Melville Cooper
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 do...
Known For
Filmography
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
as Franklyn
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Bancroft
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Binky
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Major Domo
Where's Charley?
1957
as Brassett the Valet
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Mr. Talley
Diane
1956
as 1st Court Physician
Bundle of Joy
1956
as Adams
The Corn is Green
1956
as Glyn Thomas
West Point
1956
Moonfleet
1955
as Felix Ratsey
The King's Thief
1955
as Henry Wynch
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mullet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mullet / Pat Lummock
It Should Happen to You
1954
as Guest Panelist
The General's Boots
1954
as Mr. Burnham
Climax!
1954
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
as Martin
I've Got a Secret
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mr. Burnham
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Father of the Bride
1950
as Mr. Tringle
The Underworld Story
1950
as Major Redford
The Petty Girl
1950
as Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
Let's Dance
1950
as Charles Wagstaffe
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Watts
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Flaky
Love Happy
1949
as Throckmorton
The Red Danube
1949
as Private David Moonlight
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Gibson
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as Dr. John H. Watson
Enchantment
1948
as Jeweler
Studio One
1948
as Nilghai
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Pappy Simpson
Heartbeat
1946
as Roland Latour
The Imperfect Lady
1946
as Lord Montglyn
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Dr. Caswell
Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Pilcher
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Bradley Cole
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Angus Sheffield
Random Harvest
1942
as George
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
as Barty
This Above All
1942
as Wilbur
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
The Lady Eve
1941
as Gerald
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Brother-in-Law
You Belong to Me
1941
as Moody
Scotland Yard
1941
as Dr. Crownfield
Murder Over New York
1940
as Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
Too Many Husbands
1940
as Peter
Rebecca
1940
as Coroner
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Mr. Collins
Escape to Glory
1940
as Ship's Mate Penney
Blind Alley
1939
as George Curtis
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Cosey
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Hearne
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Hilary Harrington
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as High Sheriff of Nottingham
The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Sgt. Watkins
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
Garden of the Moon
1938
as Maurice
Dramatic School
1938
as Boulin
Hard to Get
1938
as John Case
Women Are Like That
1938
as Mainwaring
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Emerson
Tovarich
1937
as Charles Dupont
Thin Ice
1937
as Krantz
The Great Garrick
1937
as M. W. Picard
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as William
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Cuthbert
Rendezvous
1935
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Collins
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Leporello
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Romney
Leave It to Me
1933
as Honorable Freddie
To Brighton with Gladys
1933
as Slingby
Two White Arms
1932
as Mack
Black Coffee
1931
as Insp. Japp
The Calendar
1931
as Mr. Wayne
All Riot on the Western Front
1930