Chuck Cooper

Biography

Chuck Cooper is an American actor who made his Broadway debut in 1983 in Amen Corner, playing Brother Boxer. He was born in Cleveland and worked as an understudy in his next three Broadway productions, later taking over the role of Adam in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me. In 1997 he won a Tony Award for featured actor in a musical as Memphis, a pimp, in The Life. Other stage credits include Billy Flynn in Chicago, a dual role in Caroline, or Change, Bill Rawkins in Finian's Rainbow, and benefit performances of Hair and A Wonderful Life. He narrated the U.S. premiere of Benet Casablancas's Seven Scenes from Hamlet in 2010. He played the enslaved man Thomas in the 2015 Broadway musical Amazing Grace and returned to Broadway in 2021 in Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind, earning a Tony nomination for featured actor in a play.

72years old

Turns 73 on November 8in 363 days

Born November 8, 1954Cleveland
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 41 years1980 to 2021

Genres

Drama75%, 9 films
Comedy33%, 4 films
Crime33%, 4 films
Thriller25%, 3 films
Action8%, 1 film

First and latest

Chuck Cooper movies on Netflix

Vacation Friends2021IMDb rating 6.3as Larry
A Vigilante2019IMDb rating 5.7as Lawyer
Boy Wonder2010IMDb rating 6.8as Bill Baldwin
Chapter 272007IMDb rating 5.6as Cabbie
Evening2007IMDb rating 6.4as Ray
Noise2007IMDb rating 6.1as Judge Gibson
A Crime2006IMDb rating 5.6as Will
Downtown: A Street Tale2004IMDb rating 5.0as Sergeant Williams
Gloria1999IMDb rating 5.2as Male Guard
The Hurricane1999IMDb rating 7.6as Earl Martin
North1994IMDb rating 4.6as Umpire
The Hollywood Knights1980IMDb rating 6.2as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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A Vigilante2019 Drama, Thrilleras Lawyer
IMDb rating 5.712K votes
Vacation Friends2021 Comedyas Larry
IMDb rating 6.335K votes
The Hurricane1999as Earl Martin
IMDb rating 7.6109K votes
Boy Wonder2010as Bill Baldwin
IMDb rating 6.89.9K votes
Chapter 272007as Cabbie
IMDb rating 5.612K votes
North1994as Umpire
IMDb rating 4.616K votes
A Crime2006as Will
IMDb rating 5.62.2K votes
Gloria1999as Male Guard
IMDb rating 5.26.7K votes

Worked with

Chuck Cooper made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bruce Willis

Harvey Keitel

Clancy Brown

Dan Aykroyd

Kathy Bates

Meryl Streep

Norman JewisonDirector, 1 film Clay TarverDirector, 1 film

Rob ReinerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Bruce Willis1 film together, 1994
Bruce Willis's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Cooper as UmpireWillis as Narratorvoice
Harvey Keitel1 film together, 2006
Harvey Keitel's page
- A Crime2006IMDb rating 5.6Cooper as WillKeitel as Roger Culkin
Clancy Brown1 film together, 1999
Clancy Brown's page
- The Hurricane1999IMDb rating 7.6Cooper as Earl MartinBrown as Lt. Jimmy Williams
Dan Aykroyd1 film together, 1994
Dan Aykroyd's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Cooper as UmpireAykroyd as Pa Tex
Kathy Bates1 film together, 1994
Kathy Bates's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Cooper as UmpireBates as Alaskan Mom
Meryl Streep1 film together, 2007
Meryl Streep's page
- Evening2007IMDb rating 6.4Cooper as RayStreep as Lila Ross
Norman JewisonDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Norman Jewison
- The Hurricane1999IMDb rating 7.6Cooper as Earl Martin
Clay TarverDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Clay Tarver
- Vacation Friends2021IMDb rating 6.3Cooper as Larry
Rob ReinerDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Rob Reiner
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Cooper as Umpire