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George A. Cooper
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George A. Cooper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-03-07,Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

6.81

Hell Is a City
1960-04-10

What Became of Jack and Jill?

5.1

What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972-06-16

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

6.7

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1968-11-07

6.8

Nightmare
1964-02-28

The Bouncing Boy

0

The Bouncing Boy
1972-12-11

4.8

Okinawa
1952-02-28

Ferry Cross the Mersey

6.1

Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965-02-10

A Night to Remember

7.6

A Night to Remember
1958-07-03

Abrasive Wheels

0

Abrasive Wheels
1971-01-01

The Strange Affair

4.4

The Strange Affair
1968-08-22

7.1

The Bargee
1964-01-01

6.3

The Cracksman
1963-01-01

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

0

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984-12-31

3.5

Fair Game
1994-06-11

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

0

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
1970-05-04

0

The Confession
1967-12-04

5.5

The Brain
1962-09-05

Somewhere More Central

0

Somewhere More Central
1981-05-16

10

Amy
1984-01-02

Decorators Limited

0

Decorators Limited
1976-01-01

The Secret Place

6.2

The Secret Place
1957-02-06

Awkward Customers

0

Awkward Customers
1975-11-09

6.3

In Two Minds
1967-03-01

Trial by Combat

7.7

Trial by Combat
1976-04-01

5

Red Monarch
1983-06-16

6.2

Smashing Time
1967-12-20

The Light Princess

7

The Light Princess
1978-12-24

Roll On Four O'Clock

6

Roll On Four O'Clock
1970-12-19

I Can't See My Little Willie

0

I Can't See My Little Willie
1970-11-19

The Villa Maroc

0

The Villa Maroc
1972-02-17

Fortune Is a Woman

6.8

Fortune Is a Woman
1957-03-13

Life at the Top

6.2

Life at the Top
1965-12-14

The Star Chamber

5.961

The Star Chamber
1983-08-05

Bless This House

6.3

Bless This House
1972-09-08

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

6

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970-11-12

Doctor Who: The Smugglers

5.7

Doctor Who: The Smugglers
1966-10-01

5.9

Tom Jones
1963-08-24

In the Doghouse

6.9

In the Doghouse
1962-05-17

0

Office Party
1971-08-17

Start the Revolution Without Me

5.8

Start the Revolution Without Me
1970-02-04

Violent Playground

6.952

Violent Playground
1958-01-14

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

0

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
1975-12-17

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

9

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978-01-15

Customers From Hell

0

Customers From Hell
1989-01-01

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

0

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978-01-18

7

Z-Cars
1962-01-02

7.7

The Avengers
1961-01-07

7

Heartbeat
1992-04-10

5.4

Crown Court
1972-10-11

7.3

The Saint
1962-10-04

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

0

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968-04-03

Dixon of Dock Green

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green
1955-07-09

6

Barlow
1971-09-15

5.7

Doomwatch
1970-02-09

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

7.6

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973-02-15

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962-08-16

0

The First Lady
1968-04-07

King of the River

0

King of the River
1966-07-06

0

Espionage
1963-10-02

The New Avengers

6.9

The New Avengers
1976-10-22

7.8

Public Eye
1965-01-23

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.3

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971-09-20

No Hiding Place

3.7

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

9.5

The Expert
1968-07-05

Man in a Suitcase

7

Man in a Suitcase
1967-09-27

An Age of Kings

4.7

An Age of Kings
1960-04-28

5.7

Billy Liar
1973-11-02

Sherlock Holmes

6.4

Sherlock Holmes
1964-05-17

Dawson's Weekly

0

Dawson's Weekly
1975-06-12

Dixon of Dock Green

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green
1955-07-09

Dixon of Dock Green

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green
1955-07-09

6

Justice
1971-10-08

7.026

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

6

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.5

Grange Hill
1978-02-08

All Creatures Great and Small

7.7

All Creatures Great and Small
1978-01-08

7

Two's Company
1975-09-06

6.2

Terry and June
1979-10-24

7.8

Public Eye
1965-01-23

7.3

The Saint
1962-10-04

6.2

Terry and June
1979-10-24

6.2

Terry and June
1979-10-24

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

6.4

Sykes
1972-09-14

6.5

Nice Work
1989-10-04