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George Melville Cooper was an English stage, film and television 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).
Birth Name
George Melville Cooper
Born
Thursday, 15 October 1896
Died
Saturday, 31 March 1973
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood and the Stars | High Sheriff of Nottingham (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Best of the Post | Merryweather | 1960 |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Franklyn | 1960 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Bancroft | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Old Man Sands | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Binky | 1958 |
| The Story of Mankind | Major Domo | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Mr. Merton | 1957 |
| The Californians | Lord Charlie Fairbanks | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood and the Stars | High Sheriff of Nottingham (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Best of the Post | Merryweather | 1960 |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Franklyn | 1960 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Bancroft | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Old Man Sands | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Binky | 1958 |
| The Story of Mankind | Major Domo | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Mr. Merton | 1957 |
| The Californians | Lord Charlie Fairbanks | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Deacon Barrington | 1957 |
| Bundle of Joy | Adams, the Butler / Adams - the Butler | 1956 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Mr. Talley - Steward R.M.S 'Mongolia' / Mr. Talley | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Brassett the Valet / Detective | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Keeley | 1956 |
| Diane | 1st Court Physician | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mullet / Pat Lummock | 1955 |
| The King's Thief | Henry Wynch | 1955 |
| Moonfleet | Felix Ratsey | 1955 |
| It Should Happen to You | Guest Panelist / Guest Panel | 1954 |
| Mystery Is My Business | Jason Beckworth | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Father Gustave | 1953 |
| Ponds Theater | Ghost of Christmas Present | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan") | 1952 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1952 |
| Broadway Television Theatre | Rough / Father Moynihan | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Mr. Burnham | 1951 |
| Celanese Theatre | Mr. Brink (Death) | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Dr. Watson / Cruise Passenger | 1951 |
| General Electric Guest House | Self | 1951 |
| Let's Dance | Charles Wagstaffe | 1950 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Watts / Flaky | 1950 |
| Musical Comedy Time | Baron Mirko Zeta | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Beardsley / Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben) | 1950 |
| The Underworld Story | Major Redford / Maj. Redford | 1950 |
| Father of the Bride | Mr. Tringle | 1950 |
| Starlight Theatre | Thornley | 1950 |
| Love Happy | Throckmorton / Lefty Throckmorton | 1950 |
| And Baby Makes Three | Gibson - Fletcher's Butler / Gibson | 1949 |
| The Red Danube | Private David Moonlight | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Ghost of Christmas Present | 1949 |
| Your Show Time | Dr. John H. Watson | 1949 |
| Enchantment | Jeweler | 1948 |
| Studio One | Nilghai | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Mr. Justice Osborne | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Ghost of Christmas Present | 1947 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | Pappy Simpson | 1947 |
| The Imperfect Lady | Lord Montglyn | 1946 |
| Heartbeat | Roland Latour | 1946 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Angus Sheffield | 1943 |
| Holy Matrimony | Dr. Caswell | 1943 |
| Immortal Sergeant | Pilcher | 1943 |
| Hit Parade of 1943 | Bradley Cole | 1943 |
| Random Harvest | George | 1942 |
| Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Barty | 1942 |
| The Affairs of Martha | Dr. Clarence Sommerfield | 1942 |
| This Above All | Wilbur | 1942 |
| You Belong to Me | Moody | 1941 |
| The Flame of New Orleans | Brother-in-Law | 1941 |
| The Lady Eve | Gerald | 1941 |
| Murder Over New York | Herbert Fenton / Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton | 1940 |
| Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Collins | 1940 |
| Escape to Glory | Ship's Mate Penney | 1940 |
| Rebecca | Coroner | 1940 |
| Too Many Husbands | Peter | 1940 |
| Two Bright Boys | Hilary Harrington | 1939 |
| The Sun Never Sets | Cosey | 1939 |
| Blind Alley | George Curtis | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Hearne | 1939 |
| The Dawn Patrol | Sgt. Watkins / Sergeant Watkins | 1938 |
| Dramatic School | Boulin | 1938 |
| Comet Over Broadway | Emerson | 1938 |
| Hard to Get | Case / John Case | 1938 |
| Garden of the Moon | Maurice | 1938 |
| Four's a Crowd | Bingham / Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler | 1938 |
| Gold Diggers in Paris | Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec | 1938 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | High Sheriff of Nottingham | 1938 |
| Women Are Like That | Mainwaring | 1938 |
| Tovarich | Charles Dupont | 1937 |
| The Great Garrick | M. Picard / M. W. Picard | 1937 |
| Thin Ice | Krantz | 1937 |
| Personal Property | (scenes deleted) | 1937 |
| The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | William | 1937 |
| The Gorgeous Hussy | Cuthbert | 1936 |
| Rendezvous | Doorman | 1935 |
| The Bishop Misbehaves | Collins | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Romney | 1935 |
| The Private Life of Don Juan | Leporello | 1934 |
| To Brighton with Gladys | Slingby | 1933 |
| Forging Ahead | Smedley | 1933 |
| Wives Beware | Mack | 1932 |
| Black Coffee | Inspector Japp / Insp. Japp | 1931 |
| Bachelor's Folly | Mr. Wayne | 1931 |
