Biography
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. Cogley was born in New York, New York. He attended St. Francis Xavier College in New York.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.On stage, Cogley acted at New York's Lyceum Theatre for 25 years. He died in Santa Monica, California, following surgery.
Filmography
all 87
Movies 87
Director 6
Cross Fire (1933)
Son of the Border (1933)
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa (1930)
Irish Fantasy (1929)
Abie's Irish Rose (1928)
In Old Kentucky (1927)
The Heart of Maryland (1927)
The Missing Link (1927)
Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
Crinoline and Romance (1923)
Cold Feet (1922)
One Clear Call (1922)
Beating the Game (1921)
The Old Nest (1921)
Boys Will Be Boys (1921)
Edgar's Feast Day (1921)
An Unwilling Hero (1921)
Guile of Women (1921)
Honest Hutch (1920)
Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920)
Between the Acts (1919)
Sis Hopkins (1919)
Inside the Lines (1918)
Maid o' the Storm (1918)
Caught with the Goods (1917)
Dollars and Sense (1916)
Hearts and Sparks (1916)
A Dash of Courage (1916)
His Bread and Butter (1916)
A Movie Star (1916)
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (1915)
Saved by Wireless (1915)
The Coward (1915)
Love in Armor (1915)
A Lucky Leap (1915)
Colored Villainy (1915)
Peanuts and Bullets (1915)
Only a Farmer's Daughter (1915)
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
His Trysting Places (1914)
Hello, Mabel (1914)
Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
Won in a Closet (1914)
Zuzu, the Band Leader (1913)
The Woman Haters (1913)
Cohen Saves the Flag (1913)
Love Sickness at Sea (1913)
Fatty at San Diego (1913)
Two Old Tars (1913)
Mother's Boy (1913)
The Gypsy Queen (1913)
The Riot (1913)
A Noise from the Deep (1913)
Rastus and the Game Cock (1913)
A Bandit (1913)
Peeping Pete (1913)
The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
The Speed Queen (1913)
Help! Help! Hydrophobia! (1913)
Passions, He Had Three (1913)
The Gangsters (1913)
Toplitsky and Company (1913)
Their First Execution (1913)
Algy on the Force (1913)
The Ragtime Band (1913)
His Chum the Baron (1913)
Bangville Police (1913)
A Fishy Affair (1913)
Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
Hide and Seek (1913)
On His Wedding Day (1913)
The Rube and the Baron (1913)
Love and Pain (1913)
A Strong Revenge (1913)
The Rural Third Degree (1913)
Heinze’s Resurrection (1913)
Mabel’s Heroes (1913)
The Battle of Who Run (1913)
For Lizzie's Sake (1913)
On Secret Service (1912)
Pedro's Dilemma (1912)
The New Superintendent (1911)
Their Only Son (1911)
The Sanitarium (1910)
Mrs. Jones' Birthday (1909)
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GenderMale
Birthday1869-05-04
Deathday1936-05-20 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsNickolas P. J. Cogley
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