Steve Cochran

Biography

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. After graduating from the University of Wyoming in 1939, Cochran began working steadily as a Wyoming cowboy, while developing his acting skills working in summer stock and regional theaters and gradually moving on to Broadway. In 1945, he signed with MGM, and for the next several years, played mostly secondary roles as gangsters or boxers. He made his film debut with "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion" (1945) and quickly followed with "Wonder Man" (1945). Released from his contract in 1948, he returned to Broadway where he worked with Mae West; the next year he signed on with Warner Brothers, where he earned leading roles in such films as "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950), "Highway 301" (1950) and "Tomorrow is Another Day" (1951). Warner Brothers often had him playing the villain in several of its western films, such as "Dallas" (1950), and "Back to God's Country" (1953). With the end…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Fred Renard
2. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — Cliff Scully
3. White Heat (1949) — 'Big Ed' Somers
4. Il Grido (1957) — Aldo
5. The Chase (1946) — Eddie Roman
6. The Deadly Companions (1961) — Billy Keplinger
7. The Damned Don't Cry (1950) — Nick Prenta
8. A Song Is Born (1948) — Tony Crow
9. Storm Warning (1951) — Hank Rice
10. Wonder Man (1945) — Ten Grand Jackson
11. Private Hell 36 (1954) — Police Sgt. Cal Bruner
12. Dallas (1950) — Bryant Marlow
13. The Virginian (1962) — Jamie Dobbs
14. Copacabana (1947) — Steve Hunt
15. Highway 301 (1950) — George Legenza
16. Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) — Bill Clark / Mike Lewis
17. Route 66 (1960)
18. The Weapon (1956) — Mark Andrews
19. Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) — Peter Allendine
20. Carnival Story (1954) — Joe Hammond
21. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) — Speed McFarlane
22. The Beat Generation (1959) — Dave Culloran
23. Raton Pass (1951) — Cy Van Cleave
24. Naked City (1958) — Niccolo Mori
25. Studio One (1948)
26. Slander (1957) — H.R. Manley
27. The Big Operator (1959) — Bill Gibson
28. Burke's Law (1963) — St. John Carlisle
29. Climax! (1954) — Ralph Leslie
30. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) — Self
31. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Marshal Cam Tolby
32. Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945) — Jimmy Casey
33. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) — Chuck Daniels
34. Mozambique (1964) — Brad Webster
35. Come Next Spring (1956) — Matt Ballot
36. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) — Captain John Pringle
37. I, Mobster (1959) — Joe Sante
38. The Lion and the Horse (1952) — Ben Kirby
39. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Luke Martens
40. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Joe

Directed

1. Tell Me In The Sunlight (1965) — Director