Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Acting

October 14, 1896 — March 31, 1973Birmingham, England, UK

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 down in the 1950s, he turned to television and back to the stage. He was an early panelist on the American game show I've Got A Secret. Cooper died in 1973 and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melville Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

Acting79

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

1960

Franklyn

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

Bancroft

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

Binky

The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

1957

Major Domo

Where's Charley?

Where's Charley?

1957

Brassett the Valet

Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

1956

Adams

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Mr. Talley

West Point

West Point

1956

Diane

Diane

1956

1st Court Physician

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Mullet / Mullet / Pat Lummock

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

Henry Wynch

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

Felix Ratsey

Climax!

Climax!

1954

The General's Boots

The General's Boots

1954

Mr. Burnham

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

Guest Panelist

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

1953

Martin

I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Mr. Burnham

Let's Dance

Let's Dance

1950

Charles Wagstaffe

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Watts / Flaky

The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

1950

Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950

Major Redford

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

Mr. Tringle

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949

Gibson

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

Private David Moonlight

Love Happy

Love Happy

1949

Throckmorton

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

Dr. John H. Watson

Enchantment

Enchantment

1948

Jeweler

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Nilghai

13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Pappy Simpson

The Imperfect Lady

The Imperfect Lady

1946

Lord Montglyn

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1946

Roland Latour

My Kingdom for a Cook

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

Angus Sheffield

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

1943

Dr. Caswell

Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant

1943

Pilcher

Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

1943

Bradley Cole

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

George

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

Barty

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

Dr. Clarence Sommerfield

This Above All

This Above All

1942

Wilbur

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1941

Moody

The Flame of New Orleans

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

Brother-in-Law

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1941

Dr. Crownfield

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941

Gerald

Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

1940

Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Mr. Collins

Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

1940

Ship's Mate Penney

Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

1940

Peter

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Coroner

Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

1939

Hilary Harrington

The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets

1939

Cosey

Blind Alley

Blind Alley

1939

George Curtis

I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

1939

Hearne

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

1938

Sgt. Watkins

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

1938

Boulin

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

Emerson

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

John Case

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938

Maurice

Four's a Crowd

Four's a Crowd

1938

Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

High Sheriff of Nottingham

Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

1938

Mainwaring

Tovarich

Tovarich

1937

Charles Dupont

The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

1937

M. W. Picard

Thin Ice

Thin Ice

1937

Krantz

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

William

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Cuthbert

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

Doorman (uncredited)

The Bishop Misbehaves

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935

Collins

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

Romney

The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

Leporello

Leave It to Me

Leave It to Me

1933

Honorable Freddie

To Brighton with Gladys

To Brighton with Gladys

1933

Slingby

Two White Arms

Two White Arms

1932

Mack

The Calendar

1931

Mr. Wayne

Black Coffee

Black Coffee

1931

Insp. Japp

All Riot on the Western Front

All Riot on the Western Front

1930