Richard Cooper (16 July 189318 June 1947) was a

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actor who starred in twenty eight films between 1930 and 1941. He was born in

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in 1893. He started his stage work as a comedy actor in 1913 before later graduating to films. Cooper played

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in the 1930s series of

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films. He worked frequently with the director

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for whom he made his screen debut in '' The House of the Arrow''.

Filmography

* '' The House of the Arrow'' (1930) * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1930) * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) * ''

Lord Richard in the Pantry ''Lord Richard in the Pantry '' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Cooper, Dorothy Seacombe and Marjorie Hume. No print of the film is known to exist, and it is included on the British Film Institute's ...

'' (1930) * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) * ''

Enter the Queen ''Enter the Queen'' is a 1930 British silent short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Richard Cooper, Dora March, Chili Bouchier and Percy Walsh. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Fox ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

The Officers' Mess ''The Officers' Mess'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.72 It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures. ...

'' (1931) * ''

Rodney Steps In ''Rodney Steps In'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Guy Newall and starring Richard Cooper, Elizabeth Allan, Walter Piers and Leo Sheffield Leo Sheffield (15 November 1873 – 3 September 1951), born Arthur Leo Wilson, was an Engli ...

'' (1931) * '' Black Coffee'' (1931) * '' The Other Mrs. Phipps'' (1932) * '' Once Bitten'' (1932) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' Double Dealing'' (1932) * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Four Masked Men ''The Four Masked Men'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Judy Kelly and Richard Cooper. It was adapted by Cyril Campion from his play, "The Masqueraders." Its plot concerns a man who hunts do ...

'' (1934) * '' The Black Abbot'' (1934) * ''

Lord Edgware Dies ''Lord Edgware Dies'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September 1933 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year under the title of ''Thirt ...

'' (1934) * '' Annie, Leave the Room!'' (1935) * ''

The Ace of Spades ''The Ace of Spades'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper. Cast * Michael Hogan as Nick Trent * Dorothy Boyd as Nita Daventry * Richard Cooper as Tony Cosgra ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

That's My Uncle ''That's My Uncle'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Mark Daly, Richard Cooper and Betty Astell. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Wood p.88 Cast * Mark ...

'' (1935) * '' The Angelus'' (1937) * ''

Stepping Toes ''Stepping Toes'' is a 1938 British musical film directed by John Baxter and starring Hazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Jack Barty. The screenplay concerns a young girl who achieves her ambition to become a tap dancer. The film was made by Tw ...

'' (1938) * ''

Alf's Button Afloat ''Alf's Button Afloat'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. In the film, the Crazy Gang go to sea, where one of them discovers a butto ...

'' (1938) * ''

Shipyard Sally ''Shipyard Sally'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden. The film is notable for the song "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit. Plot ...

'' (1939) * '' Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' (1941)

References

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* 1893 births 1947 deaths English male film actors People from Harrow on the Hill 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub