Dick Cogan
Acting
Biography
Dick Cogan was born on 27 February 1909 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950), Unknown World (1951) and Dancing in the Dark (1949). He died on 19 December 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born: February 27, 1909
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Known For
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Adam's Rib
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Don't Bother to Knock
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Experiment Alcatraz
A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
My Six Convicts
A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason to help him and who might enjoy killing him.
We're Not Married!
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.
The Magnificent Yankee
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Dancing in the Dark
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
Flying Disc Man from Mars
Mota is a Martian representative, who has come to impose interplanetary law on the Earth (which has become too dangerous); opposing his authority is Kent Fowler, who resists the alien plot, without understanding its details.
Wild Weed
A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.
Filmography
as Office Workman (extra)
as Bell Captain (uncredited)
as Telegraph Agent (uncredited)
as Convict
as Dr. George Coleman
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Dan Staley
as Kirk
as Wes
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Edmunds
as Department Store Head (uncredited)