American actor, dancer, and choreographer, born in St. James, Missouri. Cockrell had four children with his wife, Mary. The couple also opened a hotel in St. Lucia, and in the mid-nineties, they opened a dance studio in Missouri and remained together until he died. He worked on the Broadway stage in New York, USA, and had previously worked in many artistic productions in the United Kingdom. He was famous for appearing in the movie Lolita (1962) and Gonks Go Beat (1964), before he died in Florida, USA.