Jackie Coogan

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Jackie Coogan

Born 26 October 1914 Died 1 March 1984, aged 69 Los Angeles, California, USA TMDB ↗

John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984), known professionally as Jackie Coogan, was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Many years later, he became known as Uncle Fester on 1960s sitcom The Addams Family. In the interim, he sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
2age in their first credit on record (1917)
75years on screen and counting
9credits in 1968, their busiest year
139dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Addams Family Album poster Age: 78

The Addams Family Album

1992
as Uncle Fester (archive footage)
The Prey poster Age: 69

The Prey

1983
as Lester Tile
The Escape Artist poster Age: 67

The Escape Artist

1982
as Magic Shop Owner
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype poster Age: 65

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

1980
as Sgt. Fleacollar
The Kids Who Knew Too Much poster Age: 65

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

1980
as Mr. Klein
Human Experiments poster Age: 64

Human Experiments

1979
as Sheriff Tibbs
Halloween with the New Addams Family poster Age: 63

Halloween with the New Addams Family

1977
as Uncle Fester
Sherlock Holmes in New York poster Age: 61

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976
as Haymarket Hotel Proprietor
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster Age: 61

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976
as Stagehand 1
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery poster Age: 60

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

1975
as Detective Chief Anderson
Lucy Gets Lucky poster Age: 60

Lucy Gets Lucky

1975
as Gus Mitchell
The Specialists poster Age: 60

The Specialists

1975
as Roger
The Phantom of Hollywood poster Age: 59

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974
as Jonathan
Cahill: United States Marshal poster Age: 58

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973
as Charlie Smith
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family poster Age: 57

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972
as Uncle Fester (Voice)
Marlowe poster Age: 54

Marlowe

1969
as Grant W. Hicks
The Shakiest Gun in the West poster Age: 53

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968
as Matthew Basch
Rogue's Gallery poster Age: 53

Rogue's Gallery

1968
as Funeral Director
Clown Alley poster Age: 52

Clown Alley

1966
as Clown
A Fine Madness poster Age: 51

A Fine Madness

1966
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Girl Happy poster Age: 50

Girl Happy

1965
as Sgt. Benson
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! poster Age: 50

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965
as Father Ryan
When the Girls Take Over poster Age: 47

When the Girls Take Over

1962
as Captain Toussaint
Sex Kittens Go to College poster Age: 45

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960
as Wildcat MacPherson
The Big Operator poster Age: 44

The Big Operator

1959
as Ed Brannell
The Beat Generation poster Age: 44

The Beat Generation

1959
as Jake Baron
Lonelyhearts poster Age: 44

Lonelyhearts

1959
as Ned Gates
Night of the Quarter Moon poster Age: 44

Night of the Quarter Moon

1959
as Desk Sergeant Bragan
No Place to Land poster Age: 43

No Place to Land

1958
as Swede
The Space Children poster Age: 43

The Space Children

1958
as Hank Johnson
High School Confidential! poster Age: 43

High School Confidential!

1958
as Mr. A
Eighteen and Anxious poster Age: 43

Eighteen and Anxious

1957
as Harold 'Eager' Beaver
The Joker is Wild poster Age: 42

The Joker is Wild

1957
as Swifty Morgan
The Buster Keaton Story poster Age: 42

The Buster Keaton Story

1957
as Elmer Case
Where's Charley? poster Age: 42

Where's Charley?

1957
as Coach Sanderford
The Star Wagon poster Age: 42

The Star Wagon

1957
as Hanus Wicks
No poster
Age: 41

Forbidden Area

1956
as The Cook
The Proud Ones poster Age: 41

The Proud Ones

1956
as Man on Make (uncredited)
Escape from Terror poster Age: 40

Escape from Terror

1955
as Agent Petrov
The Actress poster Age: 38

The Actress

1953
as Inopportune (uncredited)
Mesa of Lost Women poster Age: 38

Mesa of Lost Women

1953
as Dr Aranya
Outlaw Women poster Age: 37

Outlaw Women

1952
as Piute Bill
Skipalong Rosenbloom poster Age: 36

Skipalong Rosenbloom

1951
as Buck Lovelace
French Leave poster Age: 33

French Leave

1948
as Pappy Reagan
Kilroy Was Here poster Age: 32

Kilroy Was Here

1947
as Pappy Collins
Sky Patrol poster Age: 24

Sky Patrol

1939
as Carter Meade
Million Dollar Legs poster Age: 24

Million Dollar Legs

1939
as Russ Simpson
College Swing poster Age: 23

College Swing

1938
as Jackie
Love in September poster Age: 21

Love in September

1936
as Jackie
Home on the Range poster Age: 20

Home on the Range

1935
as Jack Hatfield
Huckleberry Finn poster Age: 16

Huckleberry Finn

1931
as Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer poster Age: 16

Tom Sawyer

1930
as Tom Sawyer
Free and Easy poster Age: 15

Free and Easy

1930
as Jackie Coogan - at Premiere (uncredited)
Buttons poster Age: 13

Buttons

1927
as Buttons
The Bugle Call poster Age: 12

The Bugle Call

1927
as Billy Randolph
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut poster Age: 12

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

1927
as Johnny O'Day
Old Clothes poster Age: 11

Old Clothes

1925
as Timothy Kelly
The Rag Man poster Age: 10

The Rag Man

1925
as Tim Kelly
No poster
Age: 9

Hello, 'Frisco

1924
as Jackie Coogan
Little Robinson Crusoe poster Age: 9

Little Robinson Crusoe

1924
as Mickey Hogan
A Boy of Flanders poster Age: 9

A Boy of Flanders

1924
as Nello
Long Live the King poster Age: 9

Long Live the King

1923
as Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto
Circus Days poster Age: 8

