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Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Acting

Born: October 14, 1896Birmingham, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melville Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Bancroft

1958
The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

Major Domo

1957
Where's Charley?

Where's Charley?

Brassett the Valet

1957
Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

Adams, the Butler

1956
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Mr. Talley

1956
Diane

Diane

1st Court Physician

1956
The King's Thief

The King's Thief

Henry Wynch

1955
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Felix Ratsey

1955

The General's Boots

Mr. Burnham

1954
It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

Guest Panelist

1954

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

Martin

1953
Let's Dance

Let's Dance

Charles Wagstaffe

1950
The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)

1950
The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

Major Redford

1950
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Mr. Tringle

1950
And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

Gibson

1949
The Red Danube

The Red Danube

Private David Moonlight

1949
Love Happy

Love Happy

Lefty Throckmorton

1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Dr. John H. Watson

1949
Enchantment

Enchantment

Jeweler

1948
13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

Pappy Simpson

1947
The Imperfect Lady

The Imperfect Lady

Lord Montglyn

1946
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Roland Latour

1946
My Kingdom for a Cook

My Kingdom for a Cook

Angus Sheffield

1943
Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

Dr. Caswell

1943
Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant

Pilcher

1943
Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

Bradley Cole

1943
Random Harvest

Random Harvest

George

1942
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Barty

1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

Dr. Clarence Sommerfield

1942
This Above All

This Above All

Wilbur

1942
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

Moody

1941
The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans

Brother-in-Law

1941
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

Dr. Crownfield

1941
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

Gerald

1941
Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

1940
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Collins

1940
Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

Ship's Mate Penney

1940
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

Peter

1940
Rebecca

Rebecca

Coroner

1940
Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

Hilary Harrington

1939
The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets

Cosey

1939
Blind Alley

Blind Alley

George Curtis

1939
I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

Hearne

1939
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

Sgt. Watkins

1938
Dramatic School

Dramatic School

Boulin

1938
Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

Emerson

1938
Hard to Get

Hard to Get

John Case

1938
Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

Maurice

1938
Four's a Crowd

Four's a Crowd

Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler

1938
Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec

1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

High Sheriff of Nottingham

1938
Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

Mainwaring

1938
Tovarich

Tovarich

Charles Dupont

1937
The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

M. W. Picard

1937
Thin Ice

Thin Ice

Krantz

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

William

1937
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

Cuthbert

1936
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

Doorman (uncredited)

1935
The Bishop Misbehaves

The Bishop Misbehaves

Collins

1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Romney

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

Leporello

1934
Leave It to Me

Leave It to Me

Honorable Freddie

1933
To Brighton with Gladys

To Brighton with Gladys

Slingby

1933
Two White Arms

Two White Arms

Mack

1932
The Calendar

The Calendar

Mr. Wayne

1931
Black Coffee

Black Coffee

Insp. Japp

1931

All Riot on the Western Front

1930