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Melville Cooper (1896–1973)

Actor

Homely, pudgy-framed and deadpan with hooded eyes, slivery, fishy lips and slumping, pudding-like features that gave him a distinct shady look in films, Britisher Melville Cooper practically cornered the market on disdainful servants. Fortunately he was able to show more range than that and churned out a gallery of usually undesirable types in his nearly three-decade film career -- prigs... See full bio »

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George Melville Cooper
in Birmingham, England, UK

Died:

(age 76) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Merryweather
– Six Months More to Live (1961) … Merryweather
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
Franklyn
– The Dachet Diamonds (1960) … Franklyn
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Deacon Barrington
– The Deacon (1959) … Deacon Barrington
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Father Gustave
– Night of Betrayal (1959) … Father Gustave
 
1958 From the Earth to the Moon
Bancroft
 
1958 Buckskin (TV series)
Old Man Sands
– The Money Man (1958) … Old Man Sands
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Binky
– The Wild Swans (1958) … Binky
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Mr. Merton
– Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1958) … Mr. Merton
 
1957 The Californians (TV series)
Lord Charlie Fairbanks
– Truce of the Tree (1957) … Lord Charlie Fairbanks
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Major Domo
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mullet / Pat Lummock
– I Killed the Count: Part 3 (1957) … Mullet/Pat Lummock
– I Killed the Count: Part 2 (1957) … Mullet/Pat Lummock
– I Killed the Count: Part 1 (1957) … Mullet
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Brassett the Valet
– Charley's Aunt (1957) … Brassett the Valet
 
1957 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Safe Enough (1957)
 
1957 West Point (TV series)
– Jet Fight (1957)
 
1956 Bundle of Joy
Adams, the Butler
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Mr. Talley - Steward R.M.S 'Mongolia'
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Keeley
– Keeley's Wonderful Machine (1956) … Keeley
 
1956 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Cruise Passenger
– Freddie on a Luxury Liner (1956) … Cruise Passenger
 
1956 Diane
1st Court Physician
 
1956 The Corn Is Green (TV movie)
Glyn Thomas
 
1951-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Flaky / Watts
– Suspicion (1955) … Flaky
– No Will of His Own (1951) … Watts
 
1955 Mystery Is My Business (TV series)
Jason Beckworth
– Custom Made (1955) … Jason Beckworth
 
1955 The King's Thief
Henry Wynch
 
1955 Moonfleet
Felix Ratsey
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
– Epitaph for a Spy (1954)
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Burnham
– Volturio Investigates (1954)
– The General's Boots (1954) … Mr. Burnham
 
1954 It Should Happen to You
Guest Panelist
 
1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Return to Ballygally (1953)
– The Marmalade Scandal (1953)
 
1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)
Ghost of Christmas Present
– A Christmas Carol (1953) … Ghost of Christmas Present
 
1952-1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Rough / Father Moynihan
– Angel Street (1953) … Rough
– Jenny Kissed Me (1952) … Father Moynihan
– The Night-Cap (1952)
– Angel Street (1952) … Rough
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Gathering Night (1953)
 
1952-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– A Summer Love (1953)
– King of the Castle (1952)
– Sheppey (1952)
– Cashel Byron's Profession (1952)
 
1953 Eye Witness (TV series)
– Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (1953)
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
– Mr. Glencannon Takes All (1953)
 
1952 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Ghost of Christmas Present
– A Christmas Carol (1952) … Ghost of Christmas Present
– A Kiss for Cinderella (1952)
– The Peaceful Warrior (1952)
 
1952 Curtain Call (TV series)
– The Vexations of A.J. Wentworth B.A. (1952)
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Brink (Death)
– On Borrowed Time (1952) … Mr. Brink (Death)
 
1952 The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan (short)
William S. Gilbert
 
1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Ghost of Christmas Present
– A Christmas Carol (1951) … Ghost of Christmas Present
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Thornley
– The Come-Back (1951) … Thornley
 
1950-1951 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Baron Mirko Zeta
– Mademoiselle Modiste (1951)
– Merry Widow (1950) … Baron Mirko Zeta
 
1950 Let's Dance
Charles Wagstaffe
 
1950 The Petty Girl
Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
 
1950 The Underworld Story
Maj. Redford
 
1950 Father of the Bride
Mr. Tringle
 
1949 And Baby Makes Three
Gibson, Fletcher's Butler
 
1949 Love Happy
Throckmorton
 
1949 The Red Danube
Private David Moonlight
 
1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band (TV short)
Dr. John H. Watson
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
Dr. Watson
– The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949) … Dr. Watson
 
1948 Enchantment
Jones, the Jeweler
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Lord Montglyn
 
1947 13 Rue Madeleine
Pappy Simpson
 
1946 Heartbeat
Roland Latour
 
1945 Sham (TV short)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Angus Sheffield (uncredited)
 
1943 Holy Matrimony
Dr. Caswell
 
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
Bradley Cole
 
1943 Immortal Sergeant
Pilcher
 
1942 Random Harvest
George
 
1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Barty
 
1942 The Affairs of Martha
Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
 
1942 This Above All
Wilbur
 
1941 You Belong to Me
Moody
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans
Brother-in-Law
 
1941 Scotland Yard
Dr. Crownfield
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Gerald
 
1940 Murder Over New York
Herbert Fenton
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Collins
 
1940 Escape to Glory
Ship's Mate Penney
 
1940 Rebecca
Coroner
 
1940 Too Many Husbands
Peter - the Butler
 
1939 Two Bright Boys
Hilary Harrington
 
1939 The Sun Never Sets
Mr. Cosey
 
1939 Blind Alley
George Curtis
 
1939 I'm from Missouri
Hearne
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol
Watkins
 
1938 Dramatic School
Boulin
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway
Mr. Emerson
 
1938 Hard to Get
Case
 
1938 Garden of the Moon
Maurice
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
Bingham
 
1938 Gold Diggers in Paris
Pierre LeBrec
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
High Sheriff of Nottingham
 
1938 Women Are Like That
Mainwaring
 
1937 Tovarich
Charles Dupont
 
1937 The Great Garrick
M. Picard
 
1937 Thin Ice
Krantz
 
1937 Personal Property (scenes deleted)
 
1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
William
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
Cuthbert
 
1935 Rendezvous
Doorman (uncredited)
 
1935 The Bishop Misbehaves
Collins
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
Romney
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
Leporello
 
1933 Leave It to Me
Honorable Freddie
 
1933 Forging Ahead
Smedley
 
1933 To Brighton with Gladys
Slingby
 
1932 Wives Beware
Mack
 
1931 Bachelor's Folly
Mr. Wayne
 
1931 Black Coffee
Inspector Japp
 
1930 All Riot on the Western Front (short)
 
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1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Mr. Justice Osborne
– Episode #19.25 (1966) … Mr. Justice Osborne
 
1952 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 18 September 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 31 July 1952 (1952) … Himself - Panelist
 
1951 General Electric Guest House (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … Himself
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 

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One child, daughter Valerie. See more »

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Libra