Circus Days

1923
as Toby Tyler
Daddy poster Age: 8

Daddy

1923
as Jackie Savelli / Jackie Holden
Oliver Twist poster Age: 8

Oliver Twist

1922
as Oliver Twist
Trouble poster Age: 7

Trouble

1922
as Danny, the Kid
Nice and Friendly poster Age: 7

Nice and Friendly

1922
as Boy
My Boy poster Age: 7

My Boy

1921
as Jackie Blair
Peck's Bad Boy poster Age: 6

Peck's Bad Boy

1921
as Henry Peck
The Kid poster Age: 6

The Kid

1921
as The Kid
A Day's Pleasure poster Age: 5

A Day's Pleasure

1919
as Smallest Boy (uncredited)
Skinner's Baby poster Age: 2

Skinner's Baby

1917
as The Baby (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 64

$weepstake$

1979
Flying High poster Age: 63

Flying High

1978
Movin' On poster Age: 59

Movin' On

1974
The Addams Family poster Age: 58

The Addams Family

1973
as Uncle Fester (voice)
Police Story poster Age: 58

Police Story

1973
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 58

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Phil Rooney
Cool Million poster Age: 58

Cool Million

1972
as Merrill Cossack
The Brian Keith Show poster Age: 57

The Brian Keith Show

1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster Age: 57

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972
as Uncle Fester (voice)
Emergency! poster Age: 57

Emergency!

1972
McMillan & Wife poster Age: 56

McMillan & Wife

1971
McMillan & Wife poster Age: 56

McMillan & Wife

1971
as Howard Sparks
The Jimmy Stewart Show poster Age: 56

The Jimmy Stewart Show

1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster Age: 56

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971
as Zigler
The New Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 56

The New Andy Griffith Show

1971
Alias Smith and Jones poster Age: 56

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Partridge Family poster Age: 55

The Partridge Family

1970
as Max Pepper
The Partridge Family poster Age: 55

The Partridge Family

1970
as Grandpa Walter Renfrew
Love, American Style poster Age: 54

Love, American Style

1969
as Uncle Harold
Love, American Style poster Age: 54

Love, American Style

1969
as Motel Owner
The Brady Bunch poster Age: 54

The Brady Bunch

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster Age: 54

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
as Vince Darrell
Here's Lucy poster Age: 53

Here's Lucy

1968
as Kermit Bosworth
Adam-12 poster Age: 53

Adam-12

1968
as Harry Rustin
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 53

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Horace Sibley
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 53

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Jerry Howe
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 53

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Frank
The Name of the Game poster Age: 53

The Name of the Game

1968
as Connie Hart
The Outsider poster Age: 53

The Outsider

1968
as Rusty
Ironside poster Age: 52

Ironside

1967
Ironside poster Age: 52

Ironside

1967
as Buster Logan
Ironside poster Age: 52

Ironside

1967
as Sam McGoff
Family Affair poster Age: 51

Family Affair

1966
I Dream of Jeannie poster Age: 50

I Dream of Jeannie

1965
as Suleiman
The Wild Wild West poster Age: 50

The Wild Wild West

1965
as Mayor Cecil Pudney
The Wild Wild West poster Age: 50

The Wild Wild West

1965
as Sheriff Koster
The Addams Family poster Age: 49

The Addams Family

1964
as Uncle Fester
Burke's Law poster Age: 48

Burke's Law

1963
as Bert Crowley
No poster
Age: 48

Vacation Playhouse

1963
as Finnegan
The Lucy Show poster Age: 47

The Lucy Show

1962
as Lieutenant Ruggles
No poster
Age: 47

McKeever and the Colonel

1962
as Sgt. Barnes
The Virginian poster Age: 47

The Virginian

1962
as Bodey
The Dick Powell Show poster Age: 46

The Dick Powell Show

1961
as Shopkeeper
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 45

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as George Stevens
Outlaws poster Age: 45

Outlaws

1960
Mr. Lucky poster Age: 44

Mr. Lucky

1959
as Joe Azevedo
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 44

Hawaiian Eye

1959
as Mack Stanley
Lock-Up poster Age: 44

Lock-Up

1959
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 43

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Baldy Mike Hannigan (uncredited)
Peter Gunn poster Age: 43

Peter Gunn

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook poster Age: 43

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958
as Marshal Rogers
Perry Mason poster Age: 42

Perry Mason

1957
as Elwood P. 'Gunner' Grimes
Perry Mason poster Age: 42

Perry Mason

1957
as Pete Desmond
Perry Mason poster Age: 42

Perry Mason

1957
as Gus Sawyer
Perry Mason poster Age: 42

Perry Mason

1957
as Ron Litten
Matinee Theater poster Age: 41

Matinee Theater

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as George Bay
Gunsmoke poster Age: 40

Gunsmoke

1955
as Marshal Stoudenaire
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 40

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Mr. Klein
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 38

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Woody Woods
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 38

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Snuff Carter
General Electric Theater poster Age: 38

General Electric Theater

1953
as Marshal Stubb Snider
Cowboy G-Men poster Age: 37

Cowboy G-Men

1952
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 36

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Police Officer Hennesey
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 36

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Muggsy
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 36

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Police Lieutenant Smith
Studio One poster Age: 34

Studio One

1948
as Jeffers
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