Job Actor
Years active 1923-1959 (stage) * 1936-1971 (film)
Top Roles George M. Radcliffe, Jock H. Thompson, Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara, Arthur Miller, Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Top GenresComedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Crime, Film Adaptation
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Comic), Sequels
Top Collaborators (Producer), (Producer), (Producer), (Producer)
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Jerome Cowan Overview:

Character actor, Jerome Cowan, was born Jerome Palmer Cowan on Oct 6, 1897 in New York City, NY. Cowan died at the age of 74 on Jan 24, 1972 in Encino, CA .

MINI BIO:

The dapper and moustachioed Jerome Cowan played over 200 roles including Dagwood’s boss in the Blondie films and Arthur Miller in the Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers film Shall We Dance -- but he is probably best known as the doomed Miles Archer in The Maltese Falcon & the District Attorney who must prosecute Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street!

(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

BlogHub Articles:

Mini Tribute Character Actor:

By Annmarie Gatti on Oct 6, 2012 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Born October 6, 1897 Character Actor ! The dapper and moustachioed Character Actor, , played over 200 roles including Dagwood’s boss in the Blondie films and Arthur Miller in the Astaire/Rogers film, Shall We Dance — but he is probably best known as the doomed Mil... Read full article


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Jerome Cowan Quotes:

Matt Coulter: I wish it was Saturday night so I could take a bath.


Linda Gilman: Corey, this will be a nineteen page feature about five thousand words. Here are my background notes. We'll call it "June Bride".
Carleton Towne: Isn't that a little daring?


Empress Eugenie: You're an atheist, Louis!
Emperor Louis Napoleon III: That's the most stupid thing a sovereign could be.


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