George A. Cooper

Actor
BirthdayMar 7, 1925 (93 years old)
DeathdayNov 16, 2018
Place of birthLeeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
GenderMale

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.

Known for

Gen. Clewes

Nov 7, 1975

Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)

Jul 3, 1958

Mr. Fitzpatrick

Aug 24, 1963

Village Landlord

Nov 7, 1968

State Senator Walden

Aug 5, 1983

Burgess

Jan 7, 1961

Harold Laker, Milton Ourley

Oct 4, 1962

Albert Collins

Sep 6, 1986

John

Feb 28, 1964

Burt Brandon

Oct 22, 1976

Mr. Crump

Jan 8, 1978

Dr. Duval

Feb 4, 1970

Walter Pettigrew

Apr 10, 1992

Doug Savage

Apr 10, 1960

Mr. Griffiths

Feb 8, 1978

Mr Wilson

Sep 8, 1972

Chief Inspector

Jan 14, 1958

May 17, 1964

Gen. Clewes

Nov 7, 1975

Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)

Jul 3, 1958

Mr. Fitzpatrick

Aug 24, 1963

Village Landlord

Nov 7, 1968

State Senator Walden

Aug 5, 1983

Burgess

Jan 7, 1961

Acting


Participated in 45 movies, 34 TV series

1994

George


1992

Walter Pettigrew


1989

Mr. Wilcox Snr



1986

Albert Collins



1984

Amy

10

Will Johnson


1983

State Senator Walden


1983

Kaganovitch



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