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George A. Cooper

George A. Cooper

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.

Casted
  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

    Played Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.7
    274 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 03, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    Played Mr. Fitzpatrick

    Average Rating
    5.9
    229 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

    Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

    Played Village Landlord

    Average Rating
    6.7
    200 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 07, 1968
    58 years ago
  • The Star Chamber

    The Star Chamber

    Played State Senator Walden

    Average Rating
    6.0
    174 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 1983
    43 years ago
  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

    Played John

    Average Rating
    6.8
    68 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 1964
    63 years ago
  • Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    Played Dr. Duval

    Average Rating
    5.8
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Hell Is a City

    Hell Is a City

    Played Doug Savage

    Average Rating
    6.5
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1960
    66 years ago
  • Bless This House

    Bless This House

    Played Mr. Wilson

    Average Rating
    6.3
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Violent Playground

    Violent Playground

    Played Chief Inspector

    Average Rating
    7.0
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 14, 1958
    69 years ago
  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    Played Blacket

    Average Rating
    5.9
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 12, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Life at the Top

    Life at the Top

    Played Graffham

    Average Rating
    5.8
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1965
    61 years ago
  • The Brain

    The Brain

    Played Thomas Gabler

    Average Rating
    5.6
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Fortune Is a Woman

    Fortune Is a Woman

    Played Hotel Porter

    Average Rating
    6.8
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 13, 1957
    70 years ago
  • The Bargee

    The Bargee

    Played Official in Office

    Average Rating
    6.9
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 23, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Smashing Time

    Smashing Time

    Played Irishman

    Average Rating
    6.2
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Red Monarch

    Red Monarch

    Played Kaganovitch

    Average Rating
    5.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 1983
    43 years ago
  • What Became of Jack and Jill?

    What Became of Jack and Jill?

    Played Trouncer

    Average Rating
    4.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Ferry Cross the Mersey

    Ferry Cross the Mersey

    Played Mr. Lumsden

    Average Rating
    6.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1965
    62 years ago
  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

    Played Yeoman

    Average Rating
    4.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 1952
    75 years ago
  • In the Doghouse

    In the Doghouse

    Played Examiner (Uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.9
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Miracle in Soho

    Miracle in Soho

    Played Foreman

    Average Rating
    5.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 09, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Strange Affair

    The Strange Affair

    Played Supt. Kingsley

    Average Rating
    3.9
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 22, 1968
    58 years ago
  • The Cracksman

    The Cracksman

    Played Fred

    Average Rating
    6.3
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1963
    64 years ago
  • Fair Game

    Fair Game

    Played George

    Average Rating
    3.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 11, 1994
    32 years ago
  • The Secret Place

    The Secret Place

    Played Harry

    Average Rating
    6.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 06, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Reunion at Fairborough

    Reunion at Fairborough

    Played Bartender

    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    May 12, 1985
    41 years ago
  • In Two Minds

    In Two Minds

    Played Mr. Winter

    Average Rating
    6.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Trial by Combat

    Trial by Combat

    Played 2nd Leather Jerkin

    Average Rating
    7.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Doctor Who: The Smugglers

    Doctor Who: The Smugglers

    Played Cherub

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1966
    60 years ago

  • Amy

    Played Will Johnson

    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1984
    42 years ago
  • The Light Princess

    The Light Princess

    Played King

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1978
    47 years ago
  • Roll On Four O'Clock

    Roll On Four O'Clock

    Played Ted Crampton

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1970
    56 years ago
  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

    A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

    Played Mr. Twitchell

    Average Rating
    9.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1978
    48 years ago
  • The Bouncing Boy

    The Bouncing Boy

    Played Ashcroft

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

    Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

    Played Alf

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 31, 1984
    41 years ago

  • Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

    Played Mr. Tundish

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 04, 1970
    56 years ago

  • The Confession

    Played Albert Verdoni

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Somewhere More Central

    Somewhere More Central

    Played Uncle Joe

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 1981
    45 years ago

  • Decorators Limited

    Played Porter

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Awkward Customers

    Awkward Customers

    Played Awkward Customer: Mr. Wart-hog

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 09, 1975
    51 years ago
  • I Can't See My Little Willie

    I Can't See My Little Willie

    Played Frank Palmer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1970
    56 years ago
  • The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    Played Lionel

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 17, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Office Party

    Office Party

    Played Manager

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

    Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

    Played The Pirate King (voice)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Customers From Hell

    Customers From Hell

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

    Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

    Played Man

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1978
    48 years ago
  • The Ties That Bind Us

    The Ties That Bind Us

    Played Cherub (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 03, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Lifting Safely

    Lifting Safely

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1972
    55 years ago
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