# Tommy Cook (actor)

Tommy Cook (born July 5, 1930) is an American producer, screenwriter and actor. 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.

## Film

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.
He would later help write and produce Rollercoaster, as well as Players, starring Ali MacGraw.

## Radio and television

Cook started his career on radio. He played Little Beaver on the radio series Red Ryder. He also played Alexander on Blondie and Junior on The Life of Riley. 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.

## Military service

In the 1950s, Cook was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Little Beaver |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Newspaper Boy |
| 1941 | Jungle Girl | Kimbu |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Riki |
| 1943 | Hi, Buddy | Spud Winslow |
| 1943 | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Johnny Zaloris |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Barry |
| 1944 | The Suspect | Child violinist |
| 1945 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Young Chito |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Salim |
| 1945 | The Gay Senorita | Paco |
| 1945 | Strange Holiday | Tommy, the newsboy |
| 1946 | Tarzan and the Leopard Woman | Kimba |
| 1946 | Song of Arizona | Chip Blaine |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Cutty |
| 1946 | Humoresque | Young Phil Boray |
| 1947 | The Homestretch | Pablo Artigo |
| 1948 | Michael O'Halloran | Joey |
| 1948 | Cry of the City | Tony Rome |
| 1949 | Daughter of the West | Ponca |
| 1949 | Bad Boy | Floyd |
| 1949 | The Kid from Cleveland | Dan Hudson |
| 1950 | The Vicious Years | Mario |
| 1950 | Panic in the Streets | Vince Poldi |
| 1950 | American Guerrilla in the Philippines | Miguel |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron | Young Willie |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass | Little Elk |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Prisoner of war |
| 1953 | Clipped Wings | Recruit |
| 1954 | Thunder Pass | Rogers |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Cpl. Zilch |
| 1955 | Canyon Crossroads | Mickey Rivers |
| 1955 | Teen-Age Crime Wave | Mike Denton |
| 1956 | Mohawk | Keoga |
| 1957 | Night Passage | Howdy Sladen |
| 1958 | High School Hellcats | Freddie |
| 1958 | Missile to the Moon | Gary Fennell |
| 1959 | Alaska Passage | Hubie |
| 1962 | When the Girls Take Over | Razmo |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | Paul Pendergrass |
| 1971 | The Gatling Gun | Pvt. Elwood |
| 1972 | The Thing with Two Heads | Priest |

### Television

| 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 |
| 2020 | Space Force | Bob White |

### Radio

* Red Ryder
* Blondie
* The Life of Riley
* Lux Radio Theatre
* The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
* Arch Oboler's Plays
* Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
* A Date With Judy