Steve Cochran
Acting
Born May 25, 1917 · Eureka, California
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Twilight Zone
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Climax!
Studio One
Burke's Law
Naked City
Route 66
Stoney Burke
Lux Video Theatre
Bus Stop
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
The Best Years of Our Lives
White Heat
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dallas
Mr. Broadway
A Song Is Born
The Deadly Companions
The Chase
Copacabana
Jim Thorpe – All-American
The Damned Don't Cry
Slander
The Beat Generation
Come Next Spring
Storm Warning
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Raton Pass
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Wonder Man
Highway 301
The Desert Song
Il Grido
The Kid from Brooklyn
Of Love and Desire
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison