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name: "Michael Cooke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-cooke"
roles: ["Actor"]
died: "2 October 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 67
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:47.057281+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."
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# Michael Cooke

Actor. Died 2 October 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Died:** 2 October 2025
- **Active:** 1995–2001
- **Also known as:** Michael E. Cook

## Biography

Michael Cooke was an actor, also credited as Michael E. Cook. He played Herb in David Lynch's *Mulholland Drive* (2001) and the Casino Lecher in *Showgirls* (1995). His other screen credits include the television series *Starting from Scratch* (1988, as Michael E. Cook), the television film *Poodle Springs* (1998) and the feature *Look* (2007).

Cooke was the uncle of editor and producer Matthew Cooke. He died on 2 October 2025.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, as Herb — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *Showgirls* (1995), Fi1m 42, as Casino Lecher — [page](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md)

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