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Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

ActorDirectorWriter May 25 (died age 48) Eureka, California 1945–2007 (62 year career)
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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 …

Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives
Film

The Best Years of Our Lives

Cliff Scully
White Heat
Film

White Heat

'Big Ed' Somers
Il Grido
Film

Il Grido

Aldo
The Damned Don't Cry
Film

The Damned Don't Cry

Nick Prenta
The Chase
Film

The Chase

Eddie Roman
Storm Warning
Film

Storm Warning

Hank Rice
Wonder Man
Film

Wonder Man

Ten Grand Jackson
A Song Is Born
Film

A Song Is Born

Tony Crow

Filmography

Acting (57)

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Movies (41)

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

2007

as Self

6.5
Tell Me In The Sunlight

Tell Me In The Sunlight

1965

as Dave

Mozambique

Mozambique

1964

as Brad Webster

5.4
Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire

1963

as Steve Corey

5.0
The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Billy Keplinger

5.6
I, Mobster

I, Mobster

1959

as Joe Sante

6.5
The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

1959

as Dave Culloran

5.2
The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1959

as Bill Gibson

5.8
Quantrill's Raiders

Quantrill's Raiders

1958

as Captain Alan 'Wes' Westcott

6.3
Slander

Slander

1957

as H.R. Manley

6.3
Il Grido

Il Grido

1957

as Aldo

7.5
Fremont: The Trailblazer

Fremont: The Trailblazer

1956

as John C. Fremont

Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

1956

as Matt Ballot

5.6
The Weapon

The Weapon

1956

as Mark Andrews

5.9
Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

as Police Sgt. Cal Bruner

6.2
Carnival Story

Carnival Story

1954

as Joe Hammond

4.3
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Captain Claude Fontaine

6.5
Back to God's Country

Back to God's Country

1953

as Paul Blake

6.0
She's Back on Broadway

She's Back on Broadway

1953

as Rick Sommers

5.7
Shark River

Shark River

1953

as Dan Webley

Operation Secret

Operation Secret

1952

as Marcel Brevoort

5.0
The Lion and the Horse

The Lion and the Horse

1952

as Ben Kirby

5.7
Storm Warning

Storm Warning

1951

as Hank Rice

6.7
Raton Pass

Raton Pass

1951

as Cy Van Cleave

4.6
Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951

as Peter Allendine

6.1
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951

as Chuck Daniels

6.4
Tomorrow Is Another Day

Tomorrow Is Another Day

1951

as Bill Clark / Mike Lewis

6.5
The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

1951

as Francis Aloysius 'Sully' Sullivan

8.3
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Nick Prenta

7.0
Dallas

Dallas

1950

as Bryant Marlow

6.5
Highway 301

Highway 301

1950

as George Legenza

6.4
White Heat

White Heat

1949

as 'Big Ed' Somers

7.7
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948

as Tony Crow

6.3
Copacabana

Copacabana

1947

as Steve Hunt

5.3
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Cliff Scully

7.8
The Chase

The Chase

1946

as Eddie Roman

6.2
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

as Speed McFarlane

6.2
Wonder Man

Wonder Man

1945

as Ten Grand Jackson

6.6
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

as Jack Higgins

5.5
The Gay Senorita

The Gay Senorita

1945

as Tim O'Brien

4.0
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

as Jimmy Casey

4.7