Baldwin Cooke

Born: 1888-03-09

COOKE, BALDY (Baldwin Gardiner Cooke, Jr.) Born March 10, 1888, New York, New York. Cooke and his wife Alice toured in vaudeville with Stan (as members of the Stan Jefferson Trio), remaining close friends over the years. He appeared in 31 L&H films, beginning with Two Tars and ending with Swiss Miss. Baldy also worked with Our Gang and Charley Chase and appeared in about 80 films between 1928 and 1942. Baldy and Alice were close friends of Stan, even moving in with Stan and new wife Ruth as chaperones while the Laurels were waiting for Stan’s divorce from Lois to become final. Died December 31, 1953, Los Angeles, age 65.


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Them Thar Hills

as Officer
Released: 1934-07-21

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well...

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Of Mice and Men

as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-24

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's...

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Chickens Come Home

as Office Worker
Released: 1931-02-21

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

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Below Zero

as uncredited
Released: 1930-04-26

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad...

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Tit for Tat

as Customer
Released: 1935-01-05

Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the...

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Men O'War

as Boater (uncredited)
Released: 1929-06-29

Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they...

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Any Old Port!

as Spectator
Released: 1932-03-05

Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the...

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Blotto

as Waiter
Released: 1930-02-08

Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his...

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Going Bye-Bye!

as Court Official
Released: 1934-06-23

In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence...

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Teacher's Pet

as First Caterer
Released: 1930-10-11

Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.

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Scram!

as Court Recorder
Released: 1932-09-10

Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk...

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Be Big!

as Cookie
Released: 1931-02-07

Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call...

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Twice Two

as Soda Jerk
Released: 1933-02-25

A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in...

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Shivering and Shaking

as Man at Window (uncredited)
Released: 1930-04-28

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad...

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Berth Marks

as uncredited
Released: 1929-06-01

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

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Nazi Agent

as Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-01

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he...

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Another Wild Idea

as Radio Man
Released: 1934-06-16

Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray...

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Night of Goblins

as Passenger
Released: 1930-10-16

Spanish version of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks.

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Choo-Choo!

as Train Passenger
Released: 1932-05-07

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

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The Pooch

as Diner Attendant
Released: 1932-06-11

The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

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Alum and Eve

as Orderly (uncredited)
Released: 1932-09-24

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she...

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Let's Make a Million

as Farley
Released: 1936-09-01

A wealthy mama's boy finds himself the victim of con artists involved in an oil stocks racket.

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The Night Life

as Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1930-04-19

Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot...

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Mr. Bride

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1932-12-24

Charley's boss "rehearses" for his honeymoon--with Charley.

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Call a Cop!

as Detective (uncredited)
Released: 1931-08-29

The boyfriends rush into action when the girlfriends think there's a burglar in the house.

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One Track Minds

as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1933-05-20

Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.

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Let's Do Things

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1931-06-06

Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.

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Dogs Is Dogs

as Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1931-11-21

Wheezer and Dorothy are forced to live with her evil stepmother and her brat son.

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The Pip from Pittsburg

as Newspaper Reader
Released: 1931-03-21

Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date...

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Fish Hooky

as Amusement Park Barker
Released: 1933-01-28

A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

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The Chaser

as Bus Driver #2
Released: 1938-07-29

A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop...

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Arabian Tights

as French Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1933-06-02

Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.

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The Night of Nights

as Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-01

A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having...

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Election Day

as Gangster
Released: 1929-01-12

This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes....

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The Panic Is On

as Mr. Cooke (uncredited)
Released: 1931-08-14

Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile...

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Manhattan Monkey Business

as Diner
Released: 1935-11-09

When Charley can't pay his bill at a restaurant, he is forced to become a waiter.

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Babes in the Goods

as Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1934-02-10

Thelma and Patsy get jobs demonstrating washing machines in a department store window. However,...

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Soup and Fish

as Fourth Butler, with Soup (uncredited)
Released: 1934-03-30

At a ritzy beauty salon, while a mud pack is on her face, a wealthy socialite invites Thelma and...

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It Happened One Day

as Clerk
Released: 1934-07-07

Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.

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Three Chumps Ahead

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1934-07-14

Thelma rushes into the apartment she shares with Patsy, excited because she's fallen in love...

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