Melville Cooper
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1896-10-14
- Died
- 1973-03-31
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Also known as
- George Melville Cooper
Biography
George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973), best known as Melville Cooper, was a British stage, film and television actor. Among his roles are the cowardly Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, with Greer Garson.
His stage debut came in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the age of eighteen. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he was usually cast as ineffectual snobs or crooks. As his film career wound down in the 1950s, he turned to television and back to the stage. He was an early panelist on the American game show I've Got A Secret.
Cooper died in 1973 and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
Studio One
1948
as Nilghai
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mullet / Mullet / Pat Lummock
I've Got a Secret
1952
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Binky
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Watts / Flaky
West Point
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mr. Burnham
Movies (69)
Rebecca
1940
as Coroner
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Mr. Talley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as High Sheriff of Nottingham
Father of the Bride
1950
as Mr. Tringle
The Lady Eve
1941
as Gerald
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Mr. Collins
Moonfleet
1955
as Felix Ratsey
It Should Happen to You
1954
as Guest Panelist
Random Harvest
1942
as George
Diane
1956
as 1st Court Physician
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Romney
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Pappy Simpson
Heartbeat
1946
as Roland Latour
Rendezvous
1935
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Brother-in-Law
Enchantment
1948
as Jeweler
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Major Domo
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Dr. Caswell
The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Sgt. Watkins
Murder Over New York
1940
as Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Cuthbert
The King's Thief
1955
as Henry Wynch
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Gibson
This Above All
1942
as Wilbur
Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Pilcher
Blind Alley
1939
as George Curtis
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as William
You Belong to Me
1941
as Moody
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Bancroft
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
Love Happy
1949
as Lefty Throckmorton
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Emerson
The Red Danube
1949
as Private David Moonlight
Tovarich
1937
as Charles Dupont
Let's Dance
1950
as Charles Wagstaffe
The Imperfect Lady
1946
as Lord Montglyn
Thin Ice
1937
as Krantz
Two White Arms
1932
as Mack
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Cosey
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Hilary Harrington
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
as Barty
Women Are Like That
1938
as Mainwaring
Garden of the Moon
1938
as Maurice
Too Many Husbands
1940
as Peter
Bundle of Joy
1956
as Adams, the Butler
The Great Garrick
1937
as M. W. Picard
The Petty Girl
1950
as Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
The Underworld Story
1950
as Major Redford
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Bradley Cole
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Collins
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Leporello
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Hearne
The Calendar
1931
as Mr. Wayne
Dramatic School
1938
as Boulin
Black Coffee
1931
as Insp. Japp
Leave It to Me
1933
as Honorable Freddie
Escape to Glory
1940
as Ship's Mate Penney
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as Dr. John H. Watson
Scotland Yard
1941
as Dr. Crownfield
Hard to Get
1938
as John Case
The General's Boots
1954
as Mr. Burnham
Where's Charley?
1957
as Brassett the Valet
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
as Martin
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Angus Sheffield
All Riot on the Western Front
1930
To Brighton with Gladys
1933
as Slingby
About Melville Cooper
George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973), best known as Melville Cooper, was a British stage, film and television actor. Among his roles are the cowardly Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, with Greer Garson. His stage debut came in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the age of eighteen. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he was usually cast as ineffectual snobs or crooks. As his film career wound down in the 1950s, he turned to television and back… With 78 credits spanning from 1930 to 1958, Melville Cooper has appeared in 69 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Rebecca (1940) — as Coroner
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Mr. Talley
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as High Sheriff of Nottingham
- Father of the Bride (1950) — as Mr. Tringle
- The Lady Eve (1941) — as Gerald
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