Richard Coogan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-04 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Short Hills, New Jersey, United States

Richard Coogan

Biography

Richard Coogan (born April 4, 1914) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Video from 1949-1950. Born in Short Hills, New Jersey, Coogan worked in radio for some time, including appearing as Abie Levy in Abie's Irish Rose. He also appeared on Broadway in five different productions between 1945 and 1955, all of them short-lived except for Diamond Lil with Mae West, and The Rainmaker. He was still appearing on Broadway with West when he took the role of Captain Video on the DuMont Television Network on June 27, 1949. After the live telecast each day, ending at about 7:30 p.m. EST, he would take a cab to the theatre where ...

Acting

1959

Vice Raid

as Police Sgt. Whitey Brandon

1953

Girl on the Run

as Bill Martin

1954

Three Hours to Kill

as Niles Hendricks

1956

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

as Capt. Eldon Sumac

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