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.
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Movie Appearances
Fish Hooky
as Amusement Park Barker
1933
The Night of Nights
as Waiter (uncredited)
1939
Election Day
as Gangster
1929
Below Zero
1930
One-Horse Farmers
as Subway passenger (uncredited)
1934
Let's Do Things
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1931
Babes in the Goods
as Spectator (uncredited)
1934
Alum and Eve
as Orderly (uncredited)
1932
One Track Minds
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1933
Soup and Fish
as Fourth Butler, with Soup (uncredited)
1934
Three Chumps Ahead
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1934
Dogs Is Dogs
as Driver (uncredited)
1931
Twice Two
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
1933
Shivering and Shaking
as Man at Window (uncredited)
1930
Nazi Agent
as Waiter (uncredited)
1942
Of Mice and Men
as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1939
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Newspaper Reader (uncredited)
1931
The Night Life
as Waiter (uncredited)
1930
Scram!
as Court Recorder
1932
Be Big!
as Cookie (uncredited)
1931