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George A. Cooper‌

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Birthday

calendar1925-03-07

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George A. Cooper

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

George A. Cooper

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-03-07

Popularity

star8.0

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. 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.

Movie Credits

Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City‌
star6.7
calendar 1960

What Became of Jack and Jill?

What Became of Jack and Jill?‌
star5.1
calendar 1972

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

Nightmare

Nightmare‌
star6.7
calendar 1964

The Bouncing Boy

The Bouncing Boy‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Okinawa

Okinawa‌
star4.8
calendar 1952

Ferry Cross the Mersey

Ferry Cross the Mersey‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember‌
star7.6
calendar 1958

Abrasive Wheels

Abrasive Wheels‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Strange Affair

The Strange Affair‌
star4.4
calendar 1968

The Bargee

The Bargee‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Cracksman

The Cracksman‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Fair Game

Fair Game‌
star3.5
calendar 1994

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Confession

The Confession‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

The Brain

The Brain‌
star5.5
calendar 1962

Somewhere More Central

Somewhere More Central‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Amy

Amy‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

Decorators Limited

Decorators Limited‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Secret Place

The Secret Place‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Awkward Customers

Awkward Customers‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

In Two Minds

In Two Minds‌
star6.3
calendar 1967

Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat‌
star7.7
calendar 1976

Red Monarch

Red Monarch‌
star4.7
calendar 1983

Smashing Time

Smashing Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1967

The Light Princess

The Light Princess‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Roll On Four O'Clock

Roll On Four O'Clock‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

I Can't See My Little Willie

I Can't See My Little Willie‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman‌
star6.7
calendar 1957

Life at the Top

Life at the Top‌
star6.2
calendar 1965

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

Bless This House

Bless This House‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Doctor Who: The Smugglers

Doctor Who: The Smugglers‌
star5.7
calendar 1966

Tom Jones

Tom Jones‌
star5.9
calendar 1963

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse‌
star6.9
calendar 1962

Office Party

Office Party‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me‌
star5.8
calendar 1970

Violent Playground

Violent Playground‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story‌
star9.0
calendar 1978

Tv Credits

Z-Cars

Z-Cars‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

The Avengers

The Avengers‌
star7.7
calendar 1961

Heartbeat

Heartbeat‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

Crown Court

Crown Court‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green‌
star5.3
calendar 1955

Barlow

Barlow‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Doomwatch

Doomwatch‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em‌
star7.6
calendar 1973

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

The First Lady

The First Lady‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

King of the River

King of the River‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Espionage

Espionage‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The New Avengers

The New Avengers‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Public Eye

Public Eye‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place‌
star3.7
calendar 1959

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

The Expert

The Expert‌
star10.0
calendar 1968

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase‌
star7.0
calendar 1967

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings‌
star4.7
calendar 1960

Billy Liar

Billy Liar‌
star5.7
calendar 1973

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green‌
star5.3
calendar 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green‌
star5.3
calendar 1955

Justice

Justice‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Casualty

Casualty‌
star5.9
calendar 1986

Grange Hill

Grange Hill‌
star6.5
calendar 1978

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small‌
star7.6
calendar 1978

Two's Company

Two's Company‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Terry and June

Terry and June‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Public Eye

Public Eye‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

Terry and June

Terry and June‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Terry and June

Terry and June‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

Sykes

Sykes‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

Nice Work

Nice Work‌
star6.5
calendar 1989