Robert Coote
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1909-02-04
- Died
- 1982-11-26
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Coote (4 February 1909 – 26 November 1982) was an English actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many films, and created the role of Colonel Hugh Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of My Fair Lady.
Coote was born in London and educated at Hurstpierpoint College in Sussex. He began his stage career at the age of 16, performing in Britain, South Africa, and Australia before arriving in Hollywood in the late 1930s. He played a succession of pompous British types in supporting roles, including a brief but memorable turn as Sgt. Bertie Higginbotham in Gunga Din (1939). His acting career was interrupted by his service as a squadron leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He played Bob Trubshawe in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946), chosen for the first-ever Royal Film Performance on 1 November 1946, before he returned to Hollywood, where his films included The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Forever Amber (1947), The Three Musketeers (1948), and Orson Welles' Othello (1952).
In 1956, Coote created the role of Colonel Pickering in the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady (1956–62), which he reprised in the musical's 1976–77 Broadway revival. He also originated the role of King Pellinore in the Broadway production of Camelot (1960–63). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance as Timmy St. Clair in the NBC TV series The Rogues (1964–65). In 1966, Coote appeared with Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in an episode of The Honeymooners entitled "The Honeymooners in England", broadcast on CBS-TV from Miami.
In his last feature film performance, Coote portrayed one of the critics dispatched by Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood (1973).
Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Sir Archibald Bruern
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Col. Sir Francis Chesney / Mr. Eager
Studio One
1948
as Dr. Gordon
Rawhide
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Terry
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Stephen / Joe Worton / Lawton
The Rogues
1964
as Timmy St. Clair
Nero Wolfe
1981
as Theodore Horstmann
$weepstake$
1979
as Butler
Best Of Enemies
The Whitehall Worrier
1967
Movies (52)
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Bob Trubshawe
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Aramis
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Oliver Larding
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as British Medical Officer
Blond Cheat
1938
as Gilbert Potts
Prudence and the Pill
1968
as Henry Hardcastle
The Swan
1956
as Capt. Wunderlich
Soldiers Three
1951
as Maj. Mercer
Othello
1951
as Roderigo
Scaramouche
1952
as Gaston Binet
The Swinger
1966
as Sir Hubert Charles
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
as Mr. Coombe
Lured
1947
as Detective Wilson
Forever Amber
1947
as Sir Thomas Dudley
Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Cronin
Gunga Din
1939
as Bertie Higginbotham
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Bunny Warren
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as Fritz von Tarlenheim
Berlin Express
1948
as Sterling
The V.I.P.s
1963
as John Coburn
The Red Danube
1949
as Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock
Forever and a Day
1943
as Blind Officer
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Rollo Venables
Up the Front
1972
as General Burke
The Cool Ones
1967
as Stanley Krum
The Merry Widow
1952
as Marquis De Crillon
Institute for Revenge
1979
as Wellington
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942
as Robert Bowen
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Bungey
The House of Fear
1939
as Robert Morton
The Constant Husband
1955
as The Best Man
Merry Andrew
1958
as Dudley Larabee
The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Karl
Bad Lands
1939
as Eaton
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Wavertree
The Exile
1947
as Dick Pinner
The Horse's Mouth
1958
as Sir William Beeder
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Baines
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Sir Andrew ffoulkes
Vigil in the Night
1940
as Dr. Caley
Filming Othello
1979
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as Hatton / Jones
The Golden Head
1964
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Battincourt
Rangle River
1936
as Reggie Mannister, Flight-Lieutenant
Loyalties
1933
as Robert
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Stanby
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Lord Eustace Byington
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The Red King
Charley's Aunt
1969
as Col. Sir Francis Chesney
Kenner
1968
Sally in Our Alley
1931
as Waiter At Party
About Robert Coote
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Coote (4 February 1909 – 26 November 1982) was an English actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many films, and created the role of Colonel Hugh Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of My Fair Lady. Coote was born in London and educated at Hurstpierpoint College in Sussex. He began his stage career at the age of 16, performing in Britain, South Africa, and Australia before arriving in Hollywood in the late 1930s. He played a succession of pompous British typ… With 64 credits spanning from 1931 to 1981, Robert Coote has appeared in 52 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Coote Movies
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — as Bob Trubshawe
- The Three Musketeers (1948) — as Aramis
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Oliver Larding
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) — as British Medical Officer
- Blond Cheat (1938) — as Gilbert Potts
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