Jerome Cowan

Biography

Jerome Palmer Cowan (October 6, 1897 – January 24, 1972) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Career Overview

Jerome Cowan has 143 screen credits in a career dating back to 1936. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Blondie with 9 titles. Signature works include Crime by Night, Find the Blackmailer, Framed. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

143

Birth Date

1897-10-06 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Crime by Night
• 

  Find the Blackmailer
• 

  Framed
• 

  You Only Live Once
• 

  Private Property
• 

  Around the World with Nellie Bly

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Blondie (9 titles)
• Joe Palooka series (1 titles)
• The Ape Woman Collection (1 titles)
• The Crime Doctor Collection (1 titles)
• Philo Vance Collection (1 titles)
• The Saint (1 titles)
• The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Faye Emerson (2 collaborations)
• Charles Cahill Wilson (2 collaborations)
• Jack Cheatham (2 collaborations)
• Stuart Holmes (2 collaborations)
• Wade Boteler (2 collaborations)
• Allen D. Sewall (2 collaborations)
• Jane Wyman (1 collaborations)
• Charles Lang (1 collaborations)
• Eleanor Parker (1 collaborations)
• Stuart Crawford (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (143 credits)

  • The Comic

    Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Gnome-Mobile

    Dr. Ramsey

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Penelope

    Bank Manager

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Frankie and Johnny

    Joe Wilbur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    Brinkley

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Green Acres

    - The Beeping Rock (1970) ... actor actors
    1965
  • Daniel Boone

    - Goliath (1966) ... Jeremiah Loomis actor actors
    1964
  • The Munsters

    - Herman’s Lawsuit (1966) ... actor actors
    1964
  • Black Zoo

    Jerry Stengel

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Critic's Choice

    Joe Rosenfield

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Farmer's Daughter

    Finley

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy and Art Linkletter (1966) ... Dr. Metcalf actor actors
    1962
  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • All in a Night's Work

    Sam Weaver

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Visit to a Small Planet

    George Abercrombie

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Private Property

    Ed Hogate

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Around the World with Nellie Bly

    Mr. Dana

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Have Rocket, Will Travel

    J.P. Morse

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Twilight Zone

    - The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) ... Jerry Hearndan actor actors
    1959
  • Naked City

    - The Fingers of Henri Tourelle (1961) ... Carl Terris actor actors
    1958
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Artful Dodger (1959) ... Victor Latimore actor actors

    - The Case of the Lost Last Act (1959) ... Ernest Royce actor actors
    1957
  • Prima Donna

    Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The System

    Barry X. Brady

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Disc Jockey

    Chris Marley

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Criminal Lawyer

    Walter Medford

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Fat Man

    L.t. Stark

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Dallas

    Matt Coulter

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The West Point Story

    Mr. Jocelyn

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Fuller Brush Girl

    Harvey Simpson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • When You're Smiling

    Herbert Reynolds

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Peggy

    Fred Collins

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Young Man with a Horn

    Phil Morrison

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

    Belden

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Always Leave Them Laughing

    Elliott Montgomery

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Blondie Hits the Jackpot

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Scene of the Crime

    Arthur Webson

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Girl from Jones Beach

    Mr. Graves - Ruth's Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Fountainhead

    Alvah Scarret

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Blondie's Big Deal

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Blondie's Secret

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • June Bride

    Carleton Towne

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    Whitney Courtland

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Wallflower

    Bob James

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Blondie's Reward

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • So This Is New York

    Francis Griffin

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Arthur Takes Over

    George Bradford

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Studio One

    - Love Me to Pieces (1957) ... Harold Richards actor actors

    - Fear Is No Stranger (1954) ... actor actors

    - Lonely Boy (1951) ... actor actors
    1948
  • Blondie's Anniversary

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Dangerous Years

    Weston

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blondie in the Dough

    George Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Driftwood

    Mayor Snyder

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Cry Wolf

    Sen. Charles Caldwell

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Unfaithful

    Prosecuting Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Riff-Raff

    Walter F. Gredson

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Thomas Mara

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blondie's Holiday

    George M. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Perfect Marriage

    Addison Manning

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blondie's Big Moment

    George M. Radcliffe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blow-Ups of 1946

