Nick Cogley

Nickolas P. J. Cogley (May 4, 1869 – May 20, 1936) was an American actor, director and writer of the silent films. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1909 and 1934.^[1]

Nick Cogley
Cogley in Honest Hutch (1920)
Born	Nickolas P. J. Cogley May 4, 1869 New York, New York, US
Died	May 20, 1936(1936-05-20) (aged 67) Santa Monica, California, US
Years active	1909–1934

Biography

Cogley was born in New York, New York. He attended St. Francis Xavier College in New York.^[2]

Cogley appeared in blackface in some of his roles. For example, in the Civil War film The Coward (1915) he played "A Negro Servant," and in Toby's Bow (1919) he portrayed the black servant "Uncle Toby" that gives the film its name. The use of blackface was not unusual in American silent films, and did not disappear until the 1930s when public sensibilities regarding race began to change and blackface became increasingly associated with racism and bigotry.^[3]

On stage, Cogley acted at New York's Lyceum Theatre for 25 years.^[2] He died in Santa Monica, California, following surgery.

Partial filmography

• The Sanitarium (1910)
• The New Superintendent (1911)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1912)
• Mabel's New Hero (1913)
• The Paymaster's Son (1913)
• A Noise from the Deep (1913)
• The Bangville Police (1913)
• That Ragtime Band (1913)
• Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
• The Gangsters (1913)
• Passions, He Had Three (1913)
• Help! Help! Hydrophobia! (1913)
• Peeping Pete (1913)
• A Bandit (1913)
• The Gypsy Queen (1913)
• Mother's Boy (1913)
• Two Old Tars (1913)
• The Woman Haters (1913)
• In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
• Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Keystone Cop Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Love, Loot and Crash (1915)
• The Coward (1915)
• A La Cabaret (1916)
• Hearts and Sparks (1916)
• A Dash of Courage (1916)
• Stars and Bars (1917)
• Madam Who? (1918)
• Maid o' the Storm (1918)
• Inside the Lines (1918)
• Sis Hopkins (1919)
• Toby's Bow (1919)
• Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)
• Guile of Women (1921)
• Beating the Game (1921)
• The Old Nest (1921) as Uncle Ned
• An Unwilling Hero as
• One Clear Call (1922)
• The Marriage Chance (1922)
• Restless Souls (1922)
• Desire (1923)
• Crinoline and Romance (1923)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)
• The Missing Link (1927)
• The Heart of Maryland (1927)
• In Old Kentucky (1927)
• Abie's Irish Rose (1928)
• Treason (1933)
• Cross Fire (1933)

References

1. Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 494. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
3. John Kenrick, Blackface and Old Wounds. Musicals101.com. Accessed online November 2, 2013.

External links

• Nick Cogley at IMDb