dixie
Bill 'Brains' Watson
 
1944 Mr. Skeffington
Edward Morrison
 
1944 Sing a Jingle
Andrews
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
 
1943 The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case
Mallory Cartwright
 
1943 Find the Blackmailer
D.L. Trees
 
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor
Lou Asher
 
1943 Silver Spurs
Jerry Johnson
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Spendler (uncredited)
 
1943 Ladies' Day
Updyke (banker)
 
1943 No Place for a Lady
Eddie Moore
 
1942 Who Done It?
Marco Heller
 
1942 Street of Chance
Bill Diedrich
 
1942 Joan of Ozark
Phillip Munson
 
1942 Thru Different Eyes
Jim Gardner
 
1942 Moontide
Dr. Frank Brothers
 
1942 The Girl from Alaska
Ravenhill
 
1942 Frisco Lil
Vince Warren
 
1942 Mr. and Mrs. North
Ben Wilson
 
1942 A Gentleman at Heart
Finchley
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
Mr. Nichols
 
1941 The Maltese Falcon
Miles Archer
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Dr. Horrigan
 
1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Bert Fisher
 
1941 Rags to Riches
Marshall Abbott
 
1941 Kisses for Breakfast
Lucius Lorimer
 
1941 Out of the Fog
Assistant D.A.
 
1941 Too Many Blondes
Ted Bronson
 
1941 Singapore Woman
Jim North
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
'Pappy' Cullen
 
1941 The Great Lie
Jock H. Thompson
 
1941 The Roundup
Wade McGee
 
1941 High Sierra
Healy
 
1940 Victory
Martin Ricardo
 
1940 Street of Memories
Mr. Gower
 
1940 Melody Ranch
Tommy Summerville
 
1940 Meet the Wildcat
Digby Vanderhood III
 
1940 The Quarterback
Townley
 
1940 City for Conquest
'Dutch'
 
1940 Torrid Zone
Bob Anderson
 
1940 Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me
Ted Carter
 
1940 Framed
Monty de Granville
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
Ed Crowley
 
1940 Wolf of New York
Cosgrave
 
1939 The Great Victor Herbert
Barney Harris
 
1939 The Old Maid
Joe Ralston
 
1939 She Married a Cop
Bob Adams
 
1939 The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Daniel Mirche
 
1939 Exile Express
Paul Brandt
 
1939 East Side of Heaven
Claudius De Wolfe
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Cullis
 
1939 St. Louis Blues
Ivan DeBrett
 
1938 There's Always a Woman
Nick Shane
 
1938 The Goldwyn Follies
Director
 
1937 The Hurricane
Captain Nagle
 
1937 Vogues of 1938
W. Brockton
 
1937 New Faces of 1937
Robert Hunt
 
1937 Shall We Dance
Arthur Miller
 
1937 You Only Live Once
Doctor Hill
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
Tim O'Rourke
 
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1944 Crime by Night (performer: "Two Tables Apart" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1943 No Place for a Lady (performer: "A Cottage By the Sea")
 
1941 Too Many Blondes (performer: "Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird", "Don't Mind If I Do" / "Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird")
 
1937 Shall We Dance (performer: "They All Laughed" 1937 - uncredited)
 
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1951-1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor / Himself
– Episode #7.14 (1955) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #6.22 (1954) … Himself
– Episode #3.19 (1951) … Himself - Actor
 
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My 3 Angels (1953). Comedy. Written by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack. Based on "La Cuisine des Anges" by Albert Husson. Directed by José Ferrer. Morosco Theatre: 11 Mar 1953- 2 Jan 1954 (344 performances). Cast: Walter Slezak (as "Joseph"), Joan Chandler, Jerome Cowan (as "Jules")... See more »

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Pencil-thin moustache and slicked back hair See more »

Star Sign:

Libra