---
name: "Chris Cooke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-cooke"
fi1m_id: "chris-cooke"
imdb_id: "nm0177394"
tmdb_id: 188721
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 September 1950"
died: "27 April 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T01:54:50.355999+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris Cooke

## Identity

Chris Cooke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-cooke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-cooke
- **IMDb ID:** nm0177394
- **TMDB ID:** 188721
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/188721

Actor. Born 23 September 1950 in Amityville, New York, USA. Died 27 April 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 September 1950, Amityville, New York, USA
- **Died:** 27 April 2013
- **Also known as:** Christopher M. Cooke, Christopher Cooke
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/188721

## Biography

Chris Cooke was an American actor. He appeared in several films directed by Hal Hartley, including as Vic Hugo in *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), Vic in *Simple Men* (1992) and a diner patron in *Trust* (1990). He also provided the voice of Colonel Ferguson in *I Married a Strange Person!* (1998).

Cooke founded the Long Island Film Festival in 1983 and served as Director of the Suffolk County Film Commission on Long Island, New York. In that capacity he assisted emerging filmmakers, including Hartley.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Vic Hugo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)
- *Trust* (1990), Fi1m 79, as Diner Guy — [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Under Surveillance* (2006), as Robert
- *Birds of a Feather* (2000), as Henry
- *I Married a Strange Person!* (1998), as Col. Ferguson (voice)
- *Eyes Beyond Seeing* (1995), Actor
- *Rhythm Thief* (1994), as Jules
- *Simple Men* (1992), as Vic
- *Small Kill* (1992), as Captain Jacobson
- *Trust* (1990), as Diner Guy — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), as Vic Hugo — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)

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