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Robert Coote (1909–1982)

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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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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 73) in New York City, New York, USA
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1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Theodore Horstmann
– Sweet Revenge (1981) … Theodore Horstmann
– The Blue Ribbon Hostage (1981) … Theodore Horstmann
– The Murder in Question (1981) … Theodore Horstmann
– Death and the Dolls (1981) … Theodore Horstmann
– Gambit (1981) … Theodore Horstmann
See all 14 episodes »
 
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
– Charley's Aunt (1969) … Col. Sir Francis Chesney
 
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
 
1967 The Whitehall Worrier (TV series)
Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
– Strip for Action (1967) … Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
– Chapter of Accidents (1967) … Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
– No Smear Without Fire (1967) … Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
– Sebastian (1967) … Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
– Curtains for No. 11 (1967) … Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
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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 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
The Red King
 
1966 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Rt. Hon Mervyn Pugh
– The Mallard Imaginaire (1966) … 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
– Mr. White's Christmas (1965) … Timmy St. Clair
– Grave Doubts (1965) … Timmy Fleming
– Wherefore Art Thou, Harold? (1965) … Timmy Fleming
– Our Men in Marawat (1965) … Timmy Fleming
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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
– Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (1960) … 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
– The Man in Possession (1953) … Claude Dabney
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
Fritz von Tarlenheim
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Marquis De Crillon
 
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Man They Acquitted (1952)
 
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)
– Cashel Byron's Profession (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
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel
Sir Andrew ffoulkes
 
1949 The Red Danube
Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock
 
1948 The Three Musketeers
Aramis
 
1948 Berlin Express
Sterling
 
1947 Forever Amber
Sir Thomas Dudley
 
1947 The Exile
Dick Pinner
 
1947 Lured
Officer Barret
 
1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Mr. Coombe
 
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 Gunga Din
Higginbotham
 
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)
 
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1958 Merry Andrew (performer: "Chin Up, Stout Fellow" 1958 - uncredited)
 
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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

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(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, Anne Rogers, and Stanley Holloway in the cast. See more »

Alternate Names:

Flying Officer Robert Coote RCAF

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

During the 1930s toured Britain and acted in Australia and then, prior to the Second World War, spent four years in Hollywood. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius