Jackie Coogan filmography

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Jackie Coogan was an American actor whose career spanned decades, and included numerous feature films and television series. The child of vaudeville performers, Coogan began his career as a child actor, and had his first major role in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921). He went on to appear in numerous films throughout his childhood and adolescence, and had a career as a television actor in his later life, appearing as Uncle Fester on The Addams Family (1964–1966), as well as numerous other guest-starring roles. Coogan's final film credit was the slasher film The Prey (1984), which was filmed several years prior and released shortly after his death in 1984.

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Coogan aboard the Leviathan

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1917 Skinner's Baby The BabyUncredited
Lost film
[1]
1919 A Day's Pleasure Smallest BoyUncredited [2]
1921 The Kid The Kid [2]
1921 Peck's Bad Boy Henry Peck AKA 'Peck's Bad Boy' [3]
1921 My Boy Jackie Blair [3]
1922Nice and FriendlyBoy
1922 Trouble Danny, the Kid [3]
1922 Oliver Twist Oliver Twist [3]
1923 Daddy Jackie Savelli / Jackie Holden [3]
1923 Circus Days Toby Tyler [3]
1923 Long Live the King Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto [3]
1924 A Boy of Flanders Nello [3]
1924 Hello, 'Frisco Himself
1924 Little Robinson Crusoe Mickey Hogan [3]
1925 The Rag Man Tim Kelly [3]
1925 Old Clothes Timothy Kelly [3]
1927 Johnny Get Your Hair Cut Johnny O'Day [3]
1927 The Bugle Call Billy RandolphLost film [3]
1927 Buttons ButtonsLost film [3]
1930 Free and Easy Jackie Coogan - at PremiereUncredited [3]
1930 Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer [3]
1931 Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer [4]
1935 Home on the Range Jack Hatfield [3]
1938 College Swing Jackie [3]
1939 Million Dollar Legs Russ Simpson [3]
1939 Sky Patrol Carter Meade [3]
1942 Queen of Broadway
1947 Kilroy Was Here Pappy CollinsMonogram Pictures Corporation film [3]
1948 French Leave Pappy Reagan [3]
1951 Skipalong Rosenbloom Buck Lovelace [3]
1951 Varieties on Parade Himself [3]
1952 Outlaw Women Paiute Bill [3]
1953 Mesa of Lost Women Dr. Aranya [3]
1953 The Actress InopportuneUncredited [3]
1955Escape from TerrorAgent Petrov [3]
1956 The Proud Ones Man on MakeUncredited [3]
1957 The Buster Keaton Story Elmer Case [3]
1957 The Joker Is Wild Swifty Morgan [3]
1957 Eighteen and Anxious Harold 'Eager' Beaver [3]
1958 Lonelyhearts Ned Gates [3]
1958 High School Confidential! Mr. 'Mr. A' August [3]
1958 The Space Children Hank Johnson
1958 No Place to Land Swede [3]
1959 Night of the Quarter Moon Desk Sergeant Bragan
1959 The Beat Generation Jake Baron [3]
1959 The Big Operator Ed Brannell [3]
1960 Sex Kittens Go to College Wildcat MacPherson [3]
1962 When the Girls Take Over Captain Toussaint [3]
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home Father Ryan [3]
1965 Girl Happy Sergeant Benson [3]
1966 A Fine Madness Mr. Fitzgerald [3]
1966Clown AlleyClownTelevision film
1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West Matthew Basch
1968 Rogue's Gallery Funeral Director
1969 Marlowe Grant W. Hicks [3]
1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal Charlie [3]
1974 The Phantom of Hollywood Jonathan [2]
1975Lucy Gets LuckyGus MitchellTelevision film
1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery Detective Chief Anderson [3]
1975The SpecialistsRogerTelevision film
1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Stagehand 1 [3]
1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York Haymarket Hotel ProprietorTelevision film [2]
1977 Halloween with the New Addams Family Uncle FesterTelevision film [2]
1979 Human Experiments Sheriff Tibbs [2]
1980 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Sergeant Fleacollar [5]
1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchMr. KleinTelevision film [2]
1982 The Escape Artist Magic Shop Owner [2]
1984 The Prey Lester TileFilmed c. 1980; final film role [2]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1952 Racket Squad PenningtonEpisode: "The Christmas Caper"
1952–1953 Cowboy G-Men Stoney Crockett39 episodes
1955 Damon Runyon Theater O'KeefeEpisode: "Honorary Degree"
1955–1957 Climax! Various3 episodes
1956–1957 Playhouse 90 Various4 episodes
1957 The People's Choice SalesmanEpisode: "Boomerang"
1957–1970 The Red Skelton Hour Various20 episodes
1959 Peter Gunn Eric WoolrichEpisode: "Keep Smiling"
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents George BaySeason 5 Episode 6: "Anniversary Gift" [5]
1959 Hawaiian Eye Mack StanleyEpisode: "Dangerous Eden"
1959 The Loretta Young Show Snuff Carter / Woody Woods2 episodes
1959–1960 General Electric Theater Various2 episodes
1960 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Ed WilsonEpisode: "An Interesting Evening" [5]
1960 The Ann Sothern Show Barney Dunaway2 episodes
1960 Mr. Lucky Joe AzevedoEpisode: "Dangerous Lady"
1960 Lock-Up Pinky WinthropEpisode: "Society Doctor"
1960 Klondike First MateEpisode: "Halliday's Club"
1960 The Tab Hunter Show Episode: "I Love a Marine"
1960–1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook Sam Brady / Marshal Rogers2 episodes
1960–1962 Outlaws Ed Durant / Corbett2 episodes
1961 The Best of the Post SidEpisode: "Martha"
1961 The Americans RoweEpisode: "The Coward"
1961 Holiday Lodge Harvey SilkEpisode: "Never Hit a Stranger"
1961 The Andy Griffith Show George StevensEpisode: "Barney on the Rebound"
1961–1966 Perry Mason Various4 episodes [5]
1962 Follow the Sun Lew DobberEpisode: "A Choice of Weapons"
1962 The Joey Bishop Show Dave ArnoldEpisode: "A Show of His Own"
1962–1963 McKeever and the Colonel Sergeant Barnes26 episodes
1963 The Dick Powell Theater ShopkeeperEpisode: "Thunder in a Forgotten Town"
1963–1968 The Lucy Show Mr. Burton / Lieutenant Ruggles2 episodes
1964–1966 The Addams Family Uncle Fester64 episodes [6]
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre CustomerEpisode: "Her School of Bachelors"
1966 Vacation Playhouse FinniganEpisode: "The Hoofer"
1966 The Virginian BodeyEpisode: "Trail to Ashley Mountain"
1967 Family Affair Tim CallahanEpisode: "Fat, Fat, the Water Rat"
1967 The Wild Wild West Sheriff KosterEpisode: "The Night of the Cut-Throats"
1968The OutsiderRustyEpisode: "Tell It Like It Is... and You're Dead"
1969 I Dream of Jeannie Suleiman2 episodes [5]
1969–1973 Hawaii Five-O Frank / Jerry Howe / Horace Sibley3 episodes [5]
1970 Matt Lincoln TaitEpisode: "Nick"
1970 Barefoot in the Park WaldingEpisode: "Disorder in the Court"
1970 The Name of the Game Connie Hart / Harry Winslow2 episodes
1970 Julia The MailmanEpisode: "Essay, Can You See?"
1970–1972 Love, American Style Various3 episodes [5]
1970–1973 The Partridge Family Grandpa Walter Renfrew / Max Pepper2 episodes
1971–1974 McMillan & Wife Howard Sparks / Lowball3 episodes
1971–1974 Ironside Sam McGoff / Buster Logan2 episodes [5]
1971–1972 Alias Smith and Jones Passenger Agent / Harvey Clifford / Crawford3 episodes [5]
1971–1972 The Brady Bunch Harry Duggan / Man2 episodes [5]
1971 The Jimmy Stewart Show Officer GadboyEpisode: "Guest of Honor"
1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law ZiglerEpisode: "Shine a Light on Me"
1972 Adam-12 Harry RustinEpisode: "The Adoption"
1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies Uncle FesterVoice, Episode: "Wednesday Is Missing"
1972 Emergency! Junkyard OwnerEpisode: "Trainee" [5]
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. Vince DarrellEpisode: "The Problem with Charlie" [5]
1973 The Brian Keith Show Mr. PlimptonEpisode: "Sean's Midas Touch"
1973 Jigsaw HarryEpisode: "Kiss the Dream Goodbye"
1973 Here's Lucy Kermit BosworthEpisode: "Lucy's Tenant" [5]
1973 Barnaby Jones Phil RooneyEpisode: "Sing a Song of Murder"
1973 The Addams Family Uncle FesterVoice, 16 episodes
1974 Gunsmoke StoudenaireEpisode: "The Guns of Cibola Blanca: Part 1" [5]
1974 Dirty Sally SheriffEpisode: "The Hanging of Cyrus Pike"
1975 Police Story DelaneyEpisode: "The Witness"
1975 McCoy SkippyEpisode: "Double Take"
1976 Movin' On Sam PrichardEpisode: "The Big Switch"
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi R.B. HaigEpisode: "Say It Ain't So, Chief"

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