Biography

Born Robert Alexander Cochran, son of a California lumberman, he worked mostly in the theatre before landing a contract with Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. His debut was Wonder Man (1945) with Virginia Mayo and Danny Kaye. From 1949 to 1952, he was signed to Warner Brothers, then started up his own production company. In 1965, he sailed off in his yacht to Guatemala to look for suitable filming locations but died of a lung infection before reaching land.

Bonanza(1959)as Booth Shannon, Burk Shannon

Burke's Law(1963)as Fletcher Seamway, Phil Ross, St. John Carlisle

Mozambique(1964)as Brad Webster

Mr. Broadway(1964)as Buddy Warriner

Producer

Tell Me in the Sunlight(1965)

Come Next Spring(1956)

Soundtrack

Tell Me in the Sunlight(1965)

Self

Here's Hollywood(1960)as Self

Sheilah Graham in Hollywood(1951)as Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 30, No. 2: Fun at Shadow Mountain(1950)as Self

Say It with Acting(1949)as Self - 'Diamond Lil' cast member

Archive Footage

Compression(1995)as Self

Cartola, the Samba Legend(2007)as Self

White Heat: Top of the World(2005)

Biography(1987)

The Republic Pictures Story(1991)as Matt Ballot (clip from Come Next Spring (1956))

Known for

White Heat1949 · Actor The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · Actor The Chase1946 · Actor Copacabana1947 · Actor

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James Burke, Steve Cochran, Dorothy Hart, Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, and Basil Ruysdael in Raton Pass (1951)

Steve Cochran and Virginia Mayo in White Heat (1949)

Credit Score: Steve Cochran

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The Best Years of Our Lives

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Thu May 29 1947

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Best Years of Our Lives	40.00	1947	•	8.1	7	8	77504
2	White Heat	10.00	1949	•	8.1	0	1	38474
3	Tomorrow Is Another Day	4.88	1951	•	7.1	0	0	1994
4	The Damned Don't Cry	4.88	1950	•	7.1	0	0	4284
5	Tell Me in the Sunlight	3.25	1967	•	6.2	0	0	64
6	The Weapon	3.25	1957	•	6.2	0	0	500
7	Private Hell 36	3.25	1954	•	6.7	0	0	2206
8	Copacabana	3.25	1947	•	6.1	0	0	1476
9	The Chase	3.25	1947	•	6.4	0	0	3125
10	The Kid from Brooklyn	3.25	1946	•	6.5	0	0	1410

Steve Cochran