Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Rebecca (1940) — Coroner
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — High Sheriff of Nottingham
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Mr. Talley
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The Lady Eve (1941) — Gerald
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mullet
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Father of the Bride (1950) — Mr. Tringle
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Pride and Prejudice (1940) — Mr. Collins
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Moonfleet (1955) — Felix Ratsey
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Random Harvest (1942) — George
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It Should Happen to You (1954) — Guest Panelist
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) — Romney
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Love Happy (1949) — Throckmorton
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The Dawn Patrol (1938) — Sgt. Watkins
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13 Rue Madeleine (1947) — Pappy Simpson
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From the Earth to the Moon (1958) — Bancroft
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The Underworld Story (1950) — Major Redford
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The Story of Mankind (1957) — Major Domo
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The Flame of New Orleans (1941) — Brother-in-Law
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Too Many Husbands (1940) — Peter
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) — William
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The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) — Leporello
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Murder Over New York (1940) — Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
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This Above All (1942) — Wilbur
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Bundle of Joy (1956) — Adams
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Blind Alley (1939) — George Curtis
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Four's a Crowd (1938) — Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
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You Belong to Me (1941) — Moody
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The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) — Cuthbert
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Holy Matrimony (1943) — Dr. Caswell
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Heartbeat (1946) — Roland Latour
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Immortal Sergeant (1943) — Pilcher
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Studio One (1948) — Nilghai
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Rendezvous (1935) — Doorman (uncredited)
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The King's Thief (1955) — Henry Wynch
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Enchantment (1948) — Jeweler
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Climax! (1954)
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The Red Danube (1949) — Private David Moonlight
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Diane (1956) — 1st Court Physician
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The Great Garrick (1937) — M. W. Picard
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Thin Ice (1937) — Krantz