Sammy Cohen (1902–1981) was an American film actor and comedian. He was one of several popular Jewish comedians acting in films during the late 1920s.[1] He was teamed with Ted McNamara as a comedy duo in the films What Price Glory? (1926), Colleen (1927), The Gay Retreat (1927), and Why Sailors Go Wrong (1928).
Sammy Cohen | |
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.jpg) Still from The Gay Retreat (1927) with Sammy Cohen and Ted McNamara | |
| Born | December 8, 1902 |
| Died | May 30, 1981 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926-1946 (film) |
Selected filmography
edit- The Skyrocket (1926)
- The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
- The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)
- What Price Glory? (1926)
- The Auctioneer (1927)
- Upstream (1927)
- Cradle Snatchers (1927)
- Colleen (1927)
- The Gay Retreat (1927)
- Why Sailors Go Wrong (1928)
- Homesick (1928)
- Plastered in Paris (1928)
- Sailor's Luck (1933)
- Arizona to Broadway (1933)
- Swellhead (1935)
- Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936)
- Here Comes Trouble (1936)
- The Phantom of the Range (1936)
- 45 Fathers (1937)
- Battle of Broadway (1938)
- The Fighting 69th (1940)
- You're the One (1941)
References
edit- ^ Erens pp. 91-92
Bibliography
edit- Erens, Patricia. The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press, 1984.
External links
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