Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-10-14

Day of Death

1973-03-31 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

Also Known As

George Melville Cooper

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

Known For

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Rebecca

Rebecca

Acting

The Lady Eve

1941

The Lady Eve

as

Gerald

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Mr. Talley

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

High Sheriff of Nottingham

It Should Happen to You

1954

It Should Happen to You

as

Guest Panelist

Father of the Bride

1950

Father of the Bride

as

Mr. Tringle

Black Coffee

1931

Black Coffee

as

Insp. Japp

Random Harvest

1942

Random Harvest

as

George

Love Happy

1949

Love Happy

as

Lefty Throckmorton

The Underworld Story

1950

The Underworld Story

as

Major Redford

Blind Alley

1939

Blind Alley

as

George Curtis

The Red Danube

1949

The Red Danube

as

Private David Moonlight

Heartbeat

1946

Heartbeat

as

Roland Latour

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Felix Ratsey

Diane

1956

Diane

as

1st Court Physician

The Story of Mankind

1957

The Story of Mankind

as

Major Domo

Bundle of Joy

1956

Bundle of Joy

as

Adams, the Butler

Tovarich

1937

Tovarich

as

Charles Dupont

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

The Flame of New Orleans

as

Brother-in-Law

Thin Ice

1937

Thin Ice

as

Krantz

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

From the Earth to the Moon

as

Bancroft

Murder Over New York

1940

Murder Over New York

as

Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

The Private Life of Don Juan

as

Leporello

The Dawn Patrol

1938

The Dawn Patrol

as

Sgt. Watkins

Four's a Crowd

1938

Four's a Crowd

as

Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as

Pappy Simpson

You Belong to Me

1941

You Belong to Me

as

Moody

Rendezvous

1935

Rendezvous

as

Doorman (uncredited)

Too Many Husbands

1940

Too Many Husbands

as

Peter

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

Henry Wynch

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as

Cuthbert

The Petty Girl

1950

The Petty Girl

as

Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as

Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec

The Great Garrick

1937

The Great Garrick

as

M. W. Picard

Holy Matrimony

1943

Holy Matrimony

as

Dr. Caswell

And Baby Makes Three

1949

And Baby Makes Three

as

Gibson

Garden of the Moon

1938

Garden of the Moon

as

Maurice

Dramatic School

1938

Dramatic School

as

Boulin

The Imperfect Lady

1946

The Imperfect Lady

as

Lord Montglyn

The Sun Never Sets

1939

The Sun Never Sets

as

Cosey

The Affairs of Martha

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as

Dr. Clarence Sommerfield

Hard to Get

1938

Hard to Get

as

John Case

Women Are Like That

1938

Women Are Like That

as

Mainwaring

Comet Over Broadway

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as

Emerson

Let's Dance

1950

Let's Dance

as

Charles Wagstaffe

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

as

Barty

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as

Dr. John H. Watson

The General's Boots

1954

The General's Boots

as

Mr. Burnham

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

Wilbur

Immortal Sergeant

1943

Immortal Sergeant

as

Pilcher

Hit Parade of 1943

1943

Hit Parade of 1943

as

Bradley Cole

Scotland Yard

1941

Scotland Yard

as

Dr. Crownfield

Rebecca

1940

Rebecca

as

Coroner

I'm from Missouri

1939

I'm from Missouri

as

Hearne

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Pride and Prejudice

as

Mr. Collins

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935

The Bishop Misbehaves

as

Collins

Escape to Glory

1940

Escape to Glory

as

Ship's Mate Penney

All Riot on the Western Front

1930

All Riot on the Western Front

as

1931

The Calendar

as

Mr. Wayne

Two White Arms

1932

Two White Arms

as

Mack

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

My Kingdom for a Cook

as

Angus Sheffield

Enchantment

1948

Enchantment

as

Jeweler

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as

Romney

Two Bright Boys

1939

Two Bright Boys

as

Hilary Harrington

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as

William

Leave It to Me

1933

Leave It to Me

as

Honorable Freddie

To Brighton with Gladys

1933

To Brighton with Gladys

as

Slingby

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

1953

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

as

Martin

Where's Charley?

1957

Where's Charley?

as

Brassett the Valet

Studio One

Studio One

as

Nilghai

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mullet

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Watts

West Point

West Point

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Mr. Burnham

Climax!

Climax!

as

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Flaky

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mullet / Pat Lummock

I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

as

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Binky

Production

Crew

Directing