Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Oct 26 1914• Died Mar 01 1984

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. Coogan enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor that December, he requested…
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Elwood P. 'Gunner' Grimes


George Stevens


Harry Rustin

Horace Sibley

Uncle Harold

Bodey

Jeffers

Vince Darrell


Mack Stanley


Bert Crowley

Mayor Cecil Pudney

Connie Hart

Lieutenant Ruggles

Kermit Bosworth

Suleiman

Phil Rooney

Baldy Mike Hannigan (uncredited)

George Bay


Uncle Fester

Max Pepper



Marshal Stoudenaire



Marshal Rogers


Zigler


Joe Azevedo

Uncle Fester (voice)

Rusty


Woody Woods

Mr. Klein
Finnegan




Self


Merrill Cossack

Uncle Fester (voice)

The Kid

Marshal Stubb Snider
Sgt. Barnes

Self

Mr. A

Self (archive footage)


Matthew Basch

Sgt. Benson

Magic Shop Owner

Grant W. Hicks

Inopportune (uncredited)

Self

Father Ryan

Stagehand 1

Self (archive footage)

Swifty Morgan

Piute Bill

Ned Gates

Uncle Fester

Sheriff Tibbs

Mr. Fitzgerald

Jonathan

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Smith

Man on Make (uncredited)

Carter Meade

Self

Uncle Fester (Voice)

Jackie

Tom Sawyer

Elmer Case

Buttons

Haymarket Hotel Proprietor

Tom Sawyer

Ed Brannell

Pappy Reagan

Lester Tile

Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)

Jackie Coogan - at Premiere (uncredited)

Russ Simpson

Jackie Blair

Sgt. Fleacollar

Self (archive footage)

Wildcat MacPherson

Oliver Twist

Self

Johnny O'Day

Jake Baron

Pappy Collins

Henry Peck

Self

Danny, the Kid
Jackie Coogan

Timothy Kelly

Jackie Savelli / Jackie Holden

Hank Johnson

Smallest Boy (uncredited)

Self (uncredited)

Self (archive footage)

Clown

Desk Sergeant Bragan

Swede

Roger

Dr Aranya

Toby Tyler


Jack Hatfield
The Cook

Mr. Klein

Jackie

Captain Toussaint

Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto

Harold 'Eager' Beaver

Boy

Tim Kelly

Detective Chief Anderson

Nello

Billy Randolph

The Baby (uncredited)

Coach Sanderford

Funeral Director

Mickey Hogan

Himself

Agent Petrov

Buck Lovelace

Gus Mitchell

Self

Self (archive footage)

Hanus Wicks

Uncle Fester (archive footage)

Himself