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Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Acting·1896–1973·66 films

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.

Filmography

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)Coroner
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)High Sheriff of Nottingham
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)Mr. Talley
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)Gerald
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)Mr. Tringle
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)Mr. Collins
Moonfleet
Moonfleet (1955)Felix Ratsey
Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)George
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You (1954)Guest Panelist
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)Romney
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)Lefty Throckmorton
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)Sgt. Watkins
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)Pappy Simpson
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)Bancroft
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)Major Redford
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind (1957)Major Domo
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)Brother-in-Law
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)William
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands (1940)Peter
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)Leporello
This Above All
This Above All (1942)Wilbur
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York (1940)Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)Adams, the Butler
You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (1941)Moody
Blind Alley
Blind Alley (1939)George Curtis
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd (1938)Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)Cuthbert
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony (1943)Dr. Caswell
Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1946)Roland Latour
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1935)Doorman (uncredited)
Enchantment
Enchantment (1948)Jeweler
Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant (1943)Pilcher
Diane
Diane (1956)1st Court Physician
The King's Thief
The King's Thief (1955)Henry Wynch
The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)Private David Moonlight
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick (1937)M. W. Picard
Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1950)Charles Wagstaffe
Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1937)Krantz
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl (1950)Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha (1942)Dr. Clarence Sommerfield
Dramatic School
Dramatic School (1938)Boulin
Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)Bradley Cole
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three (1949)Gibson
Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1938)John Case
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)Maurice
Tovarich
Tovarich (1937)Charles Dupont
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)Barty
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That (1938)Mainwaring
The Bishop Misbehaves
The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)Collins
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway (1938)Emerson
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (1939)Cosey
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory (1940)Ship's Mate Penney
Black Coffee
Black Coffee (1931)Insp. Japp
Two Bright Boys
Two Bright Boys (1939)Hilary Harrington
Leave It to Me
Leave It to Me (1933)Honorable Freddie
I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri (1939)Hearne
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (1941)Dr. Crownfield
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)
The Calendar
The Calendar (1931)Mr. Wayne
My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)Angus Sheffield
Two White Arms
Two White Arms (1932)Mack
To Brighton with Gladys
To Brighton with Gladys (1933)Slingby
The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady (1946)Lord Montglyn
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)Dr. John H. Watson
Where's Charley?
Where's Charley? (1957)Brassett the Valet