Melville Cooper
British actor (1896-1973) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
George Melville Cooper was an English actor. His many notable screen roles include the High Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice (1940) and the wedding-rehearsal supervisor Mr. Tringle in Father of the Bride (1950).
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1973Died13 March 19731960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeries, Franklyn1958
Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries, Binky
From the Earth to the MoonFilm, 1958Bancroft1957
The Story of MankindFilm, Major Domo1956
West PointSeries1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Mullet
MoonfleetFilm, 1955Felix Ratsey1954
Climax!Series
It Should Happen to YouFilm, 1954Guest Panelist1952
I've Got a SecretSeries1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Mr. Burnham1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Watts
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries, 19501949
And Baby Makes ThreeFilm, Gibson1948
Studio OneSeries, Nilghai
EnchantmentFilm, 1948Jeweler1946
HeartbeatFilm, Roland Latour1943
Holy MatrimonyFilm, Dr. Caswell1941
The Flame of New OrleansFilm, Brother-in-Law1940
Murder Over New YorkFilm, Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton1938
Four's a CrowdFilm, Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler1937
The Great GarrickFilm, M. W. Picard1935
RendezvousFilm, Doorman (uncredited)1934
The Private Life of Don JuanFilm, Leporello1896Born15 October 1896
Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries, BinkyFrom the Earth to the MoonFilm, 1958Bancroft1957The Story of MankindFilm, Major Domo1956West PointSeries1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, MulletMoonfleetFilm, 1955Felix Ratsey1954Climax!SeriesIt Should Happen to YouFilm, 1954Guest Panelist1952I've Got a SecretSeries1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Mr. Burnham1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, WattsRobert Montgomery PresentsSeries, 19501949And Baby Makes ThreeFilm, Gibson1948Studio OneSeries, NilghaiEnchantmentFilm, 1948Jeweler1946HeartbeatFilm, Roland Latour1943Holy MatrimonyFilm, Dr. Caswell1941The Flame of New OrleansFilm, Brother-in-Law1940Murder Over New YorkFilm, Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton1938Four's a CrowdFilm, Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler1937The Great GarrickFilm, M. W. Picard1935RendezvousFilm, Doorman (uncredited)1934The Private Life of Don JuanFilm, Leporello1896Born15 October 1896Known for
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Rebecca 1940
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
Random Harvest 1942
The Lady Eve 1941
It Should Happen to You 1954
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Hal B. Wallis Produced The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Jack L. Warner Produced The Dawn Patrol and Four's a Crowd
Mervyn LeRoy Produced The Great Garrick and Dramatic School- Robert Lord Produced The Dawn Patrol and Women Are Like That
Michael Curtiz Directed The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced This Above All and Thin Ice
Alexander Korda Produced The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Anatole Litvak Directed This Above All and Tovarich
John Farrow Directed Around the World in 80 Days (1958)
Busby Berkeley Directed Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Robert Z. Leonard Directed Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Nigel Bruce Also in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Wesley Ruggles Produced Too Many Husbands (1940)
John M. Stahl Directed Immortal Sergeant and Holy Matrimony
Herbert Stothart Wrote Pride and Prejudice and Random Harvest
Lumsden Hare Also in Rebecca and Random Harvest
Edwin H. Knopf Produced Diane and The King's Thief
Henry Stephenson Also in Heartbeat and This Above All
Leonard Carey Also in This Above All (1942)
Henry Fonda Produced You Belong to Me (1941)
Olivia de Havilland Also in The Great Garrick and Four's a Crowd
Una O'Connor Also in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Franklin Pangborn Also in Four's a Crowd (1938)- John Turnbull Duets: Inspector Japp
Filmography 40
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Television 10
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1973 · aged 76
