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Jackie Coogan

Acting Born Oct 26, 1914 Died Mar 1, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA 158 credits
158
Total Credits
2021
101 Years Career Span
79
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Jackie Coogan was an American actor born on October 26, 1914, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Coogan enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941, and later requested a transfer to Army Air Forces as a glider pilot due to his civilian flying experience. He graduated from the Advanced Glider School. Coogan is known for his work in acting, with 143 known credits. He is also known as John Le. Coogan passed away on March 1, 1984, at the age of 69.

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Career

Career overview

Jackie Coogan began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. He went on to have a long and varied acting career, with numerous credits to his name. Coogan's early work as a child actor laid the groundwork for his later success in film and television.

As an adult, Coogan continued to work in the entertainment industry, taking on a wide range of roles. He eventually became known for his portrayal of a character in a 1960s sitcom. This role brought him additional recognition and helped to cement his place in the public eye.

Coogan's acting career spanned many years, with a total of 143 credits to his name. His work in film and television helped to establish him as a talented and versatile actor.

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Known for

Unknown Chaplin

as Self

Hollywood

as Self
Film

Human Experiments

as Sheriff Tibbs
Film

Private Parts

1972
Film

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Stagehand 1

Movin' On

1974

Barnaby Jones

as Phil Rooney

Police Story

1973

The Addams Family

as Uncle Fester (voice)
Film

Cahill: United States Marshal

as Charlie Smith
Film

Fred Claus

2007

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Uncle Fester (voice)

Frequent co-stars

John Fiedler 3 shared titles
Christopher Cary 2 shared titles
John Astin 2 shared titles
Bill Quinn 2 shared titles
Pat Harrington Jr. 2 shared titles
Geoffrey Lewis 2 shared titles
Paul Fix 2 shared titles
Ted Cassidy 2 shared titles
Charlie Chaplin 2 shared titles
Edna Purviance 2 shared titles

Career timeline

The Real Charlie Chaplin
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Chaplin Today: The Kid
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
The Addams Family Album
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Unknown ChaplinThe Prey
The Escape ArtistHollywood’s Children
HollywoodThe Kids Who Knew Too MuchDr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
$weepstake$Human ExperimentsWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Flying High
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Sherlock Holmes in New YorkWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Lucy Gets LuckyThe SpecialistsThe Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Movin' OnThe Phantom of Hollywood
Barnaby JonesPolice StoryThe Addams FamilyCahill: United States Marshal
Emergency!The New Scooby-Doo MoviesThe Brian Keith ShowCool MillionScooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
McMillan & WifeMcMillan & WifeOwen Marshall: Counselor at LawAlias Smith and JonesThe Jimmy Stewart Show
The Partridge FamilyThe Partridge Family
Love, American StyleLove, American StyleMarcus Welby, M.D.The Brady BunchMarlowe
Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OAdam-12Here's Lucy
IronsideIronsideIronside
Family AffairClown AlleyA Fine Madness
The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestI Dream of JeannieGirl HappyJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
The Addams Family
Burke's LawVacation Playhouse
The Lucy ShowThe VirginianMcKeever and the ColonelWhen the Girls Take Over
The Dick Powell ShowThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Andy Griffith ShowOutlawsSex Kittens Go to College
Hawaiian EyeLock-UpMr. LuckyThe Beat GenerationLonelyhearts

Full Filmography

158 titles
  • The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Addams Family Album (1992) as Uncle Fester (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Unknown Chaplin (1983) as Self
  • The Prey (1983) as Lester Tile
  • The Escape Artist (1982) as Magic Shop Owner
  • Hollywood’s Children (1982) as Self
  • Hollywood (1980) as Self
  • The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980) as Mr. Klein
  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) as Sgt. Fleacollar
  • $weepstake$ (1979)
  • Human Experiments (1979) as Sheriff Tibbs
  • When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979) as Self
  • Flying High (1978)
  • Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) as Uncle Fester
  • Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) as Haymarket Hotel Proprietor
  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Stagehand 1
  • Lucy Gets Lucky (1975) as Gus Mitchell
  • The Specialists (1975) as Roger
  • The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) as Detective Chief Anderson
  • Movin' On (1974)
  • The Phantom of Hollywood (1974) as Jonathan
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) as Phil Rooney
  • Police Story (1973)
  • The Addams Family (1973) as Uncle Fester (voice)
  • Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) as Charlie Smith
  • Emergency! (1972)
  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972) as Uncle Fester (voice)
  • The Brian Keith Show (1972)
  • Cool Million (1972) as Merrill Cossack
  • Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family (1972) as Uncle Fester (Voice)
  • McMillan & Wife (1971)
  • McMillan & Wife (1971) as Howard Sparks
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Zigler
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
  • The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)
  • The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)
  • The Partridge Family (1970) as Max Pepper
  • The Partridge Family (1970) as Grandpa Walter Renfrew
  • Love, American Style (1969) as Uncle Harold
  • Love, American Style (1969) as Motel Owner
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Vince Darrell
  • The Brady Bunch (1969)
  • Marlowe (1969) as Grant W. Hicks
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Horace Sibley
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Jerry Howe
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Frank
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Harry Rustin
  • Here's Lucy (1968) as Kermit Bosworth
  • The Name of the Game (1968) as Connie Hart
  • The Outsider (1968) as Rusty
  • The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) as Matthew Basch
  • Rogue's Gallery (1968) as Funeral Director
  • Ironside (1967)
  • Ironside (1967) as Buster Logan
  • Ironside (1967) as Sam McGoff
  • Family Affair (1966)
  • Clown Alley (1966) as Clown
  • A Fine Madness (1966) as Mr. Fitzgerald
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Mayor Cecil Pudney
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Sheriff Koster
  • I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Suleiman
  • Girl Happy (1965) as Sgt. Benson
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) as Father Ryan
  • The Addams Family (1964) as Uncle Fester
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Bert Crowley
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963) as Finnegan
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Lieutenant Ruggles
  • The Virginian (1962) as Bodey
  • McKeever and the Colonel (1962) as Sgt. Barnes
  • When the Girls Take Over (1962) as Captain Toussaint
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Shopkeeper
  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as George Stevens
  • Outlaws (1960)
  • Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) as Wildcat MacPherson
  • Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Mack Stanley
  • Lock-Up (1959)
  • Mr. Lucky (1959) as Joe Azevedo
  • The Beat Generation (1959) as Jake Baron
  • Lonelyhearts (1959) as Ned Gates
  • Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) as Desk Sergeant Bragan
  • The Big Operator (1959) as Ed Brannell
  • Peter Gunn (1958)
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Baldy Mike Hannigan (uncredited)
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Marshal Rogers
  • The Space Children (1958) as Hank Johnson
  • High School Confidential! (1958) as Mr. A
  • No Place to Land (1958) as Swede
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Elwood P. 'Gunner' Grimes
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Pete Desmond
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Gus Sawyer
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Ron Litten
  • The Joker is Wild (1957) as Swifty Morgan
  • The Buster Keaton Story (1957) as Elmer Case
  • Where's Charley? (1957) as Coach Sanderford
  • The Star Wagon (1957) as Hanus Wicks
  • Eighteen and Anxious (1957) as Harold 'Eager' Beaver
  • Forbidden Area (1956) as The Cook
  • The Proud Ones (1956) as Man on Make (uncredited)
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Marshal Stoudenaire
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as George Bay
  • Escape from Terror (1955) as Agent Petrov
  • Escape from Terror (1955) Director
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mr. Klein
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Woody Woods
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Snuff Carter
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Marshal Stubb Snider
  • The Actress (1953) as Inopportune (uncredited)
  • Mesa of Lost Women (1953) as Dr Aranya
  • Cowboy G-Men (1952)
  • Outlaw Women (1952) as Piute Bill
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Police Officer Hennesey
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Muggsy
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Police Lieutenant Smith
  • Varieties on Parade (1951) as Himself
  • Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) as Buck Lovelace
  • Studio One (1948) as Jeffers
  • French Leave (1948) as Pappy Reagan
  • Kilroy Was Here (1947) as Pappy Collins
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942) as Self (archive footage)
  • Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Russ Simpson
  • Sky Patrol (1939) as Carter Meade
  • College Swing (1938) as Jackie
  • Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) as Self
  • Love in September (1936) as Jackie
  • Home on the Range (1935) as Jack Hatfield
  • Huckleberry Finn (1931) as Tom Sawyer
  • Free and Easy (1930) as Jackie Coogan - at Premiere (uncredited)
  • Tom Sawyer (1930) as Tom Sawyer
  • Estrellados (1930) as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
  • The Circus: Premiere (1928) as Self
  • Buttons (1927) as Buttons
  • Character Studies (1927) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Bugle Call (1927) as Billy Randolph
  • Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927) as Johnny O'Day
  • The Rag Man (1925) as Tim Kelly
  • Old Clothes (1925) as Timothy Kelly
  • Little Robinson Crusoe (1924) as Mickey Hogan
  • Hello, 'Frisco (1924) as Jackie Coogan
  • Meet Jackie Coogan (1924) as Himself
  • A Boy of Flanders (1924) as Nello
  • Circus Days (1923) as Toby Tyler
  • Long Live the King (1923) as Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto
  • Daddy (1923) as Jackie Savelli / Jackie Holden
  • Seeing Stars (1922) as Self
  • Nice and Friendly (1922) as Boy
  • Oliver Twist (1922) as Oliver Twist
  • Trouble (1922) as Danny, the Kid
  • The Kid (1921) as The Kid
  • Peck's Bad Boy (1921) as Henry Peck
  • My Boy (1921) as Jackie Blair
  • A Day's Pleasure (1919) as Smallest Boy (uncredited)
  • Skinner's Baby (1917) as The Baby (uncredited)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Jackie Coogan best known for?

Jackie Coogan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Unknown Chaplin (1983), Hollywood (1980), Human Experiments (1979), Private Parts (1972).

When and where was Jackie Coogan born?

Jackie Coogan was born on October 26, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USA. They passed away on March 1, 1984.

How many credits does Jackie Coogan have?

Jackie Coogan has accumulated over 158 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2021.

What is Jackie Coogan's background in cinema and television?

Jackie Coogan was an American actor born on October 26, 1914, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Coogan enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941, and later requested a transfer to Army Air Forces as a glider pilot due to his civilian flying experience. He graduat...