Melville Cooper

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1896-10-14
BirthplaceBirmingham, England, UK

Melville Cooper

Acting

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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Filmography

Acting (70)

5.3
1957
4.4
1957
Where's Charley?as Brassett the Valet
1956
6.4
6.7
1956
Dianeas 1st Court Physician
6.0
1956
The Corn is Greenas Glyn Thomas
1955
The King's Thiefas Henry Wynch
6.2
1955
Moonfleetas Felix Ratsey
6.5
1954
The General's Bootsas Mr. Burnham
1954
It Should Happen to Youas Guest Panelist
7.1
1950
Let's Danceas Charles Wagstaffe
6.1
1950
The Petty Girlas Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
4.3
1950
The Underworld Storyas Major Redford
6.3
1950
Father of the Brideas Mr. Tringle
7.0
5.1
1949
The Red Danubeas Private David Moonlight
6.7
1949
Love Happyas Throckmorton
5.8
1949
1948
Enchantmentas Jeweler
6.7
1947
13 Rue Madeleineas Pappy Simpson
6.1
1946
The Imperfect Ladyas Lord Montglyn
1946
Heartbeatas Roland Latour
5.2
1943
My Kingdom for a Cookas Angus Sheffield
8.0
1943
Holy Matrimonyas Dr. Caswell
6.8
1943
6.2
1943
Hit Parade of 1943as Bradley Cole
5.7
1942
7.3
1942
The Affairs of Marthaas Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
6.6
1942
6.8
1941
6.1
1941
The Flame of New Orleansas Brother-in-Law
6.6
1941
Scotland Yardas Dr. Crownfield
7.0
1941
The Lady Eveas Gerald
7.3
1940
Murder Over New Yorkas Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
6.2
1940
Pride and Prejudiceas Mr. Collins
6.9
1940
Escape to Gloryas Ship's Mate Penney
7.5
1940
6.5
1940
Rebeccaas Coroner
7.9
1939
Two Bright Boysas Hilary Harrington
10.0
1939
5.5
1939
Blind Alleyas George Curtis
6.0
1939
7.0
1938
The Dawn Patrolas Sgt. Watkins
6.8
1938
6.5
1938
5.7
1938
Hard to Getas John Case
6.3
1938
6.8
1938
Four's a Crowdas Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
5.5
1938
Gold Diggers in Parisas Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
6.8
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hoodas High Sheriff of Nottingham
7.5
1938
Women Are Like Thatas Mainwaring
6.8
1937
Tovarichas Charles Dupont
6.4
1937
The Great Garrickas M. W. Picard
6.6
1937
Thin Iceas Krantz
6.8
5.9
1936
5.5
1935
Rendezvousas Doorman (uncredited)
4.9
1935
6.0
7.0
6.0
1933
Leave It to Meas Honorable Freddie
7.0
7.0
1932
7.0
1931
The Calendaras Mr. Wayne
8.0
1931
Black Coffeeas Insp. Japp
8.0