
Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1914 (age 112)
Birthplace
Short Hills, New Jersey, United States
Richard Coogan (born April 4, 1914) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Video from 1949-1950.
Born in Short Hills, New Jersey, Coogan worked in radio for some time, including appearing as Abie Levy in Abie's Irish Rose. He also 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 on the DuMont Television Network on June 27, 1949. After the live telecast each day, ending at about 7:30 p.m. EST, he would take a cab to the theatre where Diamond Lil was playing. As the popularity of Capt...
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as Police Sgt. Whitey Brandon
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as Capt. Eldon Sumac
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as Niles Hendricks
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as Bill Martin
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