Acting
Jackie Coogan
- Born
- Oct 26, 1914 · Aged 69
- Died
- Mar 1, 1984
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 89
- TV credits
- 69
- Directing credits
- 1
Also known as (3)
- John Leslie Coogan
- John L. Coogan
- Jack Coogan
Biography
John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984), known professionally as Jackie Coogan, was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Many years later, he became known as Uncle Fester on 1960s sitcom The Addams Family. In the interim, he sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers. Coogan enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor that December, he requested a transfer to Army Air Forces as a…
