Baldwin Cooke
Date of birth: 1888-03-09
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Baldwin Cook, Baldy, Baldwin Gardiner Cooke, Baldy 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.
Movie Credits
Fish Hooky
1933-01-28
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.
The Night of Nights
1939-12-01
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left hi
Election Day
1929-01-12
This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. The
Below Zero
1930-04-26
Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighbo
One-Horse Farmers
1934-08-01
The girls buy a country home that turns out to be a sand trap.
Alum and Eve
1932-09-24
When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and
One Track Minds
1933-05-20
Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.
Let's Do Things
1931-06-06
Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.
Soup and Fish
1934-03-30
At a ritzy beauty salon, while a mud pack is on her face, a wealthy socialite invites Thelma and Pat
Babes in the Goods
1934-02-10
Thelma and Patsy get jobs demonstrating washing machines in a department store window. However, on t
Three Chumps Ahead
1934-07-14
Thelma rushes into the apartment she shares with Patsy, excited because she's fallen in love with Ar
Dogs Is Dogs
1931-11-21
Wheezer and Dorothy are forced to live with her evil stepmother and her brat son.
Twice Two
1933-02-25
A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a d
Shivering and Shaking
1930-04-28
Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighbo
Nazi Agent
1942-03-01
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a
Of Mice and Men
1939-12-24
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranc
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931-03-21
Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date turned
The Night Life
1930-04-19
Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and o
Scram!
1932-09-10
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who
Going Bye-Bye!
1934-06-23
In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has he
Arabian Tights
1933-06-02
Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.
Blotto
1930-02-08
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting w
Be Big!
1931-02-07
Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from
The Panic Is On
1931-08-14
Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of
Chickens Come Home
1931-02-21
Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.
Tit for Tat
1935-01-05
Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the gro
Them Thar Hills
1934-07-21
Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into w
Teacher's Pet
1930-10-11
Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.
Call a Cop!
1931-08-29
The boyfriends rush into action when the girlfriends think there's a burglar in the house.
Any Old Port!
1932-03-05
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. T
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968-12-14
Compilation of the mismatched but immortal pair's various films and shorts.
Men O' War
1929-06-29
Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are sh
Another Wild Idea
1934-06-16
Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray that
Mr. Bride
1932-12-24
Charley's boss "rehearses" for his honeymoon--with Charley.
The Pooch
1932-06-11
The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.
Night of Goblins
1930-10-16
Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.
The Chaser
1938-07-29
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him,
Berth Marks
1929-06-01
Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.
Let's Make a Million
1936-09-01
A wealthy mama's boy finds himself the victim of con artists involved in an oil stocks racket.
It Happened One Day
1934-07-07
Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935-11-09
When Charley can't pay his bill at a restaurant, he is forced to become a waiter.
Choo-Choo!
1932-05-07
The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.
Auto Antics
1939-07-22
The "Our Gang" kids enter the Kidmobile Race Classic and must rescue their dog from the pound.
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024-10-29
Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their