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Born | Robert Anthony Coogan December 13, 1924 Glendale, California, United States |
Died | May 12, 1978 | (aged 53)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1931–1962 |
Robert Coogan (born December 12, 1924 — May 12, 1978) was an American film and television actor.
Starting as a child actor, he appeared as Sooky in Skippy (1931), a comedy-drama, family film which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Coogan continued acting in adulthood.
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He was born Robert Anthony Coogan in Glendale, California, to parents, Jack Coogan Sr. and Lillian Coogan.
In addition to his appearance in Skippy, Coogan appeared in over one dozen other films and made one appearance in a television production.[1]
His brother Jackie Coogan was also an actor; Coogan's nephew is Stereographer and 3D Producer Anthony Coogan and grand nephew Keith Coogan is also an actor. Coogan has a son, Jonathan.