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
all 76
Movies 41
TV Shows 35
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Fair Game (1994)
Heartbeat (1992)
Nice Work (1989)
Casualty (1986)
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
Amy (1984)
The Star Chamber (1983)
Red Monarch (1983)
Terry and June (1979)
The Light Princess (1978)
Grange Hill (1978)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
Graham's Gang (1977)
The New Avengers (1976)
Trial by Combat (1976)
Decorators Limited (1976)
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Two's Company (1975)
Dawson's Weekly (1975)
The Permissive Society (1975)
Billy Liar (1973)
The Bouncing Boy (1972)
Crown Court (1972)
Bless This House (1972)
What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)
The Villa Maroc (1972)
Justice (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Barlow (1971)
Office Party (1971)
Abrasive Wheels (1971)
Roll On Four O'Clock (1970)
A Distant Thunder (1970)
I Can't See My Little Willie (1970)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Crime of Passion (1970)
Doomwatch (1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
The Strange Affair (1968)
The Expert (1968)
The First Lady (1968)
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968)
Smashing Time (1967)
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
In Two Minds (1967)
Doctor Who: The Smugglers (1966)
King of the River (1966)
Life at the Top (1965)
The Bed-Sit Girl (1965)
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
Public Eye (1965)
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
Nightmare (1964)
The Bargee (1964)
Espionage (1963)
Tom Jones (1963)
The Cracksman (1963)
The Saint (1962)
The Brain (1962)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
In the Doghouse (1962)
Z-Cars (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
An Age of Kings (1960)
Hell Is a City (1960)
No Hiding Place (1959)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Violent Playground (1958)
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
The Secret Place (1957)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Okinawa (1952)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1925-03-07
Deathday2018-11-16 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceLeeds, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsGeorge Alphonsus Cooper
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