Steve Cochran

Biography

Steve Cochran was a renowned American actor born Robert Alexander Cochran in Eureka, California, to a lumberjack father who moved the family to Wyoming. After graduating from the University of Wyoming, he began working as a cowboy before developing his acting skills in local theatre and eventually making his way to Broadway, film, and television. He is best remembered for his role as Big Ed Somers in "White Heat" (1949) and went on to appear in notable films like "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950) and "Highway 301" (1950).