Tommy Cook | |
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 Cook in 2015 | |
| Born | July 5, 1930 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, screenwriter, visionary |
| Years active | 1937–present |
Tommy Cook (born July 5, 1930) is an American producer, screenwriter and actor. [1] He came up with the story for the 1977 American disaster-suspense film Rollercoaster , starring George Segal. Cook also voiced Augie Anderson and Biff on Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Funky Phantom and Jabberjaw .
Cook played a villainous tribesboy opposite Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman , a "nice native lad" in Jungle Girl (a serial), and Little Beaver in the serial version of Adventures of Red Ryder . [2]
He would later help write and produce Rollercoaster , as well as Players , starring Ali MacGraw.
Cook started his career on radio. He played Little Beaver on the radio series Red Ryder . [3] He also played Alexander on Blondie and Junior on The Life of Riley . [4] He had a starring role in the 1950 American drama film The Vicious Years .
On television, Cook appeared in a 1961 episode of The Tab Hunter Show . He had voice-over roles on animated series such as Kid Flash on The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure , Augie on The Funky Phantom and Biff on Jabberjaw .
Cook returned to acting in 2017, making guest appearances on Better Things and Space Force .
In the 1950s, Cook was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. [5]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967–1968 | The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | Wally West / Kid Flash (voice) |
| 1967–1970 | Aquaman | Wally West / Kid Flash (voice) |
| 1968–1969 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Additional voices |
| 1968 | The Banana Splits Adventure Hour | Mike Carter (voice) |
| 1971–1972 | The Funky Phantom | Augie Anderson (voice) |
| 1973–1975 | Jeannie | S. Melvin Farthinghill (voice) |
| 1976 | Jabberjaw | Biff (voice) |
| 1977 | CB Bears | Additional voices |
| 1977–1978 | Fred Flintstone and Friends | S. Melvin Farthinghill (voice) |
| 2020 | Better Things | Old Dude |
| Space Force | Bob White | |
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