Stephen cochran biography

Steve Cochran born Robert Alexander Cochran , [ citation needed ] May 25, — June 15, was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy , Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway , film and television. Cochran was born in Eureka, California.

After stints as a cowpuncher and railroad station hand, he studied at the University of Wyoming, where he also played basketball. Impulsively, he quit college in and went straight to Hollywood to become a star.

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Cochran was rejected for military service in World War II because of a heart murmur , but he directed and performed in plays at various Army camps. On Broadway , Cochran appeared in Hickory Stick Samuel Goldwyn brought Cochran to Hollywood in After United Artists borrowed him to play a gangster in The Chase , Cochran appeared in the prestigious drama The Best Years of Our Lives , playing a man who has an affair with a woman played by Virginia Mayo that continues even after her husband played by Dana Andrews returns from war.

This revived Hollywood's interest in him.