Baldwin Cooke

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.

Cast

Amusement Park Barker

The Night of Nights

Waiter (uncredited)

One-Horse Farmers

Subway passenger (uncredited)

Orderly (uncredited)

One Track Minds

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Let's Do Things

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fourth Butler, with Soup (uncredited)

Babes in the Goods

Spectator (uncredited)

Three Chumps Ahead

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Driver (uncredited)

Shivering and Shaking

Man at Window (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men

Ranch Hand (uncredited)

The Pip from Pittsburg

Newspaper Reader (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

French Waiter (uncredited)

The Panic Is On

Mr. Cooke (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home

Them Thar Hills

Detective (uncredited)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Man at Window (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boater (uncredited)

Another Wild Idea

Diner Attendant

Night of Goblins

Let's Make a Million

It Happened One Day

Manhattan Monkey Business

Train Passenger

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

(archive footage) (uncredited)