Baldwin Cooke
Biography
COOKE, BALDY (Baldwin Gardiner Cooke, Jr.) Born March 10, 1888, New York, New York. Cooke and his wife Alice toured in vaudeville with Stan (as members of the Stan Jefferson Trio), remaining close friends over the years. He appeared in 31 L&H films, beginning with Two Tars and ending with Swiss Miss. Baldy also worked with Our Gang and Charley Chase and appeared in about 80 films between 1928 and 1942. Baldy and Alice were close friends of Stan, even moving in with Stan and new wife Ruth as chaperones while the Laurels were waiting for Stan’s divorce from Lois to become final. Died December 31, 1953, Los Angeles, age 65.
Known For
Amusement Park Barker
Fish Hooky
Waiter (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
Gangster
Election Day
Below Zero
Subway passenger (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
Train Passenger (uncredited)
One Track Minds
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Let's Do Things
Spectator (uncredited)
Babes in the Goods
Orderly (uncredited)
Alum and Eve
Fourth Butler, with Soup (uncredited)
Soup and Fish
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead
Driver (uncredited)
Dogs Is Dogs
Soda Jerk
Twice Two
Man at Window (uncredited)
Tiembla y Titubea
Waiter (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
Newspaper Reader (uncredited)
The Pip from Pittsburg
Waiter (uncredited)
La vida nocturna
Cookie
Be Big!
Court Recorder
Scram!
Waiter
Blotto
Court Official
Going Bye-Bye!
Office Worker
Chickens Come Home
Mr. Cooke (uncredited)
The Panic Is On
French Waiter (uncredited)
Arabian Tights
Customer
Tit for Tat
Officer
Them Thar Hills
First Caterer
Teacher's Pet
Detective (uncredited)
Call a Cop!
Spectator
Any Old Port!
Man at Window (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Boater (uncredited)
Men O' War
Radio Man
Another Wild Idea
Hotel Clerk
Mr. Bride
Diner Attendant
The Pooch
Passenger
Noche de duendes
Bus Driver #2
The Chaser
Berth Marks
Farley
Let's Make a Million
Clerk
It Happened One Day
Diner
Manhattan Monkey Business
Train Passenger
Choo-Choo!
Luke
Auto Antics
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-03-09
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Baldwin Cook