Robert Coogan was an American

People of the United States

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 film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

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Starting as a child actor

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, he appeared as Sooky in Skippy

Skippy (1931 film)

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(1931), a comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

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, family film

Family film

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 which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture

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. Coogan continued acting in adulthood.

Early life and education

He was born Robert Anthony Coogan in Glendale

Glendale, California

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, California

California

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, to parents, Jack Coogan Sr. and Lillian Coogan.

Career

In addition to his appearance in Skippy, Coogan appeared in over one dozen other films and made one appearance in a television production.

Personal life

His brother Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

John Leslie Coogan , 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...

 was also an actor; Coogan's nephew is Stereographer and 3D Producer Anthony Coogan and grand nephew Keith Coogan

Keith Coogan

Keith Coogan is an American actor. He is a grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.-Biography:Coogan was born Keith Eric Mitchell in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, an actress...

 is also an actor. Coogan has a son, Jonathan.

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