1914Born, Los Angeles
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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 a transfer to Army Air Forces as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. Graduating the Advanced Glider School with the…
Known for
I Dream of JeannieSuleiman
The Addams FamilyUncle Fester
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesUncle Fester (voice)
The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Stevens
The Brady Bunch1992The Addams Family AlbumUncle Fester (archive footage)Movie
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
1983The PreyLester TileMovie
1982The Escape ArtistMagic Shop OwnerMovie
1980Dr. Heckyl and Mr. HypeSgt. FleacollarMovie
1980The Kids Who Knew Too MuchMr. KleinMovie
1979Human ExperimentsSheriff TibbsMovie
1979$weepstake$1 episodeShow
1978Flying High1 episodeShow
1977Halloween with the New Addams FamilyUncle FesterMovie
1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkHaymarket Hotel ProprietorMovie
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodStagehand 1Movie
1975The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper MysteryDetective Chief AndersonMovie
1975Lucy Gets LuckyGus MitchellMovie
1975The SpecialistsRogerMovie
1974Movin' On1 episodeShow
1974The Phantom of HollywoodJonathanMovie
1973The Addams FamilyUncle Fester (voice) · 16 episodesShow
1973Cahill: United States MarshalCharlie SmithMovie
1973Police Story1 episodeShow
1973Barnaby JonesPhil Rooney · 1 episodeShow
1972Cool MillionMerrill Cossack · 1 episodeShow
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyUncle Fester (Voice)Movie
1972The Brian Keith Show1 episodeShow
1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesUncle Fester (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1972Emergency!Junkyard Owner · 1 episodeShow
1971McMillan & WifeHoward Sparks · 2 episodesShow
1971The Jimmy Stewart Show1 episodeShow
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawZigler · 1 episodeShow
1971The New Andy Griffith Show1 episodeShow
1971Alias Smith and Jones3 episodesShow
1970The Partridge FamilyMax Pepper, Grandpa Walter Renfrew · 1 episodeShow
1969Love, American StyleUncle Harold, Motel Owner · 1 episodeShow
1969The Brady Bunch2 episodesShow
1969MarloweGrant W. HicksMovie
1969Hawaii Five-OHorace Sibley, Jerry Howe, Frank · 1 episodeShow
1968Here's LucyKermit Bosworth · 1 episodeShow
1968Adam-12Harry Rustin · 1 episodeShow
1968The Name of the GameConnie Hart · 1 episodeShow
1968The OutsiderRusty · 1 episodeShow
1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestMatthew BaschMovie
1968Rogue's GalleryFuneral DirectorMovie
1967IronsideBuster Logan, Sam McGoff · 1 episodeShow
1966Clown AlleyClownMovie
1966Family Affair1 episodeShow
1966A Fine MadnessMr. FitzgeraldMovie
1965I Dream of JeannieSuleiman · 2 episodesShow
1965The Wild Wild WestMayor Cecil Pudney, Sheriff Koster · 2 episodesShow
1965Girl HappySgt. BensonMovie
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Father RyanMovie
1964The Addams FamilyUncle Fester · 64 episodesShow
1963Burke's LawBert Crowley · 1 episodeShow
1963Vacation PlayhouseFinnegan · 1 episodeShow
1962The Lucy ShowLieutenant Ruggles · 2 episodesShow
1962McKeever and the ColonelSgt. Barnes · 26 episodesShow
1962The VirginianBodey · 1 episodeShow
1962When the Girls Take OverCaptain ToussaintMovie
1960The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Stevens · 1 episodeShow
1960Outlaws2 episodesShow
1960Sex Kittens Go to CollegeWildcat MacPhersonMovie
1959Mr. LuckyJoe Azevedo · 1 episodeShow
1959Hawaiian EyeMack Stanley · 1 episodeShow
1959Lock-Up1 episodeShow
1959The Big OperatorEd BrannellMovie
1959The Beat GenerationJake BaronMovie
1959LonelyheartsNed GatesMovie
1959Night of the Quarter MoonDesk Sergeant BraganMovie
195877 Sunset StripBaldy Mike Hannigan (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1958No Place to LandSwedeMovie
1958Peter Gunn1 episodeShow
1958The Space ChildrenHank JohnsonMovie
1958High School Confidential!Mr. AMovie
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookMarshal Rogers · 1 episodeShow
1957The TroublemakersBenderMovie
1957Eighteen and AnxiousHarold 'Eager' BeaverMovie
1957The Joker is WildSwifty MorganMovie
1957The Buster Keaton StoryElmer CaseMovie
1957Where's Charley?Coach SanderfordMovie
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