Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan is most known for his supporting roles in "Miracle on 34th Street" and "The Maltese Falcon." "Miracle on 34th Street," the classic Christmas comedy, which featured Natalie Wood in her first major role, had Cowan playing the district attorney trying to prove that a department store Santa Claus on trial is a deranged lunatic thinking he's the real thing. In "The Maltese Falcon," Cowan plays a detective and right-hand assistant to Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart; the film was declared by the Panorama du Film Noir Américain to be the very first in the genre of film noir, and by many critics as one of the greatest films of all time. The same year, Cowan, cast in a more minor role, teamed up with Bogart once again in "High Sierra," another in the film noir genre and directed by Raoul Walsh. The plot centers on Bogart's ex-con and gangster character and the heist of a California resort. In the 1960s, and to a lesser degree in the 1950s as well, Cowan found work primarily on television. He was a regular cast member on "The Tab Hunter Show," starring teen heartthrob Tab Hunter as a womanizing but charming cartoonist, with Cowan playing the owner of the comic company and Hunter's boss.
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Jerome Cowan
Filmography
Movies
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The Gnome-Mobile | Dr. Ramsey (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Penelope | Bank Manager (Character) | - | 1966 |
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Frankie and Johnny | Joe Wilbur (Character) | - | 1966 |
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Critic's Choice | Joe Rosenfield (Character) | - | 1963 |
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Black Zoo | Jerry Stengel (Character) | - | 1963 |
50% |
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Pocketful of Miracles | Mayor (Character) | - | 1961 |
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All in a Night's Work | Sam Weaver (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Visit to a Small Planet | George Abercrombie (Character) | - | 1960 |
90% |
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Private Property | Ed Hogate (Character) | - | 1960 |
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Have Rocket, Will Travel | J.P. Morse (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fat Man | Police Lieutenant Stark (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Dallas | Matt Coulter (Character) | - | 1950 |
83% |
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Young Man With a Horn | Phil Morrison (Character) | - | 1950 |
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The Fuller Brush Girl | Harvey Simpson (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When You're Smiling | Herbert Reynolds (Character) | - | 1950 |
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The Girl From Jones Beach | Mr. Graves (Character) | - | 1949 |
85% |
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The Fountainhead | Alvah Scarret (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Big Deal | George M. Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Always Leave Them Laughing | Elliott Montgomery (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Blondie Hits the Jackpot | George Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | So This Is New York | Francis Griffin (Character) | - | 1948 |
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June Bride | Carleton Towne (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Secret | George Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1948 |
80% |
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Whitney Courtland (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arthur Takes Over | George Bradford (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Reward | George M. Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Anniversary | George M. Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wallflower | Robert "Bob" James (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Blondie in the Dough | George Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1948 |
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The Unfaithful | Prosecuting Attorney (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Years | Weston (Character) | - | 1947 |
96% |
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Miracle on 34th Street | District Attorney Thomas Mara (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Driftwood | Mayor Snyder (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Cry Wolf | Sen. Charles Caldwell (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Riff-Raff | Walter Gredson (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Big Moment | George M. Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blondie's Holiday | George M. Radcliffe (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Lester Brady (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Claudia and David | Brian O'Toole (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flight to Nowhere | Gerald Porter (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Ace | Peter Craig (Character) | - | 1946 |
60% |
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The Kid From Brooklyn | Fight Announcer (Character) | - | 1946 |
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My Reputation | George Van Orman (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Night in Paradise | Scribe (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in the Music Hall | George Morgan (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadline for Murder | Lynch (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Blondie Knows Best | Charles Peabody (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Exciting Week | Al Carter (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blonde Ransom | Ice Larson (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Fog Island | Kavanaugh (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Jungle Captive | Detective W.L. Harrigan (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hitchhike to Happiness | Tony Riggs (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | G.I. Honeymoon | Ace Renaldo (Character) | - | 1945 |
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The Crime Doctor's Courage | Jeffers "Jeff" Jerome (Character) | - | 1945 |
71% | No Score Yet | Getting Gertie's Garter | Billy (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Divorce | Jim Driscoll (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Guest in the House | Mr. Hackett (Character) | - | 1944 |
57% |
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Mr. Skeffington | Edward Morrison (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | South of Dixie | Bill "Brains" Watson (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Crime by Night | Sam Campbell (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Find the Blackmailer | D.L. Trees (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Crime Doctor's Strangest Case | Mallory Cartwright (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ladies' Day | Updyke -Baseball Team Owner (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Who Done It? | Marco Heller (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Moontide | Dr. Franck brothers (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Gentleman at Heart | Finchley (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Mr. and Mrs. North | Ben Wilson (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joan of Ozark | Phillip Munson (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bugle Sounds | Mr. Nichols (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl From Alaska | Ravenhill (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roundup | Wade McGee (Character) | - | 1941 |
99% |
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The Maltese Falcon | Miles Archer (Character) | - | 1941 |
60% |
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The Great Lie | Jock H. Thompson (Character) | - | 1941 |
92% |
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High Sierra | Reporter Healy of the Chronicle (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kisses for Breakfast | Lucius Lorimer (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Bert Fisher (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% |
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One Foot in Heaven | Dr. Horrigan (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Singapore Woman | Jim North (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Rags to Riches | Marshall Abbott (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Affectionately Yours | "Pappy" Cullen (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Castle on the Hudson | Ed Crowley (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melody Ranch | Tommy Summerville (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Torrid Zone | Bob `'Bill'` Anderson (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Quarterback | Townley (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wolf of New York | Cosgrave (Character) | - | 1940 |
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East Side of Heaven | Claudius De Wolfe (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exile Express | Paul Brandt (Character) | - | 1939 |
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The Old Maid | Joseph Ralston (Character) | - | 1939 |
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The Saint Strikes Back | Cullis (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | St. Louis Blues | Ivan DeBrett (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Married a Cop | Bob Adams (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Victor Herbert | Barney Harris (Character) | - | 1939 |
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There's Always a Woman | Nick Shane (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New Faces of 1937 | Robert Hunt (Character) | - | 1937 |
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The Hurricane | Captain Nagle (Character) | - | 1937 |
89% |
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Shall We Dance | Arthur Miller (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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You Only Live Once | Doctor Hill (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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Beloved Enemy | Tim O'Rourke (Character) | - | 1936 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here's Lucy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Green Acres | Wilson (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mothers-in-Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vacation Playhouse | Brainsley Gordon (Character) | 1966 |
83% | 92% | The Munsters | Ted Thatcher (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Dan Curtis (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Favorite Martian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grindl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Stan Regal (Guest Star) | 1959 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bus Stop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joey Bishop Show | Mr. Grant (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bat Masterson | Ben Wilson (Guest Star) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Ernest Royce (Guest Star) | 1959 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Jerry Hearndan (Character) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thin Man | Fulton (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Harry Archer (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screen Directors Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1951 |