Personal Info
George Alphonsus Cooper
George A. Cooper
Acting
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 charac…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Ties That Bind Us
as Cherub (archive footage)
Fair Game
as George
Customers From Hell
Reunion at Fairborough
as Bartender
Amy
as Will Johnson
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Alf
The Star Chamber
as State Senator Walden
Red Monarch
as Kaganovitch
Somewhere More Central
as Uncle Joe
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Mr. Twitchell
TV Shows
Heartbeat
as Walter Pettigrew · 1 ep.
Nice Work
as Mr. Wilcox Snr · 1 ep.
Casualty
as Albert Collins · 1 ep.
Terry and June
as Eric · 1 ep.
Grange Hill
as Mr. Griffiths · 149 ep.
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr. Crump · 1 ep.
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Man · 1 ep.
Mind Your Language
as Mr Short · 1 ep.
The New Avengers
as Burt Brandon · 1 ep.
Wonder Woman
as Gen. Clewes · 1 ep.