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Robert Coote (1909–1982)

Robert Coote (1909-1982) was an English actor who had a thriving career for 50 years. He is best remembered for originating the role of Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe's musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1957... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
Butler
Episode #1.4 (1979) … Butler
 
1979 Institute for Revenge (TV movie)
Wellington
 
1975 Target Risk (TV movie)
Julian Ulrich
 
1969-1973 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Col. Sir Francis Chesney / Mr. Eager
A Room with a View (1973) … Mr. Eager
 
1973 Theatre of Blood
Oliver Larding
 
1972 Up the Front
General Burke
 
1970 From a Bird's Eye View (TV series)
Barker
The Difficult Passenger (1970) … Barker
 
1969 Kenner
Henderson
 
1968 Best of Enemies (TV series)
Willie Gordon MP
 
1968 Prudence and the Pill
Henry Hardcastle
 
1967 The Cool Ones
Stanley Krum
 
1967 Stiff Upper Lip (TV movie)
Sir Claud Polk-Mowbray
 
1966 The Swinger
Sir Hubert Charles
 
1966 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Charles Lewis
The Honeymooners: The Honeymooners in England (1966) … Charles Lewis
 
1966 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Rt. Hon Mervyn Pugh
 
1966 A Man Could Get Killed
Hatton/Jones
 
1964-1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Timmy Fleming / Timmy St. Clair
A Daring Step Backward (1965) … Timmy Fleming
Grave Doubts (1965) … Timmy Fleming
Wherefore Art Thou, Harold? (1965) … Timmy Fleming
Our Men in Marawat (1965) … Timmy Fleming
 
1964 The Golden Head
Braithwaite
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
John Coburn
 
1962 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
The Colonel's Lady (1962)
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Ashley
Incident in the Garden of Eden (1960) … Ashley
 
1960 The League of Gentlemen
Bunny Warren
 
1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Sgt. Beggs
To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) … Sgt. Beggs
 
1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Baines
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Terry
Murder in Gratitude (1959) … Terry
 
1958 The Horse's Mouth
Sir William Beeder
 
1958 Merry Andrew
Dudley Larabee
 
1956 The Swan
Capt. Wunderlich
 
1952-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Joe Worton / Stephen
Dark Tribute (1955)
Miss Marlowe at Play (1953) … Joe Worton
The Bargain (1952) … Stephen
 
1955 Marriage a la Mode
Jack Carter
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
John Banks
A Lesson in Love (1954) … John Banks
 
1953 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Claude Dabney
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Marquis De Crillon
 
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
George Amberwell / Sir Archibald Bruern
King of the Castle (1952) … Sir Archibald Bruern
The Ringmaster (1952) … George Amberwell
Sheppey (1952)
 
1952 Othello
Roderigo
 
1952 Scaramouche
Gaston Binet
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
British Medical Officer (uncredited)
 
1951 Soldiers Three
Maj. Mercer
 
1949 The Red Danube
Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock
 
1948 Berlin Express
Sterling
 
1947 Forever Amber
Sir Thomas Dudley
 
1947 The Exile
Dick Pinner
 
1947 Lured
Officer Barret
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
Bob
 
1946 Cloak and Dagger
Cronin (scenes deleted)
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Blind Officer
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
Robert Bowen (as Flying Officer Robert Coote RCAF)
 
1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife
'Batty' Battincourt
 
1940 Vigil in the Night
Dr. Caley
 
1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
Bungey
 
1939 Bad Lands
Eaton
 
1939 The House of Fear
Robert Morton
 
1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Rollo Venables
 
1938 The Girl Downstairs
Karl, Paul's Butler
 
1938 Blond Cheat
Gilbert Potts
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Wavertree
 
1937 The Sheik Steps Out
Lord Eustace Byington
 
1937 The Thirteenth Chair
Stanby
 
1936 Rangle River
Reggie Mannister, Flight-Lieutenant
 
1934 Radio Parade of 1935
Executive
 
1933 Loyalties
Robert
 
1931 Sally in Our Alley
Waiter At Party (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1958 Merry Andrew (performer: "Chin Up, Stout Fellow" 1958 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1964 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 December 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest
 
1958 Hello London
Himself
 
1952 Who's There? (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1952 That Reminds Me (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 February 1952 (1952) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1998 The Colour Merchant (video documentary short)
Bob Trubshawe (uncredited)
 
1978 Filming 'Othello' (documentary)
Roderigo
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) He acted in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical, "My Fair Lady," at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England with Alec Clunes, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway, and Zena Dare in the cast. See more »

Alternate Names:

Flying Officer Robert Coote RCAF

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Made his London debut playing the King in the 1931 revival of "The Windmill Man" at the Victoria Palace. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius