Edmund Cobb
Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966.
Also recorded as Edmund Fessenden Cobb
Edmund Cobb

Unknown photographer, posted by ABQ MUSEUM PHOTOARCHIVES · PA1990.13.405, Edmund Cobb and Slim Freeman in costume for Rio Grande Motion Picture Company film, Albuquerque at ABQ MUSEUM PHOTOARCHIVES · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- Edmund Cobb
- Birth Name
- Edmund Fessenden Cobb
- Born
- 23 June 1892
- Birthplace
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
- Died
- 15 August 1974
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Edmund Cobb (1892–1974) was an actor, of American nationality. The actor was born in Albuquerque and died in Woodland Hills. Languages used include English.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 27 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Edmund Cobb. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q3048088 · wikipedia · Edmund Cobb
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Edmund Cobb • Birth Name — Edmund Fessenden Cobb • Born — 23 June 1892 • Birthplace — Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. • Died — 15 August 1974 • Place of death — Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1912–1966
Biography
Biography
Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundie) Ross. His maternal grandfather, Edmund G. Ross, was a newspaper editor, a governor of the New Mexico territory, a senator from Kansas, and a leader in the abolitionist movement in the United States. Despite his grandfather's efforts to lead Cobb into a career in politics, an initial effort in acting in a locally produced play turned him in that direction for a career. When he was 18, he worked for the St. Louis Motion Picture Company when it made a film in Albuquerque. Other roles with other companies followed. One of his earliest roles was a bit part in the Essanay Studios film A Pueblo Legend (1912). Much of Cobb's work in films came after he signed with Universal in 1925. He continued to act after sound came into films, but in less prominent roles. His 64 serials were more than those of any other actor. Cobb died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, in 1974 from a heart attack.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• The Circle's End (1914) • Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1916) • The Strange Case of Mary Page (1916) • Moral Courage (1917) • The Deciding Kiss (1918) • Social Briars (1918) • The Desert Scorpion (1920) • Wolves of the Street (1920) • Out of the Depths (1921) • Finders Keepers (1921) • The Miracle Baby (1923) • At Devil's Gorge (1923) • The Law Rustlers (1923) • Battling Bates (1923) • Playing It Wild (1923) • Riders of the Range (1923) • Cupid's Rustler (1924) • Western Yesterdays (1924) • The Burning Trail (1925) • The Terror (1926) • The Galloping Cowboy (1926) • The Man from Oklahoma (1926) • Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926) • Looking for Trouble (1926) • General Custer at the Little Big Horn (1926) • Wolf's Trail (1927) • A Final Reckoning (1928) • Young Whirlwind (1928) • The Fightin' Redhead (1928) • Breed of the West (1930) • Beyond the Rio Grande (1930) • Dames Ahoy! (1930) • Wild Horse (1931) • Branded Men (1931) • Trapped (1931) • Human Targets (1932) • Tangled Fortunes (1932) • The Lone Trail (1932) • Between Fighting Men (1932) • Heroes of the West (1932) • Gun Law (1933) • Her Forgotten Past (1933) • The Vanishing Shadow (1934) • The Law of the Wild (1934) • The Prescott Kid (1934) • The Westerner (1934) • Bulldog Courage (1935) • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935) • The Miracle Rider (1935) • Arizona Bad Man (1935) • The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) • Rustler's Paradise (1935) • Lightning Triggers (1935) • Danger Trails (1935) • Riding Wild (1935) • Darkest Africa (1936) • The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) • Code of the Range (1936) • Wild Horse Rodeo (1937) - Hank Bain • Two Gun Law (1937) • Outlaws of the Prairie (1937) • Sergeant Murphy (1938) • Squadron of Honor (1938) • West of Cheyenne (1938) • I'm From the City (1938) • South of Arizona (1938) • The Colorado Trail (1938) • Call of the Rockies (1938) • Law of the Plains (1938) • The Stranger from Texas (1939) • The Thundering West (1939) • Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) • Texas Stampede (1939) • Prairie Schooners (1940) • The Secret Seven (1940) • Citizen Kane (1941) - Inquirer Reporter (uncredited) • Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941) • Law Men (1944) • Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944) • West of the Rio Grande (1944) • Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) • The Man from Oklahoma (1945) • Rio Grande Raiders (1946) • Galloping Thunder (1946) • Jesse James Rides Again (1947) • Oregon Trail Scouts (1947) • Son of Zorro (1947) • Hidden Danger (1948) • The Bold Frontiersman (1948) • Heart of Virginia (1948) • G-Men Never Forget (1948) • The Daring Caballero (1949) • Gun Law Justice (1949) • Comanche Territory (1950) • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952, uncredited) • Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953) • The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) • The Underwater City (1962, uncredited)

Film poster for The Desert Scorpion (1920) with Edmund Cobb and Vida Johnson.
Art-O-Graph Film Company · HA

Advertisement for the American western film The Desert Scorpion with Edmund Cobb, on page 18 of the April 10, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Art-O-Graph Film Company / Arrow Film Corporation · Exhibitors Herald (Apr. - Jun. 1920) on the Internet Archive
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Albuquerque.
Birth place
Woodland Hills.
Death place
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Gallinghouse, Scott. Edmund Cobb: From Wild West Shows to Television. Classic Images. 515. 60–66. May 2018.
- 2.Ruddy, Richard A. Edmund G. Ross: Soldier, Senator, Abolitionist. UNM Press. 293. 2013. 9780826353757.
- 3.Katchmer, George A. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. 65–66. 2009. 9781476609058.
- 4.Mayer, Geoff. Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. 75–76. 2017. 9780786477623.
- 5.Ellenberger, Allan R. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. 202. 2001. 9780786409839.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,604 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Edmond T. GrévillePerson
- Edmond Van DaëlePerson
- Edmund BreesePerson
- Edmund BurnsPerson
- Edmund FettingPerson
- Edmund GouldingPerson
- Edmund GwennPerson
- Edmund LowePerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Edmund Cobb?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.