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Steve Cochran
Actor 1917 - 1965

Steve Cochran

Eureka, California

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,... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
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Character Aldo

Il grido

1957

Shot from The Damned Don't Cry
Character Nick Prenta
Shot from White Heat
Character Big Ed Somers

White Heat

1949

Mozambique No snapshots yet
Character Brad Webster

Mozambique

1964

The Deadly Companions No snapshots yet
Character Billy Keplinger
Title screen of The Beat Generation No snapshots yet
Character Dave Culloran
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Character Bill Gibson
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Character Joe Sante

I Mobster

1958

Come Next Spring No snapshots yet
Character Matt Ballot
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Character Mark Andrews

The Weapon

1956

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Character Police Sgt. Cal Bruner
Back to God's Country No snapshots yet
Character Paul Blake
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Character Chuck Daniels
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Character Hank Rice
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Character Bill Clark / Mike Lewis
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Character George Legenza
A Song Is Born No snapshots yet
Character Tony Crow
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Character Cliff Scully

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

22 titles
Mozambique
Mozambique 1964
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions 1961
The Big Operator
The Big Operator 1959
The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation 1959
I Mobster
I Mobster 1958
Il grido
Il grido 1957
The Weapon
The Weapon 1956
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring 1956
Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36 1954
Back to God's Country
Back to God's Country 1953
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Tomorrow Is Another Day 1951
Storm Warning
Storm Warning 1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
Highway 301
Highway 301 1950
White Heat
White Heat 1949
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born 1948
The Chase
The Chase 1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
Wonder Man
Wonder Man 1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous 1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion 1945

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