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George A. Cooper
Actor
Died November 16, 2018 (93 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us · as Cherub |
| 1994 | Fair Game · as George |
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) · as Pub Landlord |
| 1989 | Nice Work (TV Series) · as Mr. Wilcox Snr |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Albert Collins |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough · as Bartender |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) · as Amos Fraser |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Publius |
| 1984 | Amy · as Will Johnson |
| 1983 | Give us a Break (TV Series) · as Alf |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) · as Bill Grieve |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber · as State Senator Walden |
| 1983 | Red Monarch · as Kaganovitch |
| 1983 | Nelly's Version · as Douglas Mckenzie |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. (TV Series) · as Lord Eastleigh |
| 1980 | Metal Mickey (TV Series) · as Official |
| 1980 | Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Major Adams |
| 1979 | Kelly Monteith (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1979 | Terry and June (TV Series) · as Mr. Ridge |
| 1978 | The Light Princess · as King |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Mr. Griffiths |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · as Mr. Twitchell |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Mr. Crump |
| 1977 | Mind Your Language (TV Series) · as Mr. Short |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) · as Burt Brandon |
| 1976 | A Dirty Knight's Work · as 2nd Leather Jerkin |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as Tommy Price |
| 1975 | Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done · as The Pirate King (voice) |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Gen. Clewes |
| 1975 | Two's Company (TV Series) · as Mr. Begley |
| 1975 | Shadows (TV Series) · as Higgs |
| 1975 | Dawson's Weekly (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Edward the Seventh (TV Series) · as Archbishop Of Canterbury |
| 1974 | Rising Damp (TV Series) · as Cooper |
| 1973 | Billy Liar (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) · as Bradshaw |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Sykes (TV Series) · as Arthur Coats |
| 1972 | Bless This House · as Mr Wilson |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Dr. Striker |
| 1972 | What Became of Jack and Jill? · as Trouncer |
| 1972 | The Brothers (1972) (TV Series) · as Mr. Birkett |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Supt. George Grover |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Inspector Beedel |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Det. Inspector Shepherd |
| 1970 | Roll On Four O'Clock · as Ted Crampton |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me · as Dr. Duval |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Blacket |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Frank Palmer |
| 1970 | Cromwell · as Cast |
| 1970 | For The Love Of Ada (TV Series) · as Man In Cinema |
| 1970 | A Family At War (TV Series) · as Councillor Dewsbury |
| 1970 | Doomwatch (TV Series) · as Thomas Prentice |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Webster |
| 1969 | Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert (TV Series) · as D. Stanford |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV Series) · as Inspector Todd |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Bert Clarke |
| 1968 | Dracula Has Risen from the Grave · as Village Landlord |
| 1968 | The Morecambe and Wise Show (TV Series) · as George Morecambe |
| 1968 | The Strange Affair · as Supt. Kingsley |
| 1967 | Smashing Time · as Irishman |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Robert Evans |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Albert Verdoni |
| 1967 | In Two Minds · as Mr. Winter |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Ronson |
| 1965 | Life at the Top · as Graffham |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Bob Bates |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Eddy Schofield |
| 1965 | Pardon The Expression (TV Series) · as Tommy |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Alec Payton |
| 1964 | Ferry Cross the Mersey · as Mr. Lumsden |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Mr. Winter |
| 1964 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Bargee · as Official In Office |
| 1964 | Nightmare · as John |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Cherub |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Tom Jones · as Mr. Fitzpatrick |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Mr. Bellamy |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Arthur Jewel |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Frank Clarke |
| 1963 | The Cracksman · as Fred |
| 1962 | Young and Willing · as 1st Customer |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | The Brain · as Thomas Gabler |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) · as Tom Farquhar |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Uncle Arthur |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1961 | In the Doghouse · as Examiner (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Hepple |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Burgess |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Willie Piggott |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Blatta |
| 1960 | Follow That Horse! · as Rudd |
| 1960 | Hell Is a City · as Doug Savage |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings (TV Series) · as Earl Of Northumberland |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Man On Train |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Friends and Neighbours · as George Wheeler |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember · as Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Violent Playground · as Chief Inspector |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as High Constable |
| 1957 | Television World Theatre (TV Series) · as Vagrant |
| 1957 | Miracle in Soho · as Foreman |
| 1957 | The Secret Place · as Harry |
| 1957 | She Played with Fire · as Hotel Porter |
| 1956 | Panic in the Parlor · as Petty Officer |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Dennis Fleming |
| 1956 | Jumping for Joy · as Farmer |
| 1955 | Othello · as Herald |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Bohun Qc |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Dr. Quince |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Topper Brown |
| 1954 | The Passing Stranger · as Charlie |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Barman |
| 1952 | Okinawa · as Yeoman |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Inspector Robbit |
| 1946 | Men of Two Worlds · as Orchestra Conductor |