George A. Cooper

Biography

George A. Cooper was an English actor and voice artist. Born in Leeds, he began training as an electrical engineer, then enlisted in the Royal Artillery and performed with its depot players while stationed in India. He joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, then in Manchester, and played Malvolio in Twelfth Night when the company opened at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1953. After leaving in 1955 he took the role of the stern father Geoffrey Fisher in the original West End staging of Billy Liar in 1960, and he later turned increasingly to television. That work included Willie Piggott in Coronation Street from 1964 to 1971 and the caretaker Mr Griffiths in Grange Hill from 1985 to 1992. His films included Violent Playground (1958), Hell Is a City (1960), Nightmare (1964), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) and Bless This House (1972).

93years old at death

Born March 7, 1925Leeds
Died November 16, 2018Liss
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as George Cooper and George Alphonsus Cooper

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 14 years1958 to 1972

Genres

Drama50%, 4 films
Crime38%, 3 films
Horror38%, 3 films
Comedy25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Cooper joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop after working briefly as a draughtsman, and opened its permanent London home at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1953 as Malvolio in Twelfth Night.
A change of course
Before acting, Cooper began training as an electrical engineer and served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, performing with the Royal Artillery Depot Players in India.

George A. Cooper movies on Netflix

Bless This House1972IMDb rating 6.2as Mr. Wilson
Start the Revolution Without Me1970IMDb rating 6.4as Dr. Duval
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968IMDb rating 6.5as Landlord
Life at the Top1965IMDb rating 6.7as Graffham
Nightmare1964IMDb rating 6.7as John
The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3as Thomas Gabler
Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0as Doug Savage
Violent Playground1958IMDb rating 6.6as Chief Inspector

Best known for

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

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Nightmare1964 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras John
IMDb rating 6.73.1K votes
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968 Drama, Fantasy, Horroras Landlord
IMDb rating 6.59.3K votes
Hell Is a City1960as Doug Savage
IMDb rating 7.01.8K votes
Bless This House1972as Mr. Wilson
IMDb rating 6.21.4K votes
Violent Playground1958as Chief Inspector
IMDb rating 6.6915 votes
Start the Revolution Without Me1970as Dr. Duval
IMDb rating 6.43.5K votes
Life at the Top1965as Graffham
IMDb rating 6.7794 votes
The Brain1962as Thomas Gabler
IMDb rating 5.3420 votes

Most often with

Freddie Francis directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Stanley Baker

Allan Cuthbertson

Billie Whitelaw

Jack MacGowran

Maxine Audley

Anne Heywood

Freddie FrancisDirector, 3 films

Films together

Stanley Baker2 films together, 1958 to 1960
Stanley Baker's page
- Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as Doug SavageBaker as Insp. Harry Martineau
- Violent Playground1958IMDb rating 6.6Cooper as Chief InspectorBaker as Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Allan Cuthbertson2 films together, 1962 to 1965
Allan Cuthbertson's page
- Life at the Top1965IMDb rating 6.7Cooper as GraffhamCuthbertson as George Aisgill
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Cooper as Thomas GablerCuthbertson as Da Silva
Billie Whitelaw2 films together, 1960 to 1970
Billie Whitelaw's page
- Start the Revolution Without Me1970IMDb rating 6.4Cooper as Dr. DuvalWhitelaw as Queen Marie Antoinette
- Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as Doug SavageWhitelaw as Chloe Hawkins
Jack MacGowran2 films together, 1962 to 1970
Jack MacGowran's page
- Start the Revolution Without Me1970IMDb rating 6.4Cooper as Dr. DuvalMacGowran as Jacques
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Cooper as Thomas GablerMacGowran as Furber
Maxine Audley2 films together, 1960 to 1962
Maxine Audley's page
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Cooper as Thomas GablerAudley as Marion Fane
- Hell Is a City1960IMDb rating 7.0Cooper as Doug SavageAudley as Julia Martineau
Anne Heywood2 films together, 1958 to 1962
Anne Heywood's page
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Cooper as Thomas GablerHeywood as Anna Holt
- Violent Playground1958IMDb rating 6.6Cooper as Chief InspectorHeywood as Cathie Murphy
Freddie FrancisDirector, 3 films, 1962 to 1968
All films by Freddie Francis
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968IMDb rating 6.5Cooper as Landlord
- Nightmare1964IMDb rating 6.7Cooper as John
- The Brain1962IMDb rating 5.3Cooper as Thomas Gabler
Also two films together1 more actor
- Alister WilliamsonThe Brain (1962) and Hell Is a City (1960)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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