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
Voice 1
![Fair Game](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/397153-fair-game.jpg)
Fair Game (1994)
![Heartbeat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/149237-heartbeat.jpg)
Heartbeat (1992)
![Nice Work](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/327024-nice-work.jpg)
Nice Work (1989)
![Casualty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27072-casualty.jpg)
Casualty (1986)
![Amy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Amy (1984)
![The Star Chamber](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12207-the-star-chamber.jpg)
The Star Chamber (1983)
![Red Monarch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55667-red-monarch.jpg)
Red Monarch (1983)
![Terry and June](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/153685-terry-and-june.jpg)
Terry and June (1979)
![Grange Hill](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19245-grange-hill.jpg)
Grange Hill (1978)
![Graham's Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Graham's Gang (1977)
![The New Avengers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19419-the-new-avengers.jpg)
The New Avengers (1976)
![Trial by Combat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32057-trial-by-combat.jpg)
Trial by Combat (1976)
![Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/301060-dick-deadeye-or-duty-done.jpg)
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
![Wonder Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/26809-wonder-woman.jpg)
Wonder Woman (1975)
![Two's Company](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/190455-two-s-company.jpg)
Two's Company (1975)
![Billy Liar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/327409-billy-liar.jpg)
Billy Liar (1973)
![The Bouncing Boy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/912872-the-bouncing-boy.jpg)
The Bouncing Boy (1972)
![Bless This House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24116-bless-this-house.jpg)
Bless This House (1972)
![Justice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/328628-justice.jpg)
Justice (1971)
![The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/834-the-rivals-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
![Office Party](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/514296-office-party.jpg)
Office Party (1971)
![Abrasive Wheels](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Abrasive Wheels (1971)
![Roll On Four O'Clock](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/168319-roll-on-four-o-clock.jpg)
Roll On Four O'Clock (1970)
![A Distant Thunder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/570097-a-distant-thunder.jpg)
A Distant Thunder (1970)
![I Can't See My Little Willie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/492769-i-can-t-see-my-little-willie.jpg)
I Can't See My Little Willie (1970)
![Crime of Passion](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Crime of Passion (1970)
![Doomwatch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105995-doomwatch.jpg)
Doomwatch (1970)
![Dracula Has Risen from the Grave](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/614-dracula-has-risen-from-the-grave.jpg)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
![The Strange Affair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86257-the-strange-affair.jpg)
The Strange Affair (1968)
![The Expert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/572015-the-expert.jpg)
The Expert (1968)
![The First Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The First Lady (1968)
![Smashing Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85502-smashing-time.jpg)
Smashing Time (1967)
![In Two Minds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91813-in-two-minds.jpg)
In Two Minds (1967)
![Life at the Top](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42347-life-at-the-top.jpg)
Life at the Top (1965)
![Ferry Cross the Mersey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/118391-ferry-cross-the-mersey.jpg)
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
![Public Eye](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/140971-public-eye.jpg)
Public Eye (1965)
![The Bargee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/126811-the-bargee.jpg)
The Bargee (1964)
![Tom Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6898-tom-jones.jpg)
Tom Jones (1963)
![The Saint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21713-the-saint.jpg)
The Saint (1962)
![The Brain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34940-the-brain.jpg)
The Brain (1962)
![Dr. Finlay's Casebook](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/391776-dr-finlay-s-casebook.jpg)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
![In the Doghouse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57858-in-the-doghouse.jpg)
In the Doghouse (1962)
![The Avengers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19422-the-avengers.jpg)
The Avengers (1961)
![An Age of Kings](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31728-an-age-of-kings.jpg)
An Age of Kings (1960)
![Hell Is a City](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60653-hell-is-a-city.jpg)
Hell Is a City (1960)
![A Night to Remember](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6316-a-night-to-remember.jpg)
A Night to Remember (1958)
![Violent Playground](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32081-violent-playground.jpg)
Violent Playground (1958)
![Fortune Is a Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93813-fortune-is-a-woman.jpg)
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
![Dixon of Dock Green](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138538-dixon-of-dock-green.jpg)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
![Okinawa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81179-okinawa.jpg)
Okinawa (1952)
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Information
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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