Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Acting

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…

Filmography

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From the Earth to the Moon ★ 5.3 From the Earth to the Moon 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook ★ 6.5 Shirley Temple's Storybook 1958 The Story of Mankind ★ 4.4 The Story of Mankind 1957 Where's Charley? Where's Charley? 1957 Bundle of Joy ★ 6.4 Bundle of Joy 1956 Around the World in 80 Days ★ 6.7 Around the World in 80 Days 1956 West Point ★ 7.5 West Point 1956 Diane ★ 6.0 Diane 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 The King's Thief ★ 6.3 The King's Thief 1955 Moonfleet ★ 6.5 Moonfleet 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 The General's Boots The General's Boots 1954 It Should Happen to You ★ 7.1 It Should Happen to You 1954 The Fabulous Oliver Chantry The Fabulous Oliver Chantry 1953 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Let's Dance ★ 6.1 Let's Dance 1950 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 The Petty Girl ★ 4.3 The Petty Girl 1950 The Underworld Story ★ 6.3 The Underworld Story 1950 Father of the Bride ★ 7.0 Father of the Bride 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 And Baby Makes Three ★ 5.1 And Baby Makes Three 1949 The Red Danube ★ 6.7 The Red Danube 1949 Love Happy ★ 5.8 Love Happy 1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Speckled Band 1949 Enchantment ★ 6.8 Enchantment 1948 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 13 Rue Madeleine ★ 6.1 13 Rue Madeleine 1947 The Imperfect Lady The Imperfect Lady 1946 Heartbeat ★ 5.2 Heartbeat 1946 My Kingdom for a Cook ★ 8.0 My Kingdom for a Cook 1943 Holy Matrimony ★ 6.8 Holy Matrimony 1943 Immortal Sergeant ★ 6.0 Immortal Sergeant 1943 Hit Parade of 1943 ★ 5.7 Hit Parade of 1943 1943 Random Harvest ★ 7.3 Random Harvest 1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty ★ 6.8 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty 1942 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 ★ 6.0 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942 The Affairs of Martha ★ 6.6 The Affairs of Martha 1942 This Above All ★ 6.8 This Above All 1942 You Belong to Me ★ 6.0 You Belong to Me 1941 The Flame of New Orleans ★ 6.5 The Flame of New Orleans 1941 Scotland Yard ★ 7.0 Scotland Yard 1941 The Lady Eve ★ 7.3 The Lady Eve 1941 Murder Over New York ★ 6.2 Murder Over New York 1940 Pride and Prejudice ★ 6.9 Pride and Prejudice 1940 Escape to Glory ★ 7.5 Escape to Glory 1940 Too Many Husbands ★ 6.5 Too Many Husbands 1940 Rebecca ★ 7.9 Rebecca 1940 Two Bright Boys ★ 10.0 Two Bright Boys 1939 The Sun Never Sets ★ 5.5 The Sun Never Sets 1939 Blind Alley ★ 6.0 Blind Alley 1939 I'm from Missouri ★ 7.0 I'm from Missouri 1939 The Dawn Patrol ★ 6.8 The Dawn Patrol 1938 Dramatic School ★ 6.5 Dramatic School 1938 Comet Over Broadway ★ 5.7 Comet Over Broadway 1938 Hard to Get ★ 6.3 Hard to Get 1938 Garden of the Moon ★ 6.8 Garden of the Moon 1938 Four's a Crowd ★ 5.5 Four's a Crowd 1938 Gold Diggers in Paris ★ 6.8 Gold Diggers in Paris 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood ★ 7.5 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Women Are Like That ★ 6.8 Women Are Like That 1938 Tovarich ★ 6.4 Tovarich 1937 The Great Garrick ★ 6.3 The Great Garrick 1937 Thin Ice ★ 6.8 Thin Ice 1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney ★ 5.9 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937 The Gorgeous Hussy ★ 5.5 The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 Rendezvous ★ 4.9 Rendezvous 1935 The Bishop Misbehaves ★ 6.0 The Bishop Misbehaves 1935 The Scarlet Pimpernel ★ 7.0 The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan ★ 6.0 The Private Life of Don Juan 1934 Leave It to Me ★ 7.0 Leave It to Me 1933 To Brighton with Gladys ★ 7.0 To Brighton with Gladys 1933 Two White Arms ★ 7.0 Two White Arms 1932 The Calendar ★ 8.0 The Calendar 1931 Black Coffee ★ 8.0 Black Coffee 1931 All Riot on the Western Front ★ 7.0 All Riot on the Western Front 1930