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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 (1964), Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe's musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (1938), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a ...
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Born:in London, England, UKDied:(age 73) in New York City, New York, USA |
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Actor (74 credits)
Actor (74 credits)
1981
Nero Wolfe
(TV Series)
Theodore Horstmann
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
1969-1973
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series)
Mr. Eager / Col. Sir Francis Chesney
Mr. Eager / Col. Sir Francis Chesney
- A Room with a View
(1973)
... Mr. Eager
- Charley's Aunt
(1969)
... Col. Sir Francis Chesney
1968-1969
Best of Enemies
(TV Series)
Willie Gordon MP
Willie Gordon MP
- Episode #1.3
(1969)
... Willie Gordon MP
- Episode #1.1
(1968)
... Willie Gordon MP
1967
The Whitehall Worrier
(TV Series)
Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
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
1966
The Jackie Gleason Show
(TV Series)
Charles Lewis
Charles Lewis
- The Honeymooners: The Honeymooners in England
(1966)
... Charles Lewis
1966
Comedy Playhouse
(TV Series)
Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
- The Mallard Imaginaire
(1966)
... Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
1964-1965
The Rogues
(TV Series)
Timmy St. Clair / Timmy Fleming
Timmy St. Clair / Timmy Fleming
- A Daring Step Backward
(1965)
... Timmy St. Clair
- Mr. White's Christmas
(1965)
... Timmy St. Clair
- Grave Doubts
(1965)
... Timmy St. Clair
- Wherefore Art Thou, Harold?
(1965)
... Timmy St. Clair
- Our Men in Marawat
(1965)
... Timmy St. Clair
1952-1955
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Lawton / Joe Worton / Stephen
Lawton / Joe Worton / Stephen
- Dark Tribute
(1955)
... Lawton
- Miss Marlowe at Play
(1953)
... Joe Worton
- The Bargain
(1952)
... Stephen
1953
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series)
Claude Dabney
Claude Dabney
- The Man in Possession
(1953)
... Claude Dabney
1951-1952
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series)
Sir Archibald Bruern / George
Sir Archibald Bruern / George
- Sheppey
(1952)
- King of the Castle
(1952)
... Sir Archibald Bruern
- The Ringmaster
(1952)
... George
- Cashel Byron's Profession
(1952)
- Stairway to Heaven
(1951)
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Created the role of Colonel Pickering in the stage production of "My Fair Lady" with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. He played it both on Broadway and in London. See more »Alternate Names:
Flying Officer Robert Coote RCAFHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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He and his A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Rogues (1964) and Prudence and the Pill (1968) co-star David Niven both played Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim in different adaptations of the 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope: Niven in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and Coote in The Prisoner of Zenda (1952). See more »Star Sign:
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