Steve Cochran

Acting

Steve Cochran

Born May 25, 1917 · Eureka, California

Died June 15, 1965 · aged 48

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 W…

Known For

White HeatWhite Heat · 1949
White Heat
★ 7.71949
MovieCrimeDrama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
The Best Years of Our LivesThe Best Years of Our Lives · 1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
★ 7.71946
MovieDramaRomance
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
A Song Is BornA Song Is Born · 1948
A Song Is Born
★ 6.41948
MovieComedyMusic
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
Come Next SpringCome Next Spring · 1956
Come Next Spring
★ 5.91956
MovieDrama
Matt Ballot has returned home after 12 years of hard-drinking in all 48 states. His wife has managed to raise their 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son nicely without his help. Matt is considered a disgrace to the town he came from and now he finds himself trying to win the love of his children, his wife, and the respect of the townspeople. Set in Arkansas in the 1920s.
Storm WarningStorm Warning · 1951
Storm Warning
★ 6.61951
MovieDramaThriller
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
DallasDallas · 1950
Dallas
★ 6.41950
MovieWestern
After the Civil War, Confederate soldier Blayde Hollister travels to Dallas to avenge the savage murder of his family. Discovering his enemy is now an esteemed citizen, Hollister plots to expose the outlaw and his syndicate.
The Damned Don't CryThe Damned Don't Cry · 1950
The Damned Don't Cry
★ 7.01950
MovieCrimeDrama
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanJim Thorpe – All-American · 1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American
★ 6.51951
MovieDrama
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.

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