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Melville Cooper

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

Born

Oct 14, 1896

Birmingham, England, UK

Died

Mar 31, 1973

Known For

Acting

Movies

69 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Rebecca
Rebecca
1940 as Coroner
★ 7.9
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 as Mr. Talley
★ 6.7
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 as High Sheriff of Nottingham
★ 7.5
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
1940 as Mr. Collins
★ 6.9
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve
1941 as Gerald
★ 7.3
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
1950 as Mr. Tringle
★ 7.0
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
1942 as George
★ 7.3
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955 as Felix Ratsey
★ 6.5
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954 as Guest Panelist
★ 7.1
This Above All
This Above All
1942 as Wilbur
★ 6.8
Love Happy
Love Happy
1949 as Lefty Throckmorton
★ 5.8
Enchantment
Enchantment
1948 as Jeweler
★ 6.8
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 as Romney
★ 7.0
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 as Pappy Simpson
★ 6.1
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938 as Sgt. Watkins
★ 6.8
Diane
Diane
1956 as 1st Court Physician
★ 6.0
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
1940 as Peter
★ 6.5
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
1941 as Moody
★ 6.0
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
1935 as Doorman (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1946 as Roland Latour
★ 5.2
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955 as Henry Wynch
★ 6.3
The Red Danube
The Red Danube
1949 as Private David Moonlight
★ 6.7
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
1939 as George Curtis
★ 6.0
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 as Brother-in-Law
★ 6.5
Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant
1943 as Pilcher
★ 6.0
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957 as Major Domo
★ 4.4
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
1938 as Emerson
★ 5.7
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
1943 as Dr. Caswell
★ 6.8
Tovarich
Tovarich
1937 as Charles Dupont
★ 6.4
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York
1940 as Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
★ 6.2
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956 as Adams, the Butler
★ 6.4
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
1949 as Gibson
★ 5.1
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
1938 as Mainwaring
★ 6.8
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 as Cuthbert
★ 5.5
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets
1939 as Cosey
★ 5.5
The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady
1946 as Lord Montglyn
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 as Maurice
★ 6.8
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938 as Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
★ 5.5
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 as Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
★ 6.8
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 as Leporello
★ 6.0
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
1937 as Krantz
★ 6.8
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1941 as Dr. Crownfield
★ 7.0
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl
1950 as Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
★ 4.3
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 as Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
★ 6.6
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937 as M. W. Picard
★ 6.3
Black Coffee
Black Coffee
1931 as Insp. Japp
★ 8.0
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story
1950 as Major Redford
★ 6.3
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937 as William
★ 5.9
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 as John Case
★ 6.3
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory
1940 as Ship's Mate Penney
★ 7.5
Let's Dance
Let's Dance
1950 as Charles Wagstaffe
★ 6.1
Dramatic School
Dramatic School
1938 as Boulin
★ 6.5
Two Bright Boys
Two Bright Boys
1939 as Hilary Harrington
★ 10.0
The Bishop Misbehaves
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935 as Collins
★ 6.0
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
★ 6.8
My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943 as Angus Sheffield
★ 8.0
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949 as Dr. John H. Watson
Leave It to Me
Leave It to Me
1933 as Honorable Freddie
★ 7.0
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 as Bancroft
★ 5.3
Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 1943
1943 as Bradley Cole
★ 5.7
Where's Charley?
Where's Charley?
1957 as Brassett the Valet
I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri
1939 as Hearne
★ 7.0
movie
The General's Boots
1954 as Mr. Burnham
Two White Arms
Two White Arms
1932 as Mack
★ 7.0
The Calendar
The Calendar
1931 as Mr. Wayne
★ 8.0
movie
To Brighton with Gladys
To Brighton with Gladys
1933 as Slingby
★ 7.0