Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Known for: Acting

Born: October 14, 1896

Died: March 31, 1973

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

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
The General's Boots
1954
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1946
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl
1950
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
1938
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
Two Bright Boys
Two Bright Boys
1939
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
1939
Tovarich
Tovarich
1937
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
1940
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942
Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1941
All Riot on the Western Front
1930
To Brighton with Gladys
To Brighton with Gladys
1933
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York
1940
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
1941
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
1943
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938
Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant
1943
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve
1941
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
1955
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938
The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady
1946
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets
1939
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
1950
Love Happy
Love Happy
1949
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story
1950
The Red Danube
The Red Danube
1949
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri
1939
The Bishop Misbehaves
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
Black Coffee
Black Coffee
1931
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
1937
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
1949
Dramatic School
Dramatic School
1938
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942
Let's Dance
Let's Dance
1950
The Calendar
The Calendar
1931
Where's Charley?
Where's Charley?
1957
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Rebecca
Rebecca
1940
Leave It to Me
Leave It to Me
1933
This Above All
This Above All
1942
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory
1940
Two White Arms
Two White Arms
1932
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
1942
My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
Diane
Diane
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Enchantment
Enchantment
1948
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
1935
Studio One
Studio One
1948
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
West Point
West Point
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Climax!
Climax!
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret
1952
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960