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Steve Cochran (born Robert Alexander Cochran, May 25, 1917 – June 15, 1965) was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming . After a stint working as a cowboy , Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway , film and television.
Oct 23, 2022 · Actor Steve Cochran was born in Eureka, Calif. in 1917 and died in 1965 aboard his yacht somewhere off the coast of Guatemala, leaving his staff adrift.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Jun 10, 2024 Updated Jun 10, 2024. Veteran Chicago morning host Steve Cochran has been replaced by Ray Stevens at Cumulus Media talk “The Big 89” WLS (890). Cochran joined the station in June 2022, succeeding Bruce St. James. He previously hosted mornings at Nexstar Media news/talk WGN (720) from 2013-2019. Cochran, who was added to Chicago ...
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Born Robert Alexander Cochran, son of a California lumberman, he worked mostly in the theatre before landing a contract with Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. His debut was Wonder Man (1945) with Virginia Mayo and Danny Kaye. From 1949 to 1952, he was signed to Warner Brothers, then started up his own production company. In 1965 he sailed off in his yacht to...
Husky, hairy-chested, darkly handsome Steve Cochran was all man -- and a slick ladies' guy to boot. They didn't come much rougher and tougher than he both off- and on-camera. Throughout post-WWII Hollywood and the 1950s, he played the swarthiest and sexiest of coldhearted villains, with mustache or without, in a few films now considered classics. W...
Christened Robert Alexander Cochran, the actor was born on May 25, 1917, in Eureka, California, but grew up in Laramie, Wyoming, as the son of a logger. While he appeared in high school plays, he spent more time delving into athletics, particularly shooting hoops. After stints as a cowpuncher and railroad station hand, he studied at the University ...
Working as a carpenter and department store detective during his early days, he gained experience appearing in summer stock and then returned to California in the early 1940s when he was given the chance to work with the Shakespeare Festival in Carmel. There, he played the highly visible roles of \"Orsino\" in \"Twelfth Night\", \"Malcolm\" in \"Ma...
Following a notable stint as the incomparable Mae West's leading stud in her 1949 revival of \"Diamond Lil\" on Broadway, Steve was picked up by Warner Bros. and began to create what would become his signature gangster persona in Hollywood. The violent-edged White Heat (1949) may have become a prime classic thanks to James Cagney's riveting perform...
Warners gave him some great roles in the beginning of the 1950s. Beginning with Joan Crawford's gangster paramour in the film noir The Damned Don't Cry (1950) and Ruth Roman's ex-convict hubby in Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951), he then became a nemesis to sweet Doris Day in Storm Warning (1951) and earned strong notice for the gritty drama Inside t...
In the meantime, Cochran showed true grit in such films as Carnival Story (1954) and Private Hell 36 (1954). In the mid-1950s, he founded his own production company, Robert Alexander Productions, in order to promote a more heroic image in films. This resulted in the excellent but little-known drama Come Next Spring (1956), opposite Ann Sheridan. Be...
In 1965, Steve hired an assortment of ladies for an \"all-girl crew\" to accompany him on a boating trip to check out locations for an upcoming film he was to produce and star in entitled \"Captain O'Flynn.\" Leaving Acapulco on June 3rd, the boat encountered extremely stormy weather and Steve's health, which was not good in the first place (he too...
- May 25, 1917
- June 15, 1965
Jun 7, 2024 · WLS-AM/Chicago abruptly canceled "The Steve Cochran Show," "The Closing Bell" and "PM Chicago" on Friday morning. With the moves, the Cumulus News/Talker is adding more syndicated conservative talk programming. Cochran will be replaced by local host Ramblin' Ray Stevens, according to an internal email obtained by Axios.
Steve Cochran. Actor: White Heat. Born Robert Alexander Cochran, son of a California lumberman, he worked mostly in the theatre before landing a contract with Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. His debut was Wonder Man (1945) with Virginia Mayo and Danny Kaye. From 1949 to 1952, he was signed to Warner Brothers, then started up his own production company.
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Tell Me In The Sunlight …. Screenplay. He is perhaps best remembered for his role of Big Ed Somers, the power hungry gangster pal of James Cagney in "White Heat" (1949). Born Robert Alexander Cochran in Eureka, California, he was the son of a California lumberjack, who moved the family to Wyoming in the 1920s, where Cochran grew to adulthood.
