
Melville Cooper
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1896-10-14
- Died
- 1973-03-31
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Also known as
- George Melville Cooper
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
TV Shows (9)

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954

Studio One
1948
as Nilghai

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mullet / Mullet / Pat Lummock

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Binky

I've Got a Secret
1952
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Watts / Flaky

West Point
1956

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mr. Burnham
Movies (69)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Mr. Talley

Rebecca
1940
as Coroner

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as High Sheriff of Nottingham

Diane
1956
as 1st Court Physician

Father of the Bride
1950
as Mr. Tringle

The Lady Eve
1941
as Gerald

Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Mr. Collins

Moonfleet
1955
as Felix Ratsey

Random Harvest
1942
as George

Holy Matrimony
1943
as Dr. Caswell

Black Coffee
1931
as Insp. Japp

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Guest Panelist

Heartbeat
1946
as Roland Latour

Rendezvous
1935
as Doorman (uncredited)

The King's Thief
1955
as Henry Wynch

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Romney

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Pappy Simpson

Enchantment
1948
as Jeweler

Thin Ice
1937
as Krantz

Love Happy
1949
as Lefty Throckmorton

Let's Dance
1950
as Charles Wagstaffe

Blind Alley
1939
as George Curtis

Tovarich
1937
as Charles Dupont

Murder Over New York
1940
as Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Sgt. Watkins

The Red Danube
1949
as Private David Moonlight

The Story of Mankind
1957
as Major Domo

The Underworld Story
1950
as Major Redford

This Above All
1942
as Wilbur

The Imperfect Lady
1946
as Lord Montglyn

Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Pilcher

You Belong to Me
1941
as Moody

And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Gibson

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as William

Bundle of Joy
1956
as Adams, the Butler

The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Dr. Clarence Sommerfield

Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Emerson

Two Bright Boys
1939
as Hilary Harrington

The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Brother-in-Law

The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Cuthbert

From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Bancroft

The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Cosey

Women Are Like That
1938
as Mainwaring

Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec

Garden of the Moon
1938
as Maurice

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
as Barty

The Great Garrick
1937
as M. W. Picard

Scotland Yard
1941
as Dr. Crownfield

Four's a Crowd
1938
as Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler

Too Many Husbands
1940
as Peter

The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Leporello

Dramatic School
1938
as Boulin

Two White Arms
1932
as Mack

The Petty Girl
1950
as Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)

Leave It to Me
1933
as Honorable Freddie

Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Bradley Cole

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942

The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Collins

Hard to Get
1938
as John Case

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as Dr. John H. Watson

Escape to Glory
1940
as Ship's Mate Penney

The Calendar
1931
as Mr. Wayne

I'm from Missouri
1939
as Hearne
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
as Martin

Where's Charley?
1957
as Brassett the Valet

My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Angus Sheffield
The General's Boots
1954
as Mr. Burnham
All Riot on the Western Front
1930

To Brighton with Gladys
1933
as Slingby
About Melville Cooper
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… With 78 credits spanning from 1930 to 1958, Melville Cooper has appeared in 69 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Mr. Talley
- Rebecca (1940) — as Coroner
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as High Sheriff of Nottingham
- Diane (1956) — as 1st Court Physician
- Father of the Bride (1950) — as Mr. Tringle
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