Baldwin Cooke

born: 10 March 1888 New York City, New York, United States of America

died: 31 December 1953 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (cirrhosis of liver/hypostatic pneumonia, age 65)

American actor, who was a close personal friend of Stan Laurel. His appearances varied between background parts and lead roles in the films of Laurel & Hardy and was a regular actor in many other Hal Roach comedies during the 1930s. He was married (May 6, 1913 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio) to Alice Cooke, who was six years his senior. In the 1910s they, along with Stan Laurel formed a trio act which toured the States. Interestingly enough, all of "Baldy"s siblings had the middle name Gardiner!

Real name: Baldwin Gardiner Cooke Jr. Height: 6'0"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; plus all films with Laurel & Hardy; plus 1 film with Our Gang.

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1928 Two Tars Motorist   1929 Berth Marks Train passenger 1929 Men O' War Boater 1929 Snappy Sneezer Streetcar conductor 1929 Perfect Day Next door neighbor 1929 Stepping Out Waiter 1929 The Hoose-Gow Prisoner 1930 Night Owls Policeman 1930 Ladrones  Desk officer 1930 The Head Guy Station assistant 1930 Blotto Nightclub waiter/Phone booth gawker 1930 La Vida Nocturna  Phonebooth gawker/ Nightclub waiter 1930 Une nuit extravagante  Waiter 1930 The Fighting Parson Waiter 1930 The Big Kick Sheriff 1930 Below Zero Man at window 1930 Tiembla y Titubea  Man at window 1930 Le Joueur de Golf  [?] 1930 Fast Work Insane asylum attendant 1930 Girl Shock Baggage carrier 1930 Huye-Faldas  Baggage carrier 1930 Teacher's Pet Caterer 1930 Una Cana Al Aire  Nightclub patron 1930 Noche de duendes  Train passenger   1930 Spuk um Mitternacht  Train passenger 1930 Bigger And Better Store extra 1930 High C's Soldier 1931 Be Big! Cookie 1931 Los Calaveras  Lodge member 1931 Les Carottiers  Lodge member 1931 Thundering Tenors Waiter 1931 Chickens Come Home Office worker/ Passerby outside apartment 1931 High Gear Police sergeant 1931 The Pip From Pittsburg Newspaper reader 1931 La Señorita De Chicago  Nightclub patron reading newspaper 1931 Rough Seas Private Cooke 1931 Bargain Day Socks customer 1931 Let's Do Things Nightclub patron 1931 The Panic Is On Mr. Cooke 1931 Pardon Us Insurgent convict 1931 Call A Cop! Detective 1931 Skip The Maloo! Passenger 1931 One Good Turn Street auction passerby 1931 What A Bozo! Waiter 1931 Beau Hunks New recruit 1932 Any Old Port! Spectator 1932 Choo-Choo! Train passenger 1932 The Chimp Coach driver 1932 The Pooch Diner attendant 1932 County Hospital Orderly 1932 Show Business Father at station 1932 Young Ironsides Dining car steward 1932 Scram! Court recorder 1932 Pack Up Your Troubles Doughboy   1932 Alum And Eve Orderly 1932 The Soilers Court clerk 1932 Now We'll Tell One Newspaper vendor 1932 Taxi For Two Streetcar conductor 1932 Mr. Bride Hotel clerk   1933 Fish Hooky Amusement park barker 1933 Twice Two Soda jerk 1933 One Track Minds Train passenger 1933 Arabian Tights French waiter 1933 Luncheon At Twelve Baldy, the neighbor 1933 Sons Of The Desert Son of the Desert/ Man introducing Steamship official 1934 Babes In The Goods Spectator 1934 Soup And Fish Fourth butler, with soup   1934 Apples To You! Opera patron next to dowager 1934 I'll Take Vanilla Nosey bystander 1934 Another Wild Idea Radio store proprietor/ Courtroom spectator 1934 Going Bye-Bye! Court official 1934 I'll Be Suing You Bystander 1934 It Happened One Day Baldy, office clerk 1934 Three Chumps Ahead Cafe patron 1934 Them Thar Hills Officer 1934 One-Horse Farmers Subway passenger 1934 You Said A Hatful! Brakeman 1934 Babes In Toyland Policeman   1934 The Live Ghost Sailor 1935 Tit For Tat Customer leaving store 1935 Treasure Blues Diner spectator 1935 Okay Toots! Office worker 1935 Poker At Eight Poker player 1935 Southern Exposure Waiter with telephone/ Bettor 1935 The Four Star Boarder Man on dock with angry woman 1935 Thicker Than Water Hospital visitor 1935 Nurse To You! Baldy, pedestrian reading newspaper 1935 Manhattan Monkey Business Diner in French restaurant 1936 The Bohemian Girl Soldier   1936 The Count Takes The Count Hold-up man 1936 Vamp Till Ready Front desk clerk 1936 Neighborhood House Theatre patron 1936 Our Relations Bartender/ Denker's Beer Garden customer   1938 Swiss Miss Alpen Hotel atmosphere man   1939 Zenobia Trial spectator 1940 Of Mice And Men Ranch hand   1941 Road Show Man having photo taken 1941 Niagara Falls Mr. Clark, witness ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS 1934 Hollywood Party Doorman (he opens cab door for scientists) 1939 Auto Antics Luke DEATH CERTIFICATE (click image to enlarge) Acknowledgements & sources: http://books.google.com/books?id=lV1NAAAAYAAJ&q=baldwin+cooke#v=snippet&q=baldwin%20cooke&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=FWE-AQAAMAAJ&q=baldwin+cooke#v=snippet&q=baldwin%20cooke&f=false (his father's death notice) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16367-32278-33?cc=1861144 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16367-32272-19?cc=1861144 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-26582-4018-68?cc=1968530 (WWI Draft Reg. Card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXJ-KC1N (death certificate) Jesse Brisson (help and assistance; identification in Niagara Falls, Zenobia, Thundering Tenors, Southern Exposure, Another Wild Idea, Skip The Maloo!, Show Business) Jim Jarvis (information) Brent Seguine (identification in Treasure Blues) Craig Calman (identification in The Soilers) Stéphane Maltais (identification in You Said A Hatful!, The Four Star Boarder) This page was last updated on: 12 February 2025