Melville Cooper
Acting
1896 – 1973 (aged 76)
Birmingham, England, UK
79 acting credits
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
Rebecca
23 Mar 1940
The Adventures of Robin Hood
13 May 1938
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
The Lady Eve
25 Feb 1941
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Father of the Bride
18 May 1950
Pride and Prejudice
26 Jul 1940
Moonfleet
24 Jun 1955
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Filmography
1960
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Franklyn1 episode
1958
- From the Earth to the Moonas Bancroft
- Shirley Temple's Storybookas Binky1 episode
1957
- The Story of Mankindas Major Domo
- Where's Charley?as Brassett the Valet
1956
- Bundle of Joyas Adams
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Mr. Talley
- West Point1 episode
- Dianeas 1st Court Physician
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Mullet2 episodes
- The King's Thiefas Henry Wynch
- Moonfleetas Felix Ratsey
1954
- Climax!1 episode
- The General's Bootsas Mr. Burnham
- It Should Happen to Youas Guest Panelist
1953
- The Fabulous Oliver Chantryas Martin
1952
- I've Got a Secret1 episode
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
1950
- Let's Danceas Charles Wagstaffe
- Lux Video Theatreas Flaky1 episode
- The Petty Girlas Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
- The Underworld Storyas Major Redford
- Father of the Brideas Mr. Tringle
- Robert Montgomery Presents4 episodes
1949
- And Baby Makes Threeas Gibson
- The Red Danubeas Private David Moonlight
- Love Happyas Throckmorton
- The Adventure of the Speckled Bandas Dr. John H. Watson
1948
- Enchantmentas Jeweler
- Studio Oneas Nilghai1 episode
1947
- 13 Rue Madeleineas Pappy Simpson
1946
- The Imperfect Ladyas Lord Montglyn
- Heartbeatas Roland Latour
1943
- My Kingdom for a Cookas Angus Sheffield
- Holy Matrimonyas Dr. Caswell
- Immortal Sergeantas Pilcher
- Hit Parade of 1943as Bradley Cole
1942
- Random Harvestas George
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirtyas Barty
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- The Affairs of Marthaas Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
- This Above Allas Wilbur
1941
- You Belong to Meas Moody
- The Flame of New Orleansas Brother-in-Law
- Scotland Yardas Dr. Crownfield
- The Lady Eveas Gerald
1940
- Murder Over New Yorkas Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
- Pride and Prejudiceas Mr. Collins
- Escape to Gloryas Ship's Mate Penney
- Too Many Husbandsas Peter
- Rebeccaas Coroner
1939
- Two Bright Boysas Hilary Harrington
- The Sun Never Setsas Cosey
- Blind Alleyas George Curtis
- I'm from Missourias Hearne
1938
- The Dawn Patrolas Sgt. Watkins
- Dramatic Schoolas Boulin
- Comet Over Broadwayas Emerson
- Hard to Getas John Case
- Garden of the Moonas Maurice
- Four's a Crowdas Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
- Gold Diggers in Parisas Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas High Sheriff of Nottingham
- Women Are Like Thatas Mainwaring
1937
- Tovarichas Charles Dupont
- The Great Garrickas M. W. Picard
- Thin Iceas Krantz
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyneyas William
1936
- The Gorgeous Hussyas Cuthbert
1935
- Rendezvousas Doorman (uncredited)
- The Bishop Misbehavesas Collins
1934
- The Scarlet Pimpernelas Romney
- The Private Life of Don Juanas Leporello
1933
- Leave It to Meas Honorable Freddie
- To Brighton with Gladysas Slingby
1932
- Two White Armsas Mack
1931
- The Calendaras Mr. Wayne
- Black Coffeeas Insp. Japp