Richard Coogan
Richard Coogan | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1941–1963 |
Partner | Leona |
Children | 1[1] |
Richard Charles Potter Coogan
Career
Born in Madison, New Jersey,[2] Coogan worked in radio for some time,[3] including appearing as Abie Levy in Abie's Irish Rose. He appeared on Broadway in five different productions between 1945 and 1955, all of them short-lived except for Diamond Lil with Mae West, and The Rainmaker. He was still appearing on Broadway with West when he took the role of Captain Video and His Video Rangers on the DuMont Television Network on June 27, 1949. After the live telecast each day, ending at about 7:30 pm EST, he took a cab to the theatre where Diamond Lil was playing. As the popularity of Captain Video increased, Coogan grew less and less comfortable with both the role and the very, very low budget of the production. He left Captain Video in December 1950 and was replaced by Al Hodge, who played the part until the series ended on April 1, 1955. Coogan transferred to the soap opera Love of Life, where he played the heroic Paul Raven.[citation needed]
Between 1954 and 1961, Coogan appeared in such films as
He also had a continuing role on the police procedural series Vice Raid (1960–1961), as Sergeant Whitey Brandon. During 1951–1963 he guest-starred on a number of other television series, mainly Westerns such
Coogan retired from film and television in 1963 following an appearance on Perry Mason as Police Sgt. Gifford in "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe", and his final appearance as Luke Ryan in an episode of Gunsmoke. In later life, he was best known as a professional golfer and golf instructor.
Death
Coogan died on March 12, 2014, in Los Angeles from natural causes a few weeks before his 100th birthday.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1953 | Girl on the Run | Bill Martin | |
1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Niles Hendricks | |
1956 | The Revolt of Mamie Stover | Captain Eldon Sumac | |
1959 | Vice Raid | Whitey Brandon |
References
- ^ "Richard Coogan, Star of 'Captain Video and His Video Rangers,' Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2014.
- ^ .
- ISBN 0-7864-0351-9.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (March 12, 2014). "Richard Coogan, Star of 'Captain Video and His Video Rangers,' Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
External links
- Richard Coogan as Captain Video
- Richard Coogan at IMDb
- Richard Coogan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Richard Coogan at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television