George A. Cooper

Personal Info

Birthday

March 7, 1925

Day of Death

2018-11-16

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

George Alphonsus Cooper

George A. Cooper

Biography

George Alphonsus Cooper was born in Leeds in 1925. After training as an electrical engineer and architect he was called up for National Service, working for the Royal Artillery in India.

During that period he became interested in performing and on his discharge joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Manchester. To avoid confusion with American actor George Cooper he used his middle initial in his stage name. His first appearance on television was in 1946.

Known For

Grange Hill

The Avengers

Play for Today

The Saint

Heartbeat

Casualty

All Creatures Great and Small

The Expert

Filmography

2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Cherub (archive footage)
1994
Fair Game
as George
1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Alf
Amy
as Will Johnson
1983
The Star Chamber
as State Senator Walden
Red Monarch
as Kaganovitch
1981
Somewhere More Central
as Uncle Joe
1978
The Light Princess
as King
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as Man
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Mr. Twitchell
1976
Trial by Combat
as 2nd Leather Jerkin
Decorators Limited
as Porter
1975
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
as The Pirate King (voice)
Awkward Customers
as Awkward Customer: Mr. Wart-hog
1972
The Bouncing Boy
as Ashcroft
Bless This House
as Mr. Wilson
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Trouncer
The Villa Maroc
as Lionel
1971
Office Party
as Manager
1970
Roll On Four O'Clock
as Ted Crampton
I Can't See My Little Willie
as Frank Palmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Blacket
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
as Mr. Tundish
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Dr. Duval
1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
as Village Landlord
The Strange Affair
as Supt. Kingsley
1967
Smashing Time
as Irishman
The Confession
as Albert Verdoni
In Two Minds
as Mr. Winter
1966
Doctor Who: The Smugglers
as Cherub
1965
Life at the Top
as Graffham
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Mr. Lumsden
1964
Nightmare
as John
The Bargee
as Official in Office
1963
Tom Jones
as Mr. Fitzpatrick
The Cracksman
as Fred
1962
The Brain
as Thomas Gabler
In the Doghouse
as Examiner (Uncredited)
1960
Hell Is a City
as Doug Savage
1958
A Night to Remember
as Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)
Violent Playground
as Chief Inspector
1957
Miracle in Soho
as Foreman
Fortune Is a Woman
as Hotel Porter
The Secret Place
as Harry
1952
Okinawa
as Yeoman