George A. Cooper

George A. Cooper

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1925-03-07
Place of Birth:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As: George Alphonsus Cooper /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1925-03-07 More

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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.
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Fair Game
Drama TV Movie
Heartbeat
Crime Drama Comedy
Amy
History TV Movie
The Star Chamber
Drama Thriller
The New Avengers
Drama Action & Adventure
Trial by Combat
Action Comedy Adventure
Wonder Woman
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
The Bouncing Boy
Drama TV Movie
The Villa Maroc
Comedy Drama TV Movie
Man in a Suitcase
Action & Adventure Drama
In Two Minds
Drama TV Movie
Doctor Who: The Smugglers
Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Sherlock Holmes
Mystery Crime Drama
Nightmare
Thriller Horror Mystery
Espionage
Action & Adventure Drama
Tom Jones
Comedy Adventure History Romance
The Saint
Action & Adventure Crime Drama Mystery
The Brain
Science Fiction Crime Horror
The Avengers
Action & Adventure Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hell Is a City
Thriller Crime
A Night to Remember
Drama Action History
Okinawa
War Action Drama
  • name:George A. Cooper
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1925-03-07
  • Place of Birth:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also Known As: George Alphonsus Cooper ·
  • 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.
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