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Blondie Knows Best

    Charles Peabody

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Flight to Nowhere

    Gerald Porter

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Mr. Ace

    Peter Craig

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Deadline for Murder

    Lynch

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • One Exciting Week

    Al Carter

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Night in Paradise

    Scribe

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Murder in the Music Hall

    George Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    Fight Announcer

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Deadline at Dawn

    Lester Brady

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Claudia and David

    Brian O'Toole

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • My Reputation

    George Van Orman

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • One Way to Love

    A.J. Gunther

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Getting Gertie's Garter

    Billy

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Behind City Lights

    Perry Borden

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Divorce

    Jim

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Tony Riggs

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Jungle Captive

    Detective W.L. Harrigan

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Blonde Ransom

    Ice Larson

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • G.I. Honeymoon

    Ace Renaldo

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Crime Doctor's Courage

    Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Fog Island

    John Kavanaugh

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Guest in the House

    Ernest Hackett

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Crime by Night

    Sam Campbell

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • South of Dixie

    Bill 'Brains' Watson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Mr. Skeffington

    Edward Morrison

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sing a Jingle

    Andrews

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Minstrel Man

    Bill Evans

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Song of Bernadette

    Emperor Louis Napoleon III

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

    Mallory Cartwright

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Find the Blackmailer

    D.L. Trees

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hi'ya, Sailor

    Lou Asher

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Silver Spurs

    Jerry Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mission to Moscow

    Spendler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Ladies' Day

    Updyke

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • No Place for a Lady

    Eddie Moore

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Who Done It?

    Heller

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Street of Chance

    Bill Diedrich

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Joan of Ozark

    Phillip Munson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Thru Different Eyes

    Jim Gardner

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Moontide

    Dr. Frank Brothers

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Girl from Alaska

    Ravenhill

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Frisco Lil

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Bugle Sounds

    Mr. Nichols

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Mr. and Mrs. North

    Ben Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Gentleman at Heart

    Finchley

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • One Foot in Heaven

    Dr. Horrigan

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Maltese Falcon

    Miles Archer

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Too Many Blondes

    Ted Bronson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Kiss the Boys Goodbye

    Bert Fisher

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Rags to Riches

    Marshall Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Kisses for Breakfast

    Lucius Lorimer

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Out of the Fog

    Assistant D.A.

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Singapore Woman

    Jim North

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Affectionately Yours

    Cullen

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great Lie

    Jock Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Roundup

    Wade McGee

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • High Sierra

    Healy

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Victory

    Martin Ricardo

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Street of Memories

    Mr. Gower

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Meet the Wildcat

    Digby Vanderhood III

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Quarterback

    Townley

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • City for Conquest

    'Dutch'

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Melody Ranch

    Tommy Summerville

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Torrid Zone

    Bob Anderson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

    Ted Carter

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Framed

    Monty de Granville

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Castle on the Hudson

    Ed Crowley

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Wolf of New York

    Cosgrove

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Great Victor Herbert

    Barney Harris

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • She Married a Cop

    Bob Adams

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    Daniel Mirche

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Exile Express

    Paul Brandt

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • East Side of Heaven

    Claudius De Wolfe

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Saint Strikes Back

    Cullis

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • St. Louis Blues

    Ivan DeBrett

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • There's Always a Woman

    Nick Shane

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Goldwyn Follies

    Director

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Hurricane

    Captain Nagle

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

    W. Brockton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • New Faces of 1937

    Robert Hunt

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Shall We Dance

    Arthur Miller

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • You Only Live Once

    Dr. Hill

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Beloved Enemy

    Tim O'Rourke

    actor

    actors
    1936