George A. Cooper
Acting
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. Over the next fifty years, he was a regular on the screen developing a career out of portraying slightly bumbling authoritarian characters. In 1964, he won a recurring role in ITV's Coronation Street playing businessman Willie Piggott who famously tried to bribe Ken Barlow to give his son Brian a pass on his tech exam. He had regular roles in Z-Cars and Dixon of Dock Green. In 1960, he appeared in the West End play Billy Liar playing the father of the title character, later reprising the role in the 1973 television series. He appeared in comedies such as Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Sykes and Mind Your Language. In 1985, he took on the role of no-nonsense caretaker Eric Griffiths in the incredibly successful children's drama Grange Hill, playing the role for seven years and earning a place in the hearts of a generation of children. His last TV appearance was in a 1995 episode of Casualty. He died in a nursing home in Hampshire on 16th November, 2018.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
as Village Landlord
Age 43 (now 93)
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Dr. Duval
Age 44 (now 93)
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Alf
Age 59 (now 93)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Mr. Twitchell
Age 52 (now 93)
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
as The Pirate King (voice)
Age 50 (now 93)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Blacket
Age 45 (now 93)Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
as Mr. Tundish
Age 45 (now 93) Start the Revolution Without Me
as Dr. Duval
Age 44 (now 93) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
as Village Landlord
Age 43 (now 93)
A Night to Remember
as Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 93)
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr. Crump
Age 52 (now 93)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector Beedel
Age 46 (now 93)
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Also Known As
George Alphonsus Cooper
IMDB